She asked me to think about how, when we get dressed for an evening out, women often discount the opinion of our long-term male partners. And not just because our partners are afraid to tell us that the dress does, in fact, make us look fat. “He just doesn’t have a lot of credibility. You’re all he’s got. He doesn’t see you the way you want to be seen! But admiration from someone you know less well, or from a stranger—that has an impact!”
