He tells you that he loves you. He tells you that you are the most beautiful woman in the world. He wants to take you out to dinner but you start blabbing off about how messy of an eater you are. Why do we do it? Down ourselves that is. Lack the confidence that any man wants and every woman deserves to have.

I have a friend that whenever I ask him about the new girl he is dating he responds, “She’s just how I like them. Super cute, with low self-esteem.” I usually laugh and then continue on with our conversation. That is, until I meet the girl…which by the way, all of his girl friends –past include—have always been attractive, but they always seem to be sizing me up as competition or questioning how they look. Now don’t get me wrong, it is always nice to have a second opinion on a new outfit, but to constantly berate or question yourself is another.