At 6 a.m. on a workday—I think a lot of women can attest to this—it's already been quite the day. Between waking up and showering, getting ready for the day, and looking 'professional', which is a lot more in depth than our male counterparts might I add, we've probably been up for the better part of an hour, if not more.

A while ago, I was standing in line at my local Starbucks, the usual 6 a.m. stop before heading to work, which I usually got to around 7 a.m. Being the type of person who swears up and down the coffee is a food group, it is a good assumption to make that standing in line at Starbucks already makes my day better; just knowing I'll be able to function like a 'normal' human soon puts me in a good mood.

I was about to order when I hear this burly voice behind me say, "You should really smile, I bet you look so pretty when you smile."

I turned around once the voice had started since this had really caught me off guard—no one really talks this early in the morning while in line.

I realized that the man was, in fact, talking to me, telling me he bets I look so pretty when I smile. I responded with the usual half-assed smile and went to pay for my coffee.

As I walked away from the register to wait for my coffee, the same man then said to me, "You weren't supposed to pay for your coffee."

I often feel that, though different, I run into similar situations as this. I feel that many women do, actually. The situation where you are simply going about your day, when suddenly someone—some man—decides to tell you how you could improve something about you.

I think that the problem with this is that I feel obligated to return the smile.