I just don't get it!

Men, what is it with you guys?! Do you have some radar that tells you when a female is feeling vulnerable and unattractive?! You guys just swoop in to save the day. I'm not complaining by any means, I just don't get it. Is it simply an ironic coincidence?! I always feel silly for writing about something so trivial, but I'm gonna do it anyway.

I should just keep an ongoing list about the times I feel completely crappy (appearance and all). It really doesn't happen often. I can definitely name 4 instances (including the one today) where I've felt awful and some man has come up to me and gave me such a nice compliment to blow me away. Three of them have been by strangers.

A couple of weeks ago, I made the impulsive decision to chop all of my hair off. Well, sort of impulsive, Atonement inspired the idea a couple months ago. Don't get me wrong, I like my hair, but I don't love it. It's just cute. I think short hair is cute and long hair is sexy usually. I'm okay with cute. I guess you could say I'm adjusting to the short hair, it's been about 4 years since my hair has been short.

Now, I walk into my drawing class today and my teacher says to me in front of the whole class, "Michelle!!!!?" I turn around with a surprised look and ask "Yes??" He flashes a big smile and says, "It looks great!!!" I said, "aw thanks." He says "follow me for a minute" (meanwhile the whole class is sitting there waiting for class to begin). I follow him into his office and he shows me a few photos of some really attractive girls who were previous students of his. He said "would you let me photograph you so I can draw you??" He says, "Every now and then I get a face in class that I don't want to forget." Then he tells me how much he likes my hair. I'm sure my face was bright red and I said "of course." I mean how can I say no to an explanation like that?! I can be bad at accepting compliments, ha.

Note: He wasn't hitting on me either. He's married with a son. He's just nice like that. :)

Anyway, he took a few shots. You wouldn't believe how good that made me feel. All of my girlfriends have been telling me how much they like my hair. It's different from the opposite sex though, especially when they genuinely mean it. There was no denying the look of excitement on his face. Seeing his collection of girls he chose was a compliment also, because he had some VERY attractive girls in his folder. I'm not saying that I'm not attractive, but. It was just shocking to see them and he wanted to group me with them. It's different. I can describe myself to someone in a physically characteristic way, but beauty is psychological. Everyone sees people different. I know I'm pretty on the inside. haha. The outside too, I guess, but in a mediocre way. ;)

I hope everyone gives people genuine compliments everyday! It made the world of a difference for me today. :)