I'm ugly

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Now I'm kinda curious about what you look like, at least if you're still interested in sharing.

For women it seems like attractiveness is a two-edged sword. On the one hand it can draw friends, on the other it can cause jealousy and lead to social rejection.

Attractiveness also seems to be a weird intersection of looks, aesthetics, hygiene and social standing. People with nice looks in terms of face and figure still might rated poorly if they're unkempt with poor posture, garish makeup and perceived as deserving of being an outcast.

You can't measure aesthetics

Not everyone finds the same thing attractive

Some people treat attractive people better than unattractive people

That is not discrimination

Anyone could choose their friends and dates for any reason, even appearances

Please look up the risks of plastic surgery

Plastic surgery $$$$

Surgery not always successful

There is something wrong with everything

Even if you get plastic surgery that doesn't guarantee people will treat you better

Attractiveness is subjective. Don't compare yourself to the typical definition of beauty.

@Joe90 In my mind's eye I have always imagined you to resemble my first girlfriend. She had very Anglo-Saxon ancestry, blonde hair (not Scandinavian Blonde) and the exact opposite of "sharp" features. If I had a picture I would share as it would be from half a century ago. She was by no means beautiful but I thought her attractive and she had no trouble finding male companionship after we broke up. To your other point though she did not form close friendships with other women.

While I tend to say the opposite when I slip into magical thinking looks aren't the be all and end all in friendships. Apparently according to psychology they help, but how you reach out to others, who you are reaching out to and chance are big factors. I'm quite young (19) but I struggled with stable friendships until I was 16 and accepted that while they may be nice to me, I find a lot of neurotypicals seem to be weirded out by me so I seek out friends who are more outcasts.

Also, looks are weird. How you see someone changes SO MUCH the more you get to know them. I honestly think liking someone is like real life photoshop. There are flaws I've seen in people I know when I first met them that I completely forgot about later (I just remember being struck by something). Their faces become comforting and loveable and you just appreciate so much of their beauty and personality.

Also locational differences may explain some of it. We are still dismantling a lot of sexism as a society that harms female friendships as women are pitted against each other and there's a lot of beliefs that would get in the way friendships with the opposite sex. I live right in the capital (London) so there's a lot of different types of people I come across. Not every location is like that.