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[quote=Anonymous]I mean, she looks like the same person (an attractive, slim, middle aged woman) in all the photos. Even the really unflattering ones, I'm not like "oh she's ugly and overweight." And in the very flattering ones, I don't magically think she's 22 or a size 0. Even in the "bad" photos, I can tell she's pretty and reasonably fit.

I get how you fee, though, OP. After a certain age, dressing room photos can feel really defeating. I'm not overweight but like this woman, I have a little bit of sag in my belly from pregnancy/childbirth. I also get bloated really easily now and actually have to pay attention to what I eat if I'm going to be wearing something form fitting, which I never had to think about before. My hair is a little coarser and though I cover my grays, sometimes I can still see them under the highlights, especially in very harsh lighting.

I've had shopping trips where I bought nothing, or conversely where I over spent, just because I found the mirror so defeating. But most of my life, I'm not under the level of scrutiny I put myself under in a dressing room mirror. Usually the light is more flattering (sunlight's almost always more flattering than a harsh dressing room unless it's midday and you standing right under it). And truthfully no one pays that much attention to how you look once you are over 40. Sad but true![/quote]

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