hhmm... it's sometimes difficult to know whether or not they perceive "non-change"... i think they have a clear mental picture of what they expect to see because they ascribe a certain look with what they know your age to be... perhaps you'll get more comments of "you look really good today" or something along those lines but unless you've told them/convinced them of spiraling i'm just not sure that they would be able to see something other than what they want to see... sometimes it's not limited to how others think you should look but also to how you "should" behave, including what they call milestones -
"oh, you're not married yet" etcthis is why i don't share my age - i want a
minimal amount of that thought process
bombarded at me... i have to tolerate it somewhat when it's family and it's more than enough
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" Some define good as that which preserves, and evil as that which destroys; but destruction can be cleansing and purifying, for there is such a thing in both men and races as spiritual constipation, which comes from too much preservation of the status quo." ( Dion Fortune )
A life lived in fear is a life not lived. (Anon)