Gilda

I think it may be that the double standard regarding men's and women's appearance surfacing. People seem to feel more comfortable commenting on a woman's appearance and making suggestions for improvement than on a man's. Would a man ever be told he'd have a nice face if he weren't hiding it under those extra pounds? People just seem more comfortable commenting on women than on men.

I'm not saying that I'm immune, either. I'm more likely to notice a change in hairstyle or the way one of the other women at work dresses than any of the men. I would never comment except to compliment, but others aren't quite so restrained.

I've worn my hair short and I've worn it long. I think I look kinda boyish with the short hair. Grace says I'm sexier with short hair, but prettier with longer. The people at school are of mixed opinion, some telling me I look like a model with the short hair, and others sharing my opinion that it makes me look a bit androgynous. I'll change back and forth as the mood strikes me, but I've found that I stick with longer more as get farther from my teens. I don't really find that the longer hair takes much longer to get ready in the morning, and I'm usually at work at about 6:30.