"Maybe instead of gazing at your own
heart-stopping face, you should throw out your mirror and dedicate
yourself to something that feeds your soul and makes you feel even more
alive than, I don't know, admiring your own image? ...You pity the old ladies. What you don't know is that they pity you even more. They know what a burden you're carrying around, and they know how bad it makes you feel, to think of losing this thing that's actually a crutch that keeps you from maturing and connecting with the world."
-Ask Polly. "I'm Almost 30 And I'm Terrified of Losing My Looks."
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I love this. Actually, I can think of a few gay men who might benefit from reading it...
