Gettyimages.com/Romantic scene of a young beautiful couple in the kitchen.
I looked in the mirror the other day and thought, “Wow—I would’ve never let my boyfriend see me like this when we first started dating.” I had a giant, fluffy robe on, a shower cap (polka-dotted, might I add), and mascara smeared all over my cheeks from the shower. For the record, I wasn’t just like this for a brief moment while getting ready for the day—I’d been hanging out like this, around my boyfriend, for a few hours. That’s what being together and living together for many years looks like. Whoops! Should I make more of an effort to appear to be that angelic, saint-like, “effortlessly” beautiful individual he started dating? Meh. Things seem to be going just fine. That being said, if you’re in a long-term relationship then you know how some gestures and habits just sort of fall by the wayside after a while. Like these.
Hiding the beauty regiment
Per the introduction, you know that I do not hide away from my partner until I look presentable. Looking presentable is for, let’s face it, everyone else in our lives. But he can see me looking like a swamp creature.
