I will address the other stuff later. Really good points. Thanks so much for taking the time to post. I so appreciate a man's point of view.
The body image thing:
I've always been pretty. And, I've used it. I still feel pretty, but I'm a different pretty. I can still get outta the speeding ticket. But, I'm 45 and I'm a few sizes larger than I like. And, going on these online sites means seeing the kind of men I would like to attract. I would like to attract healthy, active guys, some younger maybe even. So, I need to step it up some.
That's hard to face. It's not the end of the world. It's aging. I still feel like a beautiful woman, but I am not in the condition I would like to be in right now. Still, KML made a good point when she said that it's nice when men find you attractive at a bigger size. It's flattering how the forester seemed attracted to the me I am now.
Body image issues...eh, no more than any other woman in America.
By-the-by, Google the dad who wrote his daughter a letter in the make up aisle of a grocery store. It's beautiful. The little girl is like 4 and he wrote this beautiful piece to her about how he hopes she will always remember her true value is inside.
"You know, it's times like these when I realize what a superhero I am." Tony Stark/Iron Man
“Focus on what you can do, then do it with all your heart.” Lois Wilson
