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Friday, April 7, 2006
False advertising
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
To continue yesterday’s conversation, to some extent… We were talking about changing your partner, and the conversation moved on to the idea of changing someone’s physical appearance because they wear too-tight jeans or need to lose weight, etc. So I’d like to flip that around a little bit. Certainly I understand wanting to have a partner who takes care of himself or herself physically — but can you go too far?
In this day and age, people do a lot of things to enhance their appearances, especially before going out on dates. Women put on makeup that camouflages undereye circles, covers up flawed skin or makes their lips look fuller. They blow curly hair straight or dye it a different color. They slither into underwear that holds their tummy, thighs and butt in or bras that push their chest way up and out.
As for the guys…they put lifts in their shoes, squeeze into tight clothes to make their muscles look good, cover up gray in their hair or wear colored contacts, among other things.
So my question is, do you ever feel let-down when you discover what’s underneath all these efforts? Have you ever seen a girl without makeup for the first time and been like “Hmm, that’s disappointing”? Do you try to avoid someone who loads on the beauty products, wondering what they’re trying to compensate for? How do you react when someone’s body looks awfully different without clothes than what you were expecting?
And there’s the even more extreme example of modifying your appearance: plastic surgery. Have you ever dated someone who had cosmetic surgery? Did it bother you to know that they weren’t all-natural, or did you just appreciate their current appearance for what it was?
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