This is the storybook part. because for some people, their most unattractive attributes are also those over which they have the least control.
Which people? Why would their unattractive attributes be out of their control?
If it's their looks or smell, these things can be fixed. Not always with ease, but it can be done.
If it's their confidence level, there are ways to fix that. Get out of the house, set some goals and meet them, prove themselves and overcome their own doubts.
Bad habits of thought and action that reduce our attractiveness, even full-blown addictions, can be broken. If someone's having trouble with it, a doctor, psychiatrist, or counselor can help. Seriously.
a fine and enviable madness, this delusion that all questions have answers, and nothing is beyond the reach of a strong left arm.