I hate the name "Cash." It sounds like the name of a literally cashed-up character from a trashy soap. It sounds like someone whose sister would be called "Paris." It sounds like the name of a Rich Kid From Instagram.

I know what you mean, but I think you need to lighten up. Sometimes when people you've just met tell you you're beautiful, it's because it's the first thing they've had an opportunity to notice. I sometimes tell people they're beautiful (I'm female) because I'm extroverted, and it's a way of creating an instant…

I know what you mean. I was REALLY plain growing up, until I had jaw surgery at 21. It was for medical reasons, but it changed the way I looked dramatically. A lot of people didn't recognise me. There was this one professor at university who was a creep, and tried to instigate affairs with a couple of my friends. When…

I think the way women talk about beauty, as ridiculous as it seems, is designed to be mutually encouraging. When you downplay your own looks, it's so that you don't make others feel bad, and when you tell others they look beautiful, it's to build them up. It may be an elaborate social ritual, but if it results in…

She always thought her nose was her one beautiful feature.

You look pretty in your tiny profile photo!

I can sort of picture you walking down a street and bumping into a quaint-looking gentleman with suspenders and spats and a handlebar moustache. Love at first sight, just like a silent movie. ;)

Ugh, I know what you mean. I have large eyes, a small mouth and a heart condition, so wish I was born in the era of Pre-Rapahelite painters, when women were allowed to be pale, mournful-looking and not very athletic. ;)

You look like the Childlike Empress!

You sound like Oprah! And Oprah's BEAUTIFUL!

"Cute" is kind of an Americanism. In Australia, the word "cute" is reserved for children and puppies, and it's not really interchangeable with "pretty." But then "baby" is an American thing too, and it's starting to catch on here. I'll never understand calling the adult you love "baby."

I think if a guy approached me and commented on my skin, I would be creeped out.

I think it depends what you say and how you say it. If it seems like you're trying to pick the girl up, it might seem sleazy. If it's just a compliment, and it's clear that you don't require anything in return, it's nice. Also, don't say "you look hot" or "sexy." "Beautiful," "pretty" or "nice" implies something a lot…

Since your Dad didn't say it, I will:

Making a joke of unflattering photos is really cruel.

You should put that on t-shirt. And wear it.

Thanks :)

I can get quite upset over a photo of myself. It's not false modesty either, I genuinely feel terrible. I consider it a character flaw, because I'm not ugly. I just find images of myself incredibly disappointing. I think I look a certain way, and then I see a picture and realise it doesn't match the picture in my…

Could I have your dad's address please? I can't tell you why.

I have a friend who isn't objectively beautiful, and yet I think she's very beautiful. Not even just in an 'on-the-inside' sort of a way. I genuinely would number her among my most physically attractive friends, even though she doesn't tick all the boxes. I'd be thrilled if people thought the same of me.