One of the major differences between men and women is the time we spend on ourselves.

There is an incredible amount of work that goes into properly grooming oneself as a woman.

There is constant attention to detail, like carefully washing one’s face every day, exfoliating, then moisturizing the face and eyes separately. There is a regimen for the evening and another in the morning.

There is nail care, and hair care, and body hair removal by waxing or shaving or whatever. There is scraping off dead skin on hands and feet or wherever it appears.

A girl has to moisturize her whole body, get occasional facials, do masks and peels and so on.

Her hair has to be styled often, and there are myriad of products to be applied at different times for differing purposes. Frequent visits to the salon are advisable.

Then, the clothes, and the shoes…

Even going to bed, a girl has to look her best, so there’s lingerie and bathrobes and slippers…

All this self-pampering can get tedious – though often it does for the husband or boyfriend before it does for the woman.

And that may be because there is something wonderful about taking the time and effort to treat your body with love and respect… to treat yourself that way… to take care of yourself.

It is one of the centering and comforting things I get out of living my female life – a gift I give myself that I never get as a guy.