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since reading "the double standard of aging" (1972) i've been catching myself in thoughts like, how fucked up is it that at 26 i still feel like the ideal figure remains the one only a teenager can possess and how probably the men in my life don't ever have this desire - particularly taken back by her discussion on vanity and now every time i catch myself in the mirror i feel like i must investigate its purpose

lady chatterley catching mellors showering himself outside and immediately making excuses to drag on a conversation with him later in the chapter (real recognises real)