Taking your clothes off

Girls, every and each one of us has to admit to one ultimate truth: there was at least one time in our lives when we had to strip to our Eve costumes and were embarrassed. Be it for the guy we love in broad daylight or at the girls' locker room at the gym, you felt that pinch of panic. The thoughts of your thighs / butt / that mole / stretch mark / whatever and your imperfection compared to those pinup girls in the glossy magazines run through your mind.

Reality check: First of all, the girls in glossy magazines have cellulite, weak and fragile hair, ugly moles or pimples, but they also have skilful Photoshop artists to cover it up. So in reality we see artistic drawings of perfect people, who we than compare to and torment ourselves about.

Second, I panicked about taking my clothes off too, but then I realized that it was all in my head, and why the hell would I mind what people I don't know think about the state my buttocks are in? And, when it comes to stripping for that special someone, my policy has changed from 'what's he going to say' to 'if he doesn't like something on my bod, he might as well get lost'. I'm now happy fulfilling only my own expectations.