You say you're ugly, UGLY, but there are some people who disagree with you—the people who compliment you on your appearance, for instance.

"I'm not sure I even believe in the word 'ugly' anymore," said Hobbes. "No matter what you look like, some percentage of the population will be attracted to you. Maybe it's 95 percent or maybe it's 5 percent, but they are out there. When you find them, do two things: First, believe them. Second, shut up about it."

In other words: Just because you wouldn't want to sleep with you, UGLY, that doesn't mean no one wants to sleep with you.

"I remember reading an interview with Stephen Fry, where he said that when he first started out as an actor, people would come up to him and say, 'You were so great in that play!' and his first response would be, 'No, I was terrible,'" said Hobbes. "He thought he was being modest, but what he was really doing, he realized later, was being argumentative. Eventually, he started to just say 'Thank you.'"

Hobbes thinks you should try to be like Fry, a big dude with a cute husband: "The next time someone tells him they're into big dudes with beards, don't argue, don't panic, and don't hesitate. Just say 'Thank you' and let the conversation move on."   v