I am probably getting a little more sensitive as I grow older. Maybe it is partly because of the ads that come up on my various feeds. I am seeing a lot of ads for weight loss drugs and tai chi exercises. Yes, I could lose a few pounds, one of these days. I recently saw someone I hadn’t seen in years. They said “You’re looking healthy.” I thanked them but later wondered what that actually meant? The Pillsbury Doughboy looks healthy with his pink cheeks and winning smile. Am I in that category? I am still trying to determine if “looking healthy” is a compliment or I need to check out those ads I keep seeing.
Another person smiled and said “Interesting outfit but I couldn’t wear that.” I question what they are trying to tell me? I can’t determine by their eyes if they like me in this outfit or question my taste. Do I have an interesting eclectic style that is all my own and they couldn’t look as cool as me if they wore it? Or do I just look ridiculous and should put this outfit in a donation box for the appropriate person to wear? If I was a little more courageous, I would ask for clarification, but I am not.
And then there are the people who say “I have heard a lot about you.” They don’t finish that comment, so I am questioning what they could have heard about me? Was it something good? Or did they talk to the person who said that I looked healthy and got more details about what “healthy” meant? Did they hear about my outfit that probably no one in their right mind would wear in public? Or was this actually a compliment? I do want to think it is a compliment, but in the back of my mind, still question it.
