[Dionysus]

Originally posted by AXOLiz


But, see, the thing that guys don't necessarily get (and not all girls are like this), is that for a lot of women, makeup is part of who they are. It's like the guys who do comb-overs in their hair. We know they don't have a full head of hair. They know they don't have a full head of hair. But if it makes them feel better about themselves, god bless them.

Ok, that's a bad example. But you get the idea. It's the same as people coloring their hair or having plastic surgery or working out to lose weight or whatever. Makeup doesn't have the permanence as many other ways you can change your appearance, but in a lot of cases it's just as reflective of how the girl wants to look and how she wants to see herself. I don't think guys necessarily understand that even though you can wash it off, it can be completely tied into a girl's self-image.

So, while we know and appreciate that guys don't completely get it and are more accepting of our looks than we tend to be, for some girls, it's really hard to get to the point where they'll let a guy see them as less-than-perfect (especially if he first showed interest in her when she was all made-up). Some girls are lucky and either have stellar self-images or are naturally beautiful or both. But for others, going without makeup can leave a girl as vulnerable and insecure as if she was standing there completely naked, and I know a lot of girls who'd rather be completely naked than go without makeup.

-Liz
--and would you really be complaining then?

I find this post disturbing.