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How to Tell a Girl She's Beautiful

You tell her she’s beautiful. She looks at you like you’ve suddenly grown two heads. Then, she gives a self-deprecating laugh followed by a “Don’t be silly.” You figure she must have missed what you said. So, you repeat the words again and tell her that you’re serious. This time, she scoffs and replies, “Seriously, you need to get your eyes checked.” It is quite frustrating when you tell her she’s beautiful and she refuses to believe you. She tries to cover up her mouth when she laughs. Her eyes, when she looks at you, are apologetic. She never stays long in front of  the mirror because she has only learned to see flaws and disappointments there. They say beauty is only skin deep. Only? It’s the skin she lives in. It’s deep enough to hold all her insecurities and doubts. But sometimes, it’s not deep enough to keep her self-confidence from bleeding out when words are thrown as jabs against her skin. You don’t know a lot of things in life. You don’t know why bad thing