>>212776588No one lusts over her; they are just attacking new meat. Pete fucks her because he’s trying to act like Don and thinks that’s something Don would do. Peggy is ugly enough that it works.
There’s a scene in one of the middle seasons where Peggy is moping about her lack of love life successful. She tells Don “I see the attention these pretty girls get, it’s so easy for them.” Don replies “do you even really want that?”
It’s devastating to Peggy because what she really wanted was for Don to say “oh you’re just as pretty as those girls” but he doesn’t: He confirms her physical status as lower tier, which eventually helps her in her career, but is brutal to hear in the moment.