When I read people thoughts and comments on an internet forum, I tend to get a sense; an idea of what kind of person they may be. Having read a few posts of yours, you seemed very confident and self assured. Yet your thread screams insecurity.
What have these people done to you in the past? Why are you are going to all this trouble. Why the vain attempts to make them think you are something you are not. Why not be; you?
My boss was a fitness fanatic; he was in good shape, but such a vain man. He would talk about his wife with disgust regarding her weight etc, explaining to everyone at the same time that when he married her, she was a size 8 stunner, as if to justify his reason for being with her. When I met his wife, she was a really nice woman. You could see she adored him. She doted on him, he was always clean and well presented every day for work, testimony to how hard she work at home. She supported him emotionally and was clearly the backbone of their relationship. He would not last a minute without her.
I find it a real shame that in today’s society we are so judgemental and superficial. It’s the reason why many people find themselves discontent with what they have. The reason so many relationships end in break up and divorce.