mirror mirror on the wall, could you live without a mirror?

hi allknowing! i like that strategy of the favorite mirror...i think i will try that out! good weekend to you!

I like to make sure my hair is not standing on end or something like that but I do not use makeup so I rarely need it for more than that. I would like a full length mirror so I would know if my clothes look ok but that is not going to happen so I will simply believe that the clothes I decided to wear look ok.

good evening pageturner....i admire your most sensible and practical approach to mirror using! one only hopes that pageturner's partner is trustworthy in matters of grooming advice! peace to you and yours!

thanks jaiho2009! the psychoartist is not dating anymore as i am living in daily bliss with my husband and the princess, but am realizing how important hair neatness is to me!

I personally feels like looking in the mirror only if I go out or to check my back. The mirror tells me more or less how I look like in the eyes of the others. I try to keep my look normal and ordered. If I see someone that doesn't care about how he looks like , it tells me he is not responsible about other things and maybe he doesn't consider what other people think about him. So , I don't look in the mirror every hour , but ,a couple of times : in the morning , and before I go out or after having a bath.

No mirror is unacceptable to me. I need it to confirm whether i fit into dress.

hi paper_doll! it is refreshing to hear from someone who is free from commitment to the mirror! the "you look fine" plaque made me smile too...it would be an interesting decorating option! peace and blessings to you!

Yeah may be in the future that could be achievable but currently it would be too expensive or very cumbersome . Or we could just use the cameras we have now but they either require better lighting or take a long time to display an image or are too expensive . As for the mirror world being a parallel reality : that's a very interesting hypothesis all by itself . Although it rules out some facts it can be used to create some very good horror plots for writing quality novels and producing entertaining TV shows & movies. You remember that movie Mirrors it was released about two years ago and was a horror flick about some sort of a Devil trapped inside the mirror world . Modeled around the same hypothesis of mirror images being more than mere reflections . Do you believe that? I mean would you consider it to be a possibility ? Did you watch the movie I'm talking about ? Was the concept of the movie given by Agatha Christie ? P.S.:sorry for the butt-load of questions , I just had a lot of 'em.

billutheguy, i haven't seen that movie, but i will look it up, it sounds fascinating! i don't know if that one was based on agatha christie, but you are right, that reflection thing is a great technique for plots...mr. psychoartist and i saw that technique used on an episode of monk!

i am beginning to feel that way as well, music4life! thanks for your contribution!

hi ms.tickle! thanks for your response! jewellery making sounds fun...i hope you enjoy it...i also need to look in the mirror and with my advancing years use spectacles and magnifying glasses, etc...so reflecting glasses, including mirrors are very important in my life!

Self- confidence can happen at Any age. Ask yourself, do I feel good about the way I look? If it is a yes , then move on. If not see what you can change. Curly hair can be straightened!Easy. It is when you wish your hue was different or for a gender that you may have a Huge problem!

hello sarahruthbeth21! yes, i worry about my crazy curly hair turning into a bee's nest or worse constantly! which is sad now that the psychoartist is at a mature supposedly self-confident age! thanks for your response! i don't think it is vain, and maybe a smidgen of vanity is good for people and society as a whole!?

Mirrors also make smaller areas seem larger like hallways and such.

hi celtic eagle, you are right about mirrors being decorative, my mother has always been partial to extremely ornate mirrors in her home...the psychoartist and her family like mirrors in our home for the quality of reflecting light.. the psychoartist needs and likes light both for painting and for the temperament! interesting point of view, thank you!

yeah, if the world cannot see their ownself in mirrors or anything seen in reflections, can we know what we look like and what is there for us to realize on our ownselves? I guess that's the importance of mirrors...

hello annavi23! i appreciate your response, and agree with you that it is fascinating to contemplate a world with no mirrors at all! thanks for responding!

Ow , contact lenses are pain in the eyes sometimes. Ha ha , thanks to my parents , I made an eye laser surgery to fix the sight of one of my eyes. So , now , I don't need contact lenses. I think the mirror has more advantages , not only to check how we look like , but to find spots on our skin , to see what's going on with our skin , face... I assume this discussion is about how we look like , so I say I only care about wether my hair is not messed up , my clothes are not clumsy...

you are so right fashionfever, about contact lenses! it is virtually impossible for me to insert mine without a mirror, and total privacy too! contact lenses are nerve-wracking sometimes...i appreciate that you try to look and be your best, and i feel the same way as you! thanks for responding!

Of course,psychoartist,I believe in the inner beauty of a person.If you are kind,co-operative and God loving,then the beauty of your heart would reflect in your face and perhaps you would not need any make-up.

hello else! it is good that you are not dependednt on mirrors and i really love your answer,,,it is who we are inside that determines how we look outside and love and kindness is the best reflection! peace and blessings to you!

Thanks for the compliment. I am just a girl with simple needs.

hi shaqziad! it is a good think that you are not a slave to the mirror! the psychoartists husband stated that he thought he could live without a mirror and rarely used them even when they are there! the psychoartist is impressed by both of your attitudes! it sounds like a very liberating and easy-going attitude to have! peace to you!

right musicscout! very perceptive comments, thank you! it could be the resistance to change, and that would mean the psychoartist is not vain and superficial, hahaha! yes, some things are engrained though, like people may feel it is odd to see the cookstove in one's bedroom or bathroom...thanks for sharing!

No problem and a very interesting question. You have a knack to make me think:)

i know maximax, it is hard to imagine..and these posts have helped me learn even more interesting facts about mirrors and how we use them as humans and as a society...thanks for your answer, peace!

hi fran429! you bring up a very valid point about the contact lenses...alas, the psychoartist also must wear them and has a hard enough time dealing with them with a mirror! and proper hygiene is not vain, it is healthy! thanks for your response and have a great day!

hello yheart! i agree with you, it would be difficult to live without a mirror, even if we sometimes are not happy with our reflection there! thanks for answering!

hi toniganzon! no, you are not a bit odd! thanks for sharing, and it is good that you are not obsessed with mirrors!

thanks for your answer alberello! i think you are among the majority in this discussion!

hello rick1950! thanks for your interesting response! i especially appreciate your bringing out the points of opthamologists, another great use for mirrors in our lives other than just vain motives! peace to you!