let's say i'm wearing a really nice dress to a party, like, i left my house thinking "wow this dress looks amazing, definitely the best one i've probably worn", and i know it, i'm certain it looks beautiful, but when i get to the party no one notices my dress or say anything about it. maybe the dress that i chose is not as amazing as i thought it was. but i don't mind asking "do you think my dress looks good?", "do you like my dress?", if they say the dress looks really nice i would obviously be happy about it, but what if the approached me before i had to ask? that'd have felt amazing, and maybe my dress was even better than what i thought it was.
that's how i feel whenever i feel pretty and you don't tell me i am, i won't mind asking you if you think i am, even if i'm certain you think so, but it would make me feel special if you just said it.
maybe i don't want to be cute all the time, maybe i want to be beautiful, or gorgeous, and maybe i want you to notice before i have to ask.