Wow, that was the most beautiful thing you have ever written, your wife is very beautiful too...Both you and your brother sound like such sweethearts! You have hit the nail on the head, the selfie craze is a reflection of insecurity along with all the filters that make everyone look like 12 year olds. Just like magazines were putting unrealistic expectations on us as youth, now social media has taken over and pushes all these aspects on young women. We as a society need to bring the natural beauty back in style...Imperfectly perfect human beings. I think people feel disconnected from themselves as well even the it seems like the opposite.

I tend to forget these things myself as I age or notice how covid lockdowns gave me 2 extra jean sizes but I'm one of the lucky ones to have found a man who adores me that reminds me that I'm not the only one getting older or not as unimportant as I think.