I recently had a nasty comment online about my personal attributes. Hurt my feelings muchly and shook my self confidence greatly (never really huge to begin with, but I'm working on it!)
My partner, who is the most supportive person EVER, on the planet, to me, did everything within his power to make me feel better. I stopped crying, but hadn't really got over it.
So today, at work, I was walking to another part of the courthouse. A young man, prolly about 20 or so, with a 4-5 year old child on his shoulders, clearly in the courthouse on "personal business" maybe coming off of some drug (sweating profusely, red eyes) first asks me if I speak Spanish. I do. Can I direct him to the probation department so he can check in. Sure. As I turn to continue my journey, he says to me, excuse me, with all due respect, are you married? I say yes, he replies that he figured, but it was sooo worth a shot.
hmmmmm.
That is not that part.
this is the part that makes me go hmmmm!
I immediatly cheered up about my personal attributes, felt any number of times better and proceeded with a smile.
And that's disturbing. On many different levels, but lets examine, shall we:
Someone who is not in any way shape or form "eligible" who I wouldn't consider for a minute, compliments me and I'm all aglow. WTF?
My partner, who as I mentioned, has done everything short of sculpting a statue, doesn't make me feel better about myself, although I was comforted by him.
I don't get this.
Someone please explain!