/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>Be me
>Not really into social media
>If I take pictures of myself I just share with friends
>Especially boyfriend
>Everyone is supportive of me doing lolita
>Hell yeah, good friends, good feels
>The validation of them is enough
>Come yesterday
>Out hanging with a friend in a park
>Wearing normie clothes and low-effort hairstyle
>During day we take pictures of ducks doing weird stuff
>Sneak a picture of my friend
>Laughs are had
>I got snapped a little too
>Think nothing of it
>Later that evening
>Boyfriend sends me one of the pictures my friend took today
>Meaning friend sent to boyfriend
>He's enthusiastic and calls me cute
>The picture is literally shit
>Deny it
>He insists
>Try to prove I'm right by listing every unflattering thing about the photo
>He rebuttal that those details don't take away from my overall beauty
>Realise my total defeat

I-is this why people act like cringy tsunderes? By fighting his opinion I made him rub the compliments in way more than usual, and I feel really happy.

But I'm also painfully reminded of how self-critical I am, coupled with lopsided self-esteem. Maybe I am pretty, I just don't see it that clearly.

Inb4 bragpost, bite me, it's a feel.