No, no, no Tina! Ugly duck syndrom is about the fairy tale. The one duck was uglier than all the other ducklets, then when he grew up, he grew into a beautiful swan, and the other ducks were just ducks. But, UDS applied to people is that you grow up as an ugly or awkward kid, then the glasses and braces come off, you either lose or gain weight, you grow into your nose, and BAM! You are twenty and beautiful , but still humble, or sometimes have low selfesteem (hopefully not), becuase you had to build character cause you couldn't get around just on looks, cause you didn't have any! You also don't act like you are 'all that', cause you don't realize you are attractive. I mean you can tell, but it is hard. Like, I have to tell myslef that I am a goodlooking chick, cause I still see myself as hideous. UDS people are the real gems to find i think there was a scene in "Shallow Hal" that explained the concept. Yo umay have known all this, sorry if I misunderstood! thanks for the compliment, i love hearing that i am not an ugly duck