What do you do to fix a failing relationship? You know when
you start fighting more often—even about the littlest things—and when you’re
just not happy with your partner anymore, there’s something wrong. So do you
start wearing sexy lingerie? Take a vacation? Break the usual routines and go
out for actual dates that don’t involve watching TV and eating on the couch?
Why You Shouldn’t Get Plastic Surgery
Some people would go as far as getting plastic surgery to
improve their looks to make their partners happier. Yes, getting plastic surgery is incredibly common now but it’s still a decision that should be
carefully considered. Getting a rhinoplasty or breast augmentation to look more
attractive to please your partner shouldn’t be the main reason of surgery.
Plastic surgeons do see people who come and request for
procedures because their partner said they should get some work done. In these
situations, plastic surgeons aren’t just doctors; they’re like therapists who
listen to this person’s situation and thoughts. Surgeons usually say patients
should be doing procedures for themselves and not for others. If a surgeon
feels the client is seeking surgery for reasons like repairing a relationship
or winning back an ex-lover, they can refuse to perform procedures on them.
Women Seek Surgery on Their Own
Of course, not everyone gets a little cosmetic work done to
please their partners. Dr. Mulholland, a plastic surgeon from Toronto, has had many
female patients in their 40s and 50s come in for treatments for themselves. “These
women aren’t looking to be on the cover of magazines or to support a failing
marriage. They want to look and feel their best, and they do so with the help
of these relatively safe procedures and dieting. They have to go into it with
realistic expectations and full disclosure of information,” he says.
A Quarter of Men Want Their Partners to Get Surgery
Lots of women will get some work done out of their own
choices and desires to improve their looks. But what happens when your partner thinks
that you should get plastic surgery? In this survey,
24% of British men admitted they wanted their partners to have cosmetic surgery
to improve their looks.
The top 5 treatments men said they wanted their partner to
have included:
- Liposuction
- Breast augmentation
- Dental surgery
- Rhinoplasty
- Botox
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| 24% of surveyed British men said they wanted their partners to get plastic surgery to improve their looks. Rhinoplasty was the 4th most popular choice. |
Only 10% of these men said they would actually tell their
partners. You would think the main reason men wouldn’t admit their opinions are
to avoid hurting their partners’ feelings, but that’s not the case. The main
reason 76% of the men wouldn’t say anything is because “they don’t think their
looks could be improved” even after surgery.
Do It for Yourself
We think these results are quite revealing. It wouldn’t be
true to say a romantic partner’s opinions of your looks don’t matter at all.
But someone else’s desires to change your appearance for their own needs
shouldn’t be your main reason to seek surgery. Changing something on your body
or face should stem from your personal choices to feel more confident and happy
overall. Afterall, there’s risk, recovery time and it can be expensive if you
haven’t budgeted for plastic surgery.
We’d hate to sound cynical, but here it is. You don’t want
to breakup with your partner but still live with a nose or super large implants
that you didn’t want in the first place. You are the one who will live with and
see yourself everyday—make sure it’s your decision and not somebody’s else’s.
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