Reader feels inadequate in group of friends

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friends are more conventionally attractive than I am, and it's been weighing on my self-esteem a bit. When we go out together, all the attention is given to them, and I am treated as if I'm not even there.

I'm starting to dread going out with them a little bit because I get treated so much differently than they do. How do I go out and have a good time with my friends without lett…