Not comparing myself to my brother won't work, since other people will do it for me. Every time I let my friends meet my brother, they come away thinking he is much cooler than me, and they make this obvious. Am I supposed to just embrace my role as the less desirable, less likable of the two? Because I will pretty much be forced to do that if this is allowed to continue. Either I have to change my personality to match up to him or I have to keep him far away from my social life.

What other strengths do I have? Well, I look young and attractive. I would say this is probably the only thing other than charisma which allows me to get any attention. But still, I am obsolete compared to someone like my brother, who has both the looks and the charisma. And plus, looks fade, and the day I stop looking young and attractive is the day I lose the ability maintain a positive self image.