February 3rd, 2016 at 1:11AM

taylor-ruth:

Once I said something to the effect of “he’s more impressed with himself when he calls you beautiful than he is with you” as some sort of statement towards the self-serving nature of compliments from men. This is especially true when you are not conventionally beautiful, in whatever way that means to you. The exchange then becomes “I can see beauty in you” carrying the implication that other men cannot, and you are supposed to thank him for completing such a strenuous task.

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    I’ve gotten this a lot since I hit puberty a long time ago and even a bit before I hit puberty (which in hindsight is...
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