In the eye of the beholder

Something that has stayed with me for years is when a female relative of mine asked me how I could stand working next to my coworker because she's so pretty. Of course that implies that I look like a dog (wait, dogs are cute) and should be ashamed of myself. Not go out in public at all maybe, or wear a veil over my head. That kind of comment gets said to so many girls/women (maybe not quite that bluntly) that they can't help but feel constantly judged on their appearance.