The Highest Compliment my Significant Other Paid Me

me in the natural state

me adulterated by make up

Most of the past girl friends of my significant other have long, straight and blonde hair. That's why I am always inclined to feel insecure. 

I know in my right senses that it is foolish to feel insecure on the basis of my outward appearance.  Being a Christian, I know it is written in the Bible that God looks at the heart. Furthermore,  I have known since I was a teen that God's word says that one's beauty does not come from the outward adornment such as braided hair and wearing of gold jewellery and fine clothes.  Instead, it should be the inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit.

Since I started working in the laboratory where I dealt with my experimental organisms more rather than people I had not focused much on the kind of clothes I wear and for that matter on fixing myself in general.  This had been so for really long years.

However since  my significant other  came to my life, I'd say I have always made an effort to fix myself.  Particularly, I started to wear skirts and dresses and court shoes, instead of wearing jeans and runners.  I am not in the habit of  putting  on make up, however, as shown in this photo, not particularly in the eye.  As I tend to have allergic reactions to some stuff, I am not in the habit of putting on eye make up because I always think that the chemical in the cosmetic may pose some hazard to my well-being in general (even if I use hypo or nonallergenic Clinique).


When my significant other saw this photo when a friend tagged this on my timeline on facebook, he made a lengthy commentary on our phone conversation which basically aired his displeasure in me wearing make up.  I was upset.  Why? because while most of the people who saw me like this said I look beautiful and even encouraged me to be like this all the time,  I could not remember the last time he paid me a compliment.

I  moaned deep inside because instead of hearing the compliment I expect, all I got was some kind of lengthy and stressful remarks.

As I slept after that stressful phone conversation, however, I remember the compliment he paid me--which any other woman would love to hear I believe--he had told me not just once ,but oftentimes that I am ten thousand times better than any of the past women or even those he'll ever meet.

Yes, I agree with him 110%. I know I can confidently say that I am absolutely faithful to him.  I live a quiet life doing my house and garden chores, study and write in between these.

Dwelling on this, I went to bed and slept soundly.