Mirror, mirror on the wall…
By 41Combedale
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
Greece
June 20, 2016 4:37am CST
Last year we acquired a full length wall mirror from friends who were moving away. I had not seen myself full length for a very long time but I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw. I looked less overweight than I felt and my legs looked slimmer in the mirror than when I looked down at them!
This impression was destroyed when a friend came two days ago. She is quite a large lady and she just happened to see herself in my mirror.
‘I love your mirror’ she exclaimed, ‘I look so slim!’ She did look slim, unrealistically so.
After she left I told my husband about it and being a practical man he got out a tape measure and announced that the mirror was a little concave, from side to side and especially from top to bottom! Hence the mirror lied.
In retrospect it occurred to me that the previous owners were short and fat. Did they deliberately buy a deceptive mirror or were they flattered into buying it from the image it delivered?
I’m not going to ask them, so I will never know….
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15 responses
You could have gone on feeling really good about yourself - but of course you should do that anyway.@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
20 Jun 16
It was better than going on a diet...I may have to consider that now that reality has taken over from a lying mirror.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
20 Jun 16
And even better if it was connected to the scales in the bathroom.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
20 Jun 16
LOL, that reminds of the mirror in one of the shops in HongKong that we went into.. I looked so tall and slim in that mirror, I loved what I saw..
The mirrors we have here at home show me the truth .. But the truth set me free .. heeheh!!
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
20 Jun 16
I think some shops cheat with mirrors, that would explain why clothes tried on in cubicles in shops look less flattering when we come home.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
21 Jun 16
@41CombedaleRoad Oh yes they do have those 'magic mirrors' to make people buy ..
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
20 Jun 16
I think sometimes we just need a little positivity and if the mirror makes you feel a little slimmer well I think that is a good thing. lol
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
20 Jun 16
It is rather a backhanded complement now.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
20 Jun 16
@41CombedaleRoad Well but nothing is more attractive than confidence and looking good makes you confident so it is a win-win!!
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
20 Jun 16
What a cool mirror! My niece has a mirror that must be a reflection of someone else, because I look much better in my mirrors at home!
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
20 Jun 16
Best not to take a glance at yourself when you go visiting...
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
20 Jun 16
@41CombedaleRoad That's true. Maybe I should take my own floor length mirror with me wherever I travel. Might be a little difficult on the plane, though.
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
20 Jun 16
If they didn't tell you when they gave it to you, then they probably were unaware. But if it makes you feel better, then it was probably not a good idea to measure it. 
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
20 Jun 16
Ignorance may be bliss but my husband is a very logical man and he could see better than the mirror!
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
21 Jun 16
@41CombedaleRoad He would most likely accurately answer the question, "Do these pants make my butt look big?" So don't ask. 
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
20 Jun 16
dang that friend fer burstin' yer bubble, eh? most interestin' those folk'd bought such a mirror? the daughter-'n-law's got huge mirrors, to make certain that she's jest "perfect", lol. fer myself, i rarely look'nto a small'un. jest goin' 's i am, feelin' comfy'n my own skin.
@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
20 Jun 16
What a disappointment to find that mirror was being deceptive but curious that your friends had such a mirror in their home. Wonder if they really knew it wasn't a true reflection of what they saw when they looked in it
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
20 Jun 16
I';ve no idea but it must have been a great consolation to them.
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
20 Jun 16
Imagine that! But I guess one or two might like to give it a try if I share my secret.
@lilnana1111 (2305)
• United States
4 Jul 16
I've never heard of a mirror like that, but wouldn't mind having one, lol.
@dianadee (1778)
• South Africa
21 Jun 16
So true..sometimes mirrors can be so deceptive and misleading! Hate some of the mirrors in the changing booths in clothing shops!
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
21 Jun 16
I remember there used to be a room of mirrors in some museums and we enjoyed seeing ourselves in all shapes and sizes in these specially made mirrors as children.Thanks for the memories
@ModernDayWriter (3318)
• New Delhi, India
20 Jun 16
My mirror is opposite. I am thin but look bulky in the mirror 
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
20 Jun 16
That is odd, have you tried checking how flat the glass is?
@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
20 Jun 16
One can do good business of their product using this one.
