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[quote=Anonymous]Anyone else have this? I used to love clothes and fashion so much -- it was an easy way for me to boost and maintain my mood. I've always been a budget shopper so there was game aspect of it too, creating the looks I wanted and finding quality items for less.

I dress sooooooo boring now. I miss that feeling I used to get about a cute outfit. But also: my job is full time remote and most of my calls aren't even on screen so I don't dress for the office at all anymore. DH and I have regular date nights but I have a hard time getting excited about dressing for these even, I don't know why.

I think part of it is that I stopped wanted attention? Like I think I avoid wearing cute things now because I almost do not want to draw attention to myself by putting that kind of effort in? It feels embarrassing somehow. I can't tell if this is coming from me and just feeling like a more private person, or if I've internalized some BS about being a middle aged woman and how I'm "supposed" to dress. I do feel like a lot of the moms at my kids' school just dress sort of invisibly, and maybe I'm subconsciously buying into that. But then some people dress well and I always admire that so why don't I internalize the way those women dress instead.

I don't know, I'm rambling. I am trying to plan some outfits for upcoming events and just feeling so blah about it. Maybe I just don't like how I look anymore. I truly have no idea. Can anyone else relate to this? I'm 45 fwiw.[/quote]

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