Why do people (men and women alike) feel the need to humble women with confidence?
A few years ago, I weighed a lot more than I do now. I have always been confident about my looks, no matter my weight. However, since I lost weight, I find that men and women are a lot more hostile to me than they were before. I feel like I have to "play" down my appearance a lot more than I did when I was bigger. I've had more rumors spread about me and my body than I ever have.
I really wonder why we put ourselves in this position -- it's almost like we can never let people feel good about themselves. It makes me sad, really. This kind of hostility from others just means that you learn to take meanness and jealousy as "good" things because it means you are looking so good that it makes others upset.
I know that there are worse things happening in the world, but it's sad that even in "peaceful" places, we can't have peace lol.