I imagine your assessment to be more realistic, and the quote to be far too optimistic, even though I wish for the opposite. I know women have an entirely diff

I imagine your assessment to be more realistic, and the quote to be far too optimistic, even though I wish for the opposite. I know women have an entirely different level of pressure in this arena and the idea of not wearing makeup or being fashionable enough has a larger impact on them socially...as a man I recognize the differences...but have still never cared about such things and not wanted to invest myself in those who would judge me or someone else because of shallow things. I will, as I mentioned in another comment, be respectful when it matters, and not say go to a funeral in pajamas and unkempt, as to not make it about me. But in my daily life I leave vanity at the mirror. My behavior defines me to anyone I care about and theirs to me, not looks or trends.