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The Price of Beauty
When I see beautiful women aging, particularly women who are defined by their looks, I feel their pain. Not because it’s my story, of course, which is strictly fantasizing about what dating and mating would be like if I were ravishing. But I can imagine what loss it must be to not turn heads anymore. Years ago, I was lucky enough to be standing near the great French actress, Catherine Deneuve. Casually dressed with her blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail, she was clearly showing age, but her beauty was timeless, as if a spotlight was still following her luminous face.
(Image: Photograph and book by renowned photographer Nadav Kander.)
Why It’s Great to Be Single on Valentines Day, reason #8 from Christine:
Because there’s no pressure whatsoever! No pressure to….
Find the perfect outfit that makes you look skinny, hot, classy, feminine, and like you’re not trying too hard all at the same time
Have clear, blemish-free skin for just one damn night!!
Have unfrizzy, volumized, shiny hair
Go to the most romantic restaurant and find the best-tasting meal on the menu that doesn’t make you have bad breath or bloated
Get the perfect gift
Be happy, excited and in a good mood
Have perfect, mind-blowing Valentine’s Day sex
Leave the couch
Get out of your sweats
Eat 3 balanced meals (or anything other than sweets and take-out)
Take it easy the Saturday night before so you’re not hung-over and feeling gross for the big day
Compare notes with you co-workers and married friends the following Monday
and finally…
No pressure to fantasize about the perfect guy and the perfect date or to create some unattainable ideal that will inevitably let you down! We have the other 364 days of the year to do that!!!
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