Nouveau

You know that feeling when you meet someone and you're just getting to know them?  Especially when that new person is someone you find yourself attracted to as possibly more than friends.  You have the usual conversations that help introduce yourself to the other person.  There is normally a degree of tension, or at least of hesitancy while you ponder how much of yourself you should divulge to them.  Obviously, depending on how comfortable you feel with this person will determine how much and when you will let them in completely.  Yet, it is a very important thing to remember that while you might not want to share everything too fast, what you do share should be the utmost truth.  For there is no point in starting off on the wrong foot, or indeed on someone else's foot entirely.

This is the same when wearing a new outfit for the first time.  It might sound completely absurd to compare the two, but bare with me.  When you pick out a new outfit you put a part of yourself into it.  For the fashion beginners to understand where I'm trying to go with this, think of an ensemble that was for a very special night, perhaps a first date, or prom, something of the sort.  Remember how you wanted to look that night, remember how you thought of the shapes and the colors, how they would accent your makeup and so on.  You picked out something that you felt represented you the most. Something you could look at and exclaim, this is me!  Then remember to when you first looked into the mirror once you were all made up. How did you feel?  Well if you were true to yourself when you were selecting what to wear, you should have felt drop-dead gorgeous in a way that made you think, "Ya, I'd hit that".    You felt like you.  And that's the best anyone can hope for.

Well, I believe it's the same when entering into an new relationship, whether it be with the possible love of your life or a new best friend.  The more of you that you share the truer and stronger that relationship will be.  And like I always say, if you love you that's all that matters.