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What's a societal expectation you're glad you didn't meet? (lazysoci.al)
submitted 2 days ago by LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al to c/WomensStuff@lazysoci.al
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There's a lot of societal expectations for women, and often we totally understandably end up meeting them cos we feel we have to. They also sometimes just don't happen for us. What's one you're glad you didn't meet?

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[–] Jalopeeno@sopuli.xyz 4 points 21 hours ago

I actually started wearing more "outrageous" make-up looks in my 30s eg strong eyeliners, eye shadows etc on a normal day and not for anything specific reason. I think wearing "weird" make-up is on the other end of the same spectrum and as valid as not wanting to wear anything at all; in the mainstream culture of how a general woman should be (in western culture at least), wearing too much or too little make-up is sadly wrong. I am happy you have found the way that you feel the most comfortable to be yourself :)