[QUOTE=~A*D*O*R*A~]Let me just clarify, my initial post wasn't directed at you personally, it was directed at what you said and then went off into related points that were for anyone to read in general, I'm sorry that you thought otherwise. I asked you something about your life/behaviour once, maybe twice. I hardly ever get personal unless it's on topic and that person is treating others or me like ****.
Also, I'm glad it works for you, but as I said before, we're talking about women in general, overall and you can't judge so narrowly on that based only on yourself.
I know we are talking about women in generally, but like i said it all my opinion i never said i was right or wrong it it. Good to see we can debate things with out it getting all personal and ****. It nice that people on here can have a honest discussion about stuff with out it turning into a name calling thread.
See now, what you've just said there is a contradiction of what you initially posted and what I replied to. Getting along with all types of people and never bad mouth anyone clashed with what you said about half the population in the first post, and it was said in such a typical way of those who are putting others down to make themselves look better.
I will admit the initial post was a really harsh but aside from this post and my opions if you truly got to know me as a person you would realize i am not as harsh as i sound on here. i admit i have my opinions on here and a lot of times they might not be in my favor but this is online and that in no way justfies who i am. Now if you actully sat with me and i said those things then you would have a right to think of me as a judgmental bitch
In regards to the sentence 'Imo if you are going to live life worrying...', you seem to miss the point of the article and even though you acknowledge my posts, miss the point of them. The studies show that women in general are less happy and more stressed because of many factors in society which include but not limited to image. Whereas you go on to criticise women based on their worries about image.
Sadly in todays society a lot of the stuff we do is based on a image. Yes there is a lot of other factors that make us unhappy in general. Yet to me it plays a big part in it. We could go on about all the girls/ women who suffer from eating disorders etc becase of what they see on tv and read in the media or magazines but that is a whole diffrent story.
I for one know that one of the main things that makes me unhappy is that I tend to stress out about work and stuff a lot and it makes me unhappy. Even though i am in school the though of me finishing and not being able to find a job etc scares the living crap out of me. I
Also remember, there are different types of confidence and not everyone is confident in every way or all of the time, people who are generally confident can be affected, we're not strong or unaware of pressure all the time.
I admit that i had my fair share of days when i am not feeling confident. You are right no one is really immunane to the feeling at all
Perhaps I am just misunderstanding the way you have posted previously, but it seems like you say one thing and then say another when you go further into detail. I'm not going to question your relationship or go into that, I agree with what you say now but don't with the previous post. Just to point out - one doesn't have to wear a lot of make up to look different - just saying that because previously you compared not wearing any make up with wearing make up, and now it's none to a lot of make up. Also, there is no such thing as the 'natural' look, regardless of what ignorant media advertising will claim (advertising being a part of the study's debate), if you are wearing unnatural products. I know that you are now saying there's nothing wrong with make up but it seems like you are saying the opposite and trying to justify it with bits from what your partner has said and now preferring the natural look but to sound fair throw in 'but I'm not anti-makeup'. Do you see what I'm saying, it's confusing to read and to explain but it's like "I'm not anti-makeup really because I've got some, but I look better without it and my boyfriend thinks so and I go for the natural look anyway so I'm not really partaking in it anyway'... it's a very roundabout way of saying things, almost backtracking.
Yeah i admit some of the times what i type on here can be confusing and that to me tends to lead to people misterunderstand on my part mainly becase i am not always good at typing up what i want to say on here. That being said i can see how it is confusing and all. I am going to try to clear it up the best i can. I know my english sometimes gets in the way of things and how they come out and i apolgize for that. I will try to be more clear next time
That being said when i try to clear it up the best i can. We have already established that i like and own make up, and like to expermient with it and all.
The second part is a lot of the times i like to go natural in my look a lot of the times. Seeing a good 85% of the time when i am going out i am just going to school and then coming home. Now if i am going out to a party or something like a club i put my make up on and experiment with diffrent types of styles
The third part was mainly just me saying. that even though my boy likes my natrual school look(his prefrence). He is not one to care if i am wearing all this make up or i not.So i never feel like i have to pretty my self up for him. when i do decide to put make up on or dress up or what ever the case may be it all out of my decision not becase he wants to me to look or dress a certian way. Like he said before many times it my body and what i choose to do with it is my buiness. It you post you kind of made it sound like my bf told me these things becase he is trying to control what i look like wear etc and that is far from the case with him.
I agree that women (and people in general) should be more content or happier with who they are, not entirely but moreso at at least in regards to those who are more susceptible to social pressure, but it's easier said than done especially with all the pressures society brings and those pointed out in this thread towards women. I disagree with the bit after that, I think there are plenty of people who dislike themselves or something about themselves who have plenty of admirers, love and support but there's plenty of people without any as well (like you said).
I've explained why I replied to your initial post and hence gotten into this subsequent conversation, within each reply I gave. You're also not the only one I replied to, but did write the most stereotypical content
Atleast we all can agree on the last part, that people should be more content with who they are as a person, even though it is hard becase all of the pressures that they face.No one is immunane to the last part imo. A lot of people dont like something about them selves and i dont find anything wrong with that imo. I know i hate my big feet yet there is not much i can do about my big feet so i try to live with what ever i was given.
As for the last part i think there is some stuff we can both agree on and disagree on. Personally i enjoyed having this discussion with you becase you it was a good way for both of us to get out opinions across and still keep it in well mannered setting i do love to debate disscuss stuff with people and i appreciate it