Beauty

While I'm loathe to admit it, sometimes a really bad hair day can really throw off my mood. Ditto with a giant pimple in the centre of my face.

Do you think you would be happier if you were better looking?

A little while ago, I heard a rumour. "She lies about her age," said my friend, nodding his head in the direction of a good friend's ex-girlfriend, who was just out of earshot.

I've been sort of under the impression that things are going to get steadily better as I get older. Sure, there are the inevitable realities of the body. The elasticity in my skin will give, I'm already kind of thinking that I'm past the bikini years, and my childbearing opportunities are not eternal.

We spend a lot of time agonizing over our physical flaws, but do you think that cosmetic surgery might make you happier? Recent findings from the National Plastic Surgery Survey show that 87 percent of Canadian women would like to change at least one of their body parts.