I (27f) always needed validation from a guy that I was pretty, but I started going to the gym, I then got a makeover and now I don’t need that validation anymore.

I always had a problem with the way that I looked. I’m average, not fat but not too skinny, I can see myself getting hot when I dress up well, but on a daily basis I don’t really put that much effort, so all those problems happened when I was stuck in the routine of my home, when I got depressed and didn’t take care of myself properly, all this happened in 2021.<br><br>I remember that because of all this I didn’t even like making video calls, and I would hide my face, I was just so low in esteem. I took a lot of effort to just change a lot of my life, I found myself changing my body and my way of living. <br><br>At the beginning of 2022 I started going to the gym, I was so happy, I was kind of thinking that I was the only one with self esteem problems, but I learned quickly that it isn’t the case, the gym was the most wonderful experience I could have imagined, and it changed me a lot mentally as well. <br><br>Now it’s 2023 and I decided to get a makeover, I had never gone to a hairdresser before, I always did everything I could by myself because I used to be afraid, but now I’m not. <br><br>I feel so happy about myself, I don’t care that much about my looks anymore, I take care of myself because I love to do that, I take care of my body and my hair and my skin, I love myself so much.<br><br>I feel so happy, I love myself so much. I’m not worried anymore about what guys think, I’m not worried about if men are looking at me or not while I walk, I have a boyfriend now and he’s the kindest person I ever met, he always makes me feel loved, and I’m so much happier now.