To be honest, I was a little worried about publishing this article. After all, there are a lot of "touchy" topics out there, and this is definitely one of them. I know what you're thinking: who are you to tell me how I should act as a woman? Well, I chose to write this article not because I have the desire to dictate your actions, but because I've seen a lot of women around me experience constant disrespect from others, and I want it to stop immediately. Nowadays, I feel as if the majority of women are forgetting the true meaning of "class," and it is because of this that they are constantly being mistreated by the people around them. Below is a list of 6 characteristics that a true woman of class never exhibits. And if you do find yourself exhibiting any of them, I suggest that you stop doing so as soon as possible:
1. Asking a man the following question: "So...Are we ever going to go out on a real date?"
This is a question that should never have to be asked by a woman of class. Ladies, believe me when I say that if a man wants to spend time with you, HE will be the one to ask you out on a real date. If you have to be the one to initiate it, then he's probably not as into you as you think he is. Either move on to a man that actually makes an effort to be a part of your life, or just keep the question to yourself until he is ready to ask it.
2. Be the first to admit her feelings to a man she likes.
I'm not going to lie. I'm a very emotional kind of person, and I'm pretty sure you are too! Even when I started crushing on my current boyfriend, I found it extremely difficult to keep my feelings to myself seeing as I wanted to know if he felt the same way about me that I did about him. Fortunately, I know what it's like to admit your feelings to someone only to find out that they don't feel the same way about you that you do about them. Not only that, but you should NEVER have to be the first out of the two of you to do so in the first place. Instead, wait for him to tell you how he feels. Then you can tell him whether or not you feel the same way.
3. Constantly seek attention and approval from others.
A woman of class NEVER has to seek attention or approval from the people around her. Instead, she gains it just by being the strong and classy lady she is. She makes people want to spend time with and compliment her without even realizing it. So instead of asking people what they think about you, start asking yourself what you can do to grow as an individual and change how people look at you in a way that you appreciate from now on.
4. Feel the need to show cleavage to prove to others that she's beautiful.
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Ladies, please stop showing off your cleavage thinking that others will find it attractive. As a woman myself, I totally get that you want to show off your features. But please, don't overdo it. After all, a real woman of class like yourself shouldn't have to expose everything she has to express her true beauty to others. As stated by well known actress, Zendaya Coleman,"You can be beautiful without being half naked." Besides, there's more to beauty than just showing your skin.
5. Beg people to stay in her life that don't already have the desire to do so on their own.
Sweetheart, why bother wasting valuable time and energy trying to get people to stay in your life if they don't already have the desire to do so on their own? Honestly, you're just putting yourself through a LOT of undue stress by doing so. Stop it. NOW.
6. Feel the need to be like everyone else just so she can fit in with the crowd.
I was always the "odd one out" in a group of people growing up. Even today I'm more than proud to say that I still am. So to those of you who are trying their absolute hardest to be accepted by everyone else: please stop, because you're not going to be any more special than the people who are trying to gain the reputation that everyone else around you already has or is trying to have. Embrace who you are, sweetheart! Be your fun, goofy, classy, nerdy, stand out from the crowd self!
Remember ladies, I didn't write this article in an effort to try and control and demean you. I wrote it with the hopes that you would take every one of the above characteristics into account and use them to your advantage to change the way you feel about yourself as well as how you are perceived and treated by the people around you. It's time you start being treated like the woman of class you know you have the power to be if you are not already. Don't be afraid to make that dream a reality.
