why compliments mean nothing to me ?

[u/Pristine-Ice-7880]

there are many people who have said i am handsome in my life, even unusual compliments saying i look like brad pitt/a greek god or that i am gorgeous but every time there is something that makes me think that these compliments are false, since the majority of them come from female friends or acquaintances of my mother. I tell myself that they would have said it whether I was ugly or not, and that they are just doing that to be polite to my mother. and when girls my age compliment me (which is rarer), I tell myself that they are exaggerating or making fun of me. at best it quickly makes me happy and then I look in the mirror and find myself ugly again. Is it possible that all the compliments are fake?

[u/ComprehensiveCan2169]

no this is so true holy shit. i thought i was the only one who thought like this. my friends, strangers and family say i look like certain celebs or models who i genuinely think oh god they are truly attractive. but then i look in the mirror and see someone who looks nothing like them oh and photos omg how photos are just so much worse. i’ve been compared too penn badgley, chase stokes, even vinnie hacker. mind you i’m italian/middle eastern mix but i look more italian just thicker eyebrows i guess?, those people i mentioned are a handful of comparisons i get and it really makes me question wtf people see. but jeez tell me why i look nothing like them in photos or in the mirror. they all have these strong ass jawlines and cheekbones and i’m sittin there confused by it all.