I get that. I think my wording mismatched with my intentions. The sentiment was to be her most awesome self. The woman only a fool would leave. I certainly didn't mean she should strive for some superficial external ideal...
I sincerely hope Ss06 didn't take it that way.
Joe, as I said not a 2x4 but rather an observation. Oftentimes the most intense pressure to be all those things comes from inside us, cheered on by popular media.
Me 57/H 58 M36 S 2.5yrs R 12/13
Let me give up the need to know why things happen as they do. I will never know and constant wondering is constant suffering. Caroline Myss