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To think some people just look like they have it all!!

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PunnyOliveTurtle · 26/11/2025 08:00

Look I KNOW IABU!! I am not in a good place at all these days but this has been playing on my mind since last Saturday. I went to do my shopping (with my measly 65quid budget) and whilst in the supermarket i kept coming across a woman. She was dressed so perfectly...lovely black leggings, a white and black long sleeved top and then a lovely black jumper over it, she had the sleeves rolled up so you could see the striped top peaking out. Her new balances were immaculate...her hair was swishing and had lovely volume...i just thought HOW?!! Got to the checkout and she was ahead of me, her handbag was a mulberry, she had a mountain of shopping with items clearly for DC so she wasn't childless (despite looking like she had 4 hours to get ready) bare in mind it was 9am anyway! Fuck she even smelled expensive!!!
She spend over 150 on what looked like a very healthy weekly shop. I just felt so inadequate. I looked like shit and ill never have the money to be able to look like that.
Look I know I saw a 30min snippet of this woman, and no doubt she will have her issues and traumas...but how so some people seem to just carry themselves so well. She was so chatty and friendly with the cashier too, she genuinely seemed like a nice person.
I just needed a vent...

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DarkEyedSailor · 26/11/2025 08:13

I probably look like I'm very fancy. But it's all from Vinted and my expensive perfume is from a sample website, and I live on a council estate on minimum wage! My nice hair care stuff is from Savers. I save up with Park Xmas Savings all year to have money to splash on the child.

Be kind to yourself. Whether or not the woman you saw is really fancy or faking-it fancy, she's no better than you. You're doing your best.

PunnyOliveTurtle · 26/11/2025 08:12

ChristmasTimeChristmasJoy · 26/11/2025 08:08

She’s probably up to her eyeballs in debt though. 🤫

Well so am i so that makes no difference to me, she probably isn't though, she probably owns her own house anyway, so that's a different debt.

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PunnyOliveTurtle · 26/11/2025 08:11

LifeBeginsToday · 26/11/2025 08:06

It sounds like you need to start wearing your favourite clothes, style your hair and focus on how you look and feel. It doesn't need to be top brands. But when you look your best you do feel good and present yourself differently to the world.

I have 65 on a good week for food, i don't have money for anything that is my favourite. All my clothes are old and not in style really.

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ChristmasTimeChristmasJoy · 26/11/2025 08:08

She’s probably up to her eyeballs in debt though. 🤫

notnorman · 26/11/2025 08:07

it sounds like she did a shop on the way to somewhere else that she needed to dress up for xx

LifeBeginsToday · 26/11/2025 08:06

It sounds like you need to start wearing your favourite clothes, style your hair and focus on how you look and feel. It doesn't need to be top brands. But when you look your best you do feel good and present yourself differently to the world.

Upsetbetty · 26/11/2025 08:05

Are you ok @PunnyOliveTurtle? Do you want to talk?