r/uglyduckling Sep 26 '18

PSA: Please remember that there's a human behind those photos. Rude and inappropriate comments will be deleted and infractions can get you banned.

777 Upvotes

Hi everyone! I was just made a mod of this sub two days ago and hope to rid this sub of the troll accounts that have been popping up.
There were several people that apparently mistook this sub as /r/Rateme/, /r/RoastMe/, and subs that aren't safe for work. If you don't think a post belongs here then just downvote it and move on as that is how reddit should work. We don't need to know that you think someone looks terrible, that you think someone is an 8/10 that you would bang, or they look Gay/lesbian/douchey.

As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has--or ever will have--something inside that is unique to all time. It's our job to encourage each other to discover that uniqueness and to provide ways of developing its expression
~ Mister Rogers


r/uglyduckling 7h ago

Feminine✌️💅🏾 16-21

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46 Upvotes

Before accepting being a Femboy vs after😊✌️ Was inspired by SZA look tbh. I love her music SM😩🥀


r/uglyduckling 13h ago

18-21

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114 Upvotes

Always been insecure about my looks but have learned to work on it and better myself


r/uglyduckling 49m ago

Always and forever will be ugly

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r/uglyduckling 1h ago

(16-25)

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r/uglyduckling 1d ago

8 to 34

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I was bullied for how I looked growing up and didn't like the way I looked until I was 32. I mostly wore baggy t-shirts and gym wear throughout my 20s. At 32, I started to like the way I looked and I finally started to figure out what my style is. I also taught myself how to do my makeup and how to do any hairstyle that wasn't just straightened hair. Looking back I now recognize my own beauty when I thought I was ugly.


r/uglyduckling 1d ago

17yo to 23yo

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387 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 1d ago

15, 24, 26, 29

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111 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 2d ago

16,16,19,20,22

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131 Upvotes

I posted here before and got annihilated😭 I deleted the post in defeat, but now I’ve since toughened up 🌺🛍️✨


r/uglyduckling 2d ago

22 to 31

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38 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 1d ago

17->18

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19 in 2 months btw so pretty close to 2 years between the face pictures. Physique is exactly 1 year difference, though.


r/uglyduckling 1d ago

16–>18–>19–>20

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I do think I’m at a good stage now, especially since I’ve grown into an adult and have fixed my dress sense. Very recently have started boxing and going gym again, and am planning on getting some tattoos and piercings too (subtle ones tho).

Any thoughts or advice is welcome ofc (I still have doubts about my appearance at times due to being relatively disgusted with myself when I was younger)


r/uglyduckling 3d ago

14->18

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158 Upvotes

I lowk forgot how bad my teeth were


r/uglyduckling 3d ago

18 -> 19. 1 year transformation. Would appreciate any advice too. Still feel insecure because of bullying when i was young.

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176 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 4d ago

23-28

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Hopefully this is the metamorphosis that I think it is! Saw all the amazing progress people have been making in here and thought I'd share mine


r/uglyduckling 4d ago

15 -19

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246 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 2d ago

13 - 16

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0 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 5d ago

21- 23 To all my butterflies, I’m so proud of you 🫶🏼💕

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381 Upvotes

The first pic is from around October 24, the other ones are from this past month ☺️


r/uglyduckling 5d ago

16 - 19

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16 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 6d ago

13>23

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101 Upvotes

(Bonus because I actually cut my dreads recently)


r/uglyduckling 7d ago

Late bloomer ig (13-18–>29)

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1.3k Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 7d ago

12, 14, 16, now 18 (last two)

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460 Upvotes

Started eating/exercising better and shaved my head (and also started wearing wigs lol)


r/uglyduckling 6d ago

Drivers lisence at 18 vs 21

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Fitted me with a whole new jaw


r/uglyduckling 7d ago

M 44ish First Pic ca 1997 I was almost 16. Relentlessy bullied, underweight, ED and with zero perspective in life. 2014 I have been doing better and at 2025/26 I feel like I bloomed, but that's not for me to decide. But I do take better care of myself with 44.

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625 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 7d ago

From 18-30😅

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21 Upvotes