You've seen it all over the internet, memes of girls before and after makeup pictures with the caption "Why you can't trust girls" or "Take her swimming on the first date". Why have these been trending on Twitter and Facebook the last few months? Why are those two phrases so popular? Do people really think swimming on the first date is a good time? Can girls really not be trusted because of their before and after pictures? What is the deal?

I'l tell you what the deal is, men think that women wear makeup for them and for their approval. How crazy is that? I don't contour my face because my boyfriend loves that chiseled look. I don't wear a bold lipstick to impress some guy at a party. I don't wear that "no makeup" makeup look because men love that natural look, and I don't spend hundreds of dollars at Sephora or an hour and a half on my makeup for someone elses approval. As much as men love to think women do everything just to impress them and please them, that is far from the truth and I am so sick of seeing those pictures all over the internet. It's time to have some common sense.

You "can't trust women" because they look different with and without makeup. Is that really new information? Do you really think women actually have blue shimmery eyelids and naturally perfect filled in eyebrows? People complain that if she's wearing too much makeup you can't trust her or you should take her swimming so you can see what she really looks like, but if shes not wearing any makeup something is wrong or "maybe she's sick". Well 1. Why do you care? Why are looks such a big part of your relationship 2. Stop complaining, if someone isn't wearing makeup that's their own personal choice they made based on what they want and same goes for someone wearing a full face of makeup. When they are, or aren't, putting on makeup they aren't thinking about that cute boy they saw the other day, they are thinking about what they want.

We live in a world where doing something for yourself is unheard of, you don't always do something with the intention of pleasing someone else. When I do my makeup I do it for me. I do it because I like the way I look and i'm not sorry about any of that. It's okay to be confident in yourself, it's okay to do something for yourself because it makes you happy. If someone is going ask me if i'm sick because i'm not wearing makeup i'm going to tell them, "No, I like the way I look without makeup." If someone comments that i'm wearing too much makeup i'm going to reply, "Well I didn't do this for you so it really doesn't matter." Notice that those are "I" statements, not "He" statements. So next time you want to make a joke about taking her swimming you should probably reevaluate yourself.