So the point of this post is something that's been on my mind for awhile. I kind of mentioned it to CQ in an email today when we were discussing why people wear colors that don't suit them. I said some of it could be that these were colors that suited when they were younger, but now that they're more mature they are no longer right. I fall victim to this myself. I am constantly surprised when I see my reflection and I look like this:
Because in my mind, I think I look like this:
Never mind the fact that I haven't looked like that for almost 15 years. It's still always a shock. I'm not really sure what to make of this, it's just something that's been on my mind for awhile. I don't know if I'm in denial, or if it's an aging thing. Is everyone surprised they're not 20 anymore? Or am I just really, really slow on the uptake? Where did those 20 years go, anyways? It's those boys -- they've sucked the life right out of me!
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I'm the same way... though its funny, when I was a teen and in my younger 20's I had those pictures reversed in my head. Oh the lies we tell ourselves. :D
You are a perfect friend as you are, for who you are.
And sometimes it goes just the opposite. I wear a Medium, but can't for the LIFE of me make myself buy anything smaller than a Large. Then I wonder why everything looks so frumpy.
::sigh::
means you have a good self-image and good body image! those are good things :) i agree that a lot of it is in how we dress, both in color and in shape. it's why i'm addicted to "what not to wear" and, more recently, tim gunn's style show. the right clothes can make our outer image approximate our inner image of ourselves. :)
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