Re: Wetlook and body insecurity
Posted by mega on November 18, 2025 at 21:45:29
in Reply to: Wetlook and body insecurity posted by Phil on November 16, 2025 at 21:07:51:
Love the dunk tank and Gabe stories. Spontaneous soakings with no towel or change of clothes are my favorite.
As for feeling awkward wearing shorts/flip flops/whatever, what you're experiencing is called the spotlight effect. Psychologists did an experiment where they had individuals wear an embarrassing t-shirt and walk around in a public area. When asked, the individuals thought that 50-60% of people noticed their embarrassing shirt. When they polled the crowd, only about 20% noticed. In reality, most people aren't going to notice or care about your shorts or feet because they're too self conscious about their own spotlight. So if you want to wear shorts, flip flops, or be shirtless, just do it. Nobody really cares and life is too short to be worried about such things.