Mirrors, such a shallow reflection… When you live in Lebanon, where physical beauty following particular standards has become your ticket to ‘success’ (fine marriage, fine job, good connections, more money,….) or at least your guarantee to be ‘accepted’ by others, the pressure can be often unbearable, leading to: Insecurities, Depression, Anxiety, Extreme Eating disorders, Narcissism, […]
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There are Men intimidated by Intelligent Women: my Perception of a Lebanese Reality
I live in Beirut and I write to share with you my perception of a particular reality. Most women I know, educated, successful in their work field, young, beautiful, intelligent and independent, are not able to get married nowadays. Men they dated felt emasculated. I even heard one of my friends saying that a successful […]