Picture this: It's 2017 and no one cares about physical appearances anymore. Man, that sounds like the perfect universe, but sadly we still live in a world where other people are so obsessed with the way other people look. I not only experience this first hand from people telling me I could be thinner, or models parading around with a body that everyone is supposed to have, but I also experience judgment toward my relationship.

I am dating someone who is much thinner than I am, and with us being the exact same height I'll admit that our situation isn't ideal. "The guy is supposed to be much taller and bigger than the girl," but in my relationship that is not the case. But I have never let it affect my relationship and neither has my boyfriend, but we continually receive judgment from others with comments such as, "you guys kind of make an awkward couple."

Trust me, I see it. I own a mirror. I see how much thicker I am than him, and I see that sometimes I am taller than him when I wear certain shoes, but I also see a person who loves me unconditionally. Someone who comforts me when other people get me down. That's the thing, sometimes these people's comments do get me down. They are taking my biggest insecurities and vocalizing them as if I don't have feelings. I try my best not to let it get to me, but it's hard to do that when you hear that people are judging you for, not only your physical appearance but your partner's as well.

I've accepted who I am, and I know that my boyfriend has as well, so I think it's time that other people take a look in the mirror and see how the comments you're putting out into the world affect your appearance because trust me, those ugly comments can make a person ugly as well.