What do you consider a cute girl? How do you differentiate from a cute, pretty, or hot girl? Any preference?

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I am called cute all the time...I know you're probably going to say that its better than being called ugly. However, that's not my point. I am really self-conscious and my self-esteem is not all that great. I really wished to be called pretty once in a while, but when people describe me, they describe me as cute. Even my ex boyfriend would say I was the "cutest girl in the world." I NEVER heard him say I was beautiful. Why? How do you differentiate a cute, pretty, or hot girl? While it doesn't bother me that at least they think I'm cute rather than plain old ugly, it kinda makes me wonder why its ONLY cute and never anything else. What characteristics make for a cute girl vs pretty, beautiful, etc? thanks a lot:)
What do you consider a cute girl? How do you differentiate from a cute, pretty, or hot girl? Any preference?
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