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Why I Need to Stop Using Selfie Editing Apps
And why it’s been so hard to do so
My boyfriend and I were having a brunch date at National Harbour. Due to the dynamics of our relationship, we hadn’t seen each other in over a month and we were excited about spending some quality time together. He also kept reminding me that we needed to take more pictures together. Though I don’t like having my picture taken, I tend to comply with him.
As we were waiting for our food and basking in the gentle autumn sun, he whipped out his phone. I groaned but didn’t complain. After all, just a little editing can do wonders with a picture. He’s actually great with a camera as well. I urged him to let me see the photos he took.
My jaw dropped at the sight. At this point, I’ve tuned out the sound of him gushing over how cute my smile is, all I could think about was the size of my face. Since when was my head this big? My face has always been round, but why are my cheeks ballooning like this? My smile is crooked here, this isn’t right. What’s wrong with my face right now?
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