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[quote=Anonymous]I was an attractive young woman and it was very disconcerting.  Everywhere I went I felt conspicuous.  People were always staring at me.  Men would whistle and honk in public.  And of course I never really believed I was pretty, so it made me feel shy and embarassed - why are they looking at me?  To find fault?  It made me hyper about doing my hair, make up, and worrying about my clothes all the time.  Every pimple was magnified 100X in my mind.

Now I am invisible and it's a strange feeling.  In some ways I miss being young and sexy (to others), sure.  But in other ways it's so liberating!  To be able to move through my life feeling like my anonymity is intact.  Not feeling always scrutinized, and not up to par.  No one cares what I wear, if I have make up on, if I color my hair, if I spent 30 minutes curling it.... I can do what I want and people mostly leave me alone.  It's kind of nice.

I never realized until now how much a woman's early years are defined by her looks.  It dictates how society interacts with you.  [/quote]

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