13 Feelings Every Glasses-Wearer Understands
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13 Feelings Every Glasses-Wearer Understands

To my bespectacled friends: you're not alone.

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13 Feelings Every Glasses-Wearer Understands
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Wearing glasses might be frustrating, but as anyone who has been late for their first class would know, rushing out of the house without them can ruin the rest of your day. If you're going to spend the rest of your life relying on a pair of polycarbonate or plastic lenses, why not make the best of it? Whether you've been wearing glasses for a couple days or a couple decades, here are some truly relatable GIFs to bring clarity to your blurry world.

1. You still hate waiting for the puff of air to hit your eye.

You don't know how long you've been waiting. It's been at least a decade, if not twelve. You blink. The puff hits your eyelids. You restart.

2. When the optometrist asks you, "Which is better: one, or two?"

Is there even a difference? Maybe this a psychological experiment. Where are the cameras? Who are you, optometrist lady? Who am I?

3. "How many fingers am I holding up?"

I just need glasses. I'm not blind.

4. That one attempt you made to get your driver's license without glasses.

You tried to memorize the person's answers in front of you, but it was too late. Another year, another driver's license restriction.

5. Your lenses fog up in unpredictable situations.

Opening the dishwasher, drinking hot coffee, crying too much, stepping outside when it's raining, breathing when it's humid...

6. "You look so much better without glasses."

Go back to your blurry land of ignorance.

6. "You must be really smart or something."

As it turns out, it isn't always true. (Though I wish it was.)

7. The struggles of wearing prescription sunglasses

Daylight is as predictable as your next prescription. You take them off while driving under clouds, only to rush to cram them back on your face when the sun reappears.

8. And the joy of getting your 3D glasses positioned just right.

And no, you can't watch the movie without your normal glasses on.

9. "OMG, can I try on your glasses?"

You can't. They are expensive, and my livelihood depends on them.

10. When you forget them at home and it's too late to go back.

If you made it through third grade by squinting, you can do it again today.

11. You fondly remember the first time you saw individual leaves.

Before, trees were cotton candy fluffs of color or if you were lucky: pointillism. Fall became infinitely better in a matter of seconds.

12. When someone starts a conversation and you're in a vulnerable, glasses-less state.

You're faced with two options: embarrassingly ask who they are, or spend the rest of the conversation using neutral pronouns and nodding uncomfortably.

13. And finally, even though they're slightly defective, you still love your eyes.

Besides, you're going to have them for the rest of your life. Why not make the best of it?

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