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Scarecrow314159 t1_j6h65gs wrote

Reminds me of the time my parents said I could wear jeans and a button shirt to a semi formal event... except.. when I showed up, everyone was wearing suits and ties. I stuck out like a sore thumb and I felt really self conscious for it.

Good on you for just rolling with it and even turning it into a laugh for everyone, that was definitely the best strategy there. They won't remember you as underdresser, they'll remember you as funny and charismatic :)

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Archelon_ischyros t1_j6jzdvl wrote

I hate that feeling.

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Scarecrow314159 t1_j6kmwsu wrote

I wish I played it cool like OP here, because I kind of just withdrew and stayed really quiet, trying to avoid being noticed, which made me stand out more in hindsight... if I just laughed it off, no one would have cared, but because I cared, others did too

Some friends really made an effort to try to make me feel better but all the extra attention didn't help

I wish I could foresee that at the time lol it's really obvious to me now

Thank you for the empathy though, it does help to know it happens to others as well

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