Sure, we could decide to sit and sulk all day about our less than fortunate childhoods as the "ugly" sisters--bitter about the Limited Too hand-me-downs, the silky straight hair gene that we didn't get, and the boobs we were promised once we endured puberty but never seemed to receive. Sure, we could be bitter that no matter where we moved or what school we attended, the boys would always say "dude, your sister's hot" as if we didn't already know. We could be bitter about all those things and more, but, then again, we need to realize that there are so many perks to our job as the less hot sister.

You realize the importance of having a good personality.

Odds are, as the less attractive sister, no one's eyes are on you when you're together. Everyone is initially entranced by your hot sister with the long, lean legs, bronzed-over skin. and pearly white teeth. You are simply invisible; that is, until you crack a joke and people realize you're standing right there for the first time. You learn that in order to gather the attention of an audience, you have to capture them with your personality. Make them see you with the jokes and make them laugh, so that instead of making heart eyes at your sister, they find interest in what you have to say next.

You're guaranteed to look cool in public with your hot "friend."

Yeah, we may look like Lena Dunham next to Taylor Swift and her supermodel friends during Taylor's 1989 tour, but the thing is, Lena Dunham has it better than millions of people out there. There's no question that she must be a pretty cool person when she's hanging out with Gigi Hadid, Taylor Swift, and more A-list celebrities. As shallow as it is, while out with your hotter sister and her hotter friends, no one has to know she secretly is annoyed by you tagged along or that the only reason you're hanging out is because you're obligated to by your mom; everyone just assumes you're cool enough to hang out with the incredibly attractive people.

The hot boyfriend's brother.

Chances are that your hot sister has a hot boyfriend, and if he doesn't have a hot younger brother, he at least has hot friends, and his hot friends have hot younger brothers. You and the hot younger brother are bound to tag along as third and fourth wheels on your siblings dates and, hey, that doesn't mean you can't pretend you're on a double date with him in your mind, right?

You may receive the ultimate compliment.

One day, you'll actually try to look semi-decent. This entails doing your hair, putting on make-up, coordinating your outfit to actually match, and even shaving above the knees. You go out into the world and then it'll happen. You'll receive the best compliment of all. Someone will look at you and tell you that "you look so much like your sister today." Nothing feels better than when someone tells you that despite the genetic genies screwing you over for a majority of your life, you, by some off-set chance, managed to pull your looks together enough to sort of resemble the hot sister you've envied your entire life.

You realize that looks can only get one so far.

My hot older sisters are successful. One, having graduated from Duke University, is currently attending dental school at the University of Pennsylvania on a naval scholarship, and the other is a Harvard graduate who is now a Navy pilot. If my sisters have taught me one valuable lesson in life, it is that life isn't just handed to you. Despite the attitude that "pretty people are simply given everything," that isn't true. My sisters had to work incredibly hard to get to where they are; they had to fail at things and learn how to improve themselves. Looks don't matter in the real world; success comes to those who work for it. Success comes to those who learn from their mistakes and failures. I wouldn't have learned that without my sisters.

So, sure, we could decide to sit and sulk all day about our less than fortunate childhoods as the "ugly" sisters, or we could choose to thank our hotter sisters for the life perks and lessons that we learned from our roles, because every Taylor Swift needs a Lena Dunham in her life; we're just as important.