At least once a day I get the most basic and annoying questions.

"Are you okay? You look upset."

"Do you need help? You look confused."

Basically any question along those lines that you can think of, I get those on a daily basis. So let me spell it out for all of you guys.

That is just my face.

I am actually, despite what my face says, a pretty content person for the most part. For those of you who do not know, "RBF" stands for "Resting Bitch Face."

This means that despite my actual emotion, I look mad or upset.

I like to people watch. As I'm walking around campus, I watch and see how the other students interact with each other. How the football team acts. How the soccer team acts. How the non-athletes act. I walk around with my music in and I am in my own little world. 9 times out of 10, I am perfectly okay even if I look upset because I am not smiling.

My least favorite comments always have to do with smiling.

"You should smile more."

"You know, you would be a lot prettier if you smiled more often."

"Smile. Be happy."

Okay, talk about rude. For starters, women do not need to smile all the time. That is not a thing. We are allowed to walk around with a straight face. Also, I do not need you to tell me if I am pretty or not. I am a 10 and your personality makes you a 2 if you have the nerve to say that to a woman. I am going to smile when I want to smile. Just because I am not smiling does not mean that I am not happy. I was probably in a great mood until you showed up.

So to all the girls out there who are constantly told that they need to smile or that they look upset or are just flat out told that they have RBF- embrace it. You do not need to explain your facial expressions or feelings to anybody. Just keep doing you and smiling.

Or don't. It's up to you.