I can’t believe I did it. It’s been a few days since I told my girlfriend to shave her armpits because she looked like a gorilla, but the words still echo in my head. It was a huge mistake and I regret it every day.
I’ve apologized to her multiple times, but still, the damage is done.
It all started with a normal conversation.
We were just talking about our day, when I noticed that she hadn’t shaved her armpits in a while. I didn’t think anything of it, but then she started talking about how she was self-conscious about her body hair.
She said she felt like she needed to shave all the time, to keep up with what society expected of her.
That’s when things got out of hand. I said something that I immediately regretted. I told her she looked like a gorilla. Those words just came out of my mouth before I had the chance to think about what I was saying.
My girlfriend was shocked. She looked at me with disbelief and hurt in her eyes. I could tell that I had said the wrong thing, and I tried to apologize right away. I told her that I didn’t mean it, and that I was just trying to make a joke.
But it was too late. The damage had been done, and she was too hurt to accept my apology. She left the room, and I was left alone with my mistake. I felt horrible like I had just ruined our relationship.
The next day, she still hadn’t forgiven me. We talked about what had happened and she told me that she felt like I was trying to control her body. She said that my comment made her feel like she was being judged for something that she had no control over.
I felt terrible. I knew that I had made a huge mistake, and I wanted to make it up to her. So I decided to do something I never thought I would do: I told her to shave her armpits.
I know this probably sounds like a strange thing to do, but I was desperate to make it up to her. I wanted her to know that I accepted her for who she was, and that I was sorry for making her feel bad.
My girlfriend was hesitant at first, but eventually, she agreed to do it. She shaved her armpits that day and it felt like a weight had been lifted off of my shoulders (or armpit).
I was relieved that she had accepted my apology, and I was happy that she was willing to give me another chance.
Since then, I’ve been more conscious of my words. I never want to hurt my girlfriend again, and I want to make sure that I’m always respectful of her decisions regarding her body. I’ve learned a valuable lesson from this experience, and I hope that other people can learn from it too.
No one should ever feel like they need to shave or change their body to meet someone else’s standards. Everyone is different, and everyone deserves to be accepted for who they are.