I think that some men don’t understand that lots of women have some or many insecurities about themselves. No matter how pretty, or sexy, or cute, or smart, or confident we may seem, we all have things we are insecure about. Women are very self critical. We pick apart everthing about our appearance. We focus on our flaws, not what we like about ourselves. We are always striving for better hair, to be more toned, to weigh less, to have better skin, to have whiter teeth, to have bigger or smaller, or perkier breasts, and to just look better. And it’s not even driven by men’s opinions of us, it’s driven by our own opinion of us, and by other women’s opinions of us. We all feel pressure to look like the models in magazines and on Tumbr, Intagram and on t.v., which is absurd considering that photos are re-touched, altered, and not even an actual realistic image of that person. But what’s funnier is that even genetically blessed super models have insecurities about themselves! We live in an image driven society based on 1 percent of people who become models or celebrities, whereas the rest of the world is filled with an array regular, eclectic, exotic, amazing real people.
Women are beautiful and sexy, whether they are a size 2 or a 14, short or tall, athletic, curvy or petite. We shouldn’t feel pressure to hold ourselves to such unrealistic standards that we constantly see in the media. We are real. We don’t wake up with soft flowing locks of hair and glowing rosy cheeks with lip gloss on. We don’t wear sexy, lacey underwear every day of the week. We don’t always have perfectly shaved body parts and look tan and toned. Real life doesn’t have an Instagram filter!
So please take note:
Most of us have lots of things we dont like about ourselves when we look in the mirror. We are our own worst critics. Maybe not all the time, but we are.
So if you have a lady in your life, tell her she’s beautiful. She needs to hear it. Better yet, make her believe it. Even if you think you and the world already sees her as such. Trust me when I say she doesn’t.
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