Eldest daughter: 'Everything is bad', Partner: 'Everything is good' -> Father, checkmated

There was a scratch on my glasses lens.

At first, I thought, 'Well, it's fine,' but...

Gradually, the difficulty seeing started to bother me.

So, I decided to go to JINS.

A small JINS store I went to with my eldest daughter

I happened to be out with my eldest daughter, so we stopped by a small JINS store while we were at it.

This was the beginning of hell.

Every time I tried on a pair, comments flew in from beside me.

'That doesn't suit you.'

'Oh, that one's no good either.'

'Big glasses don't suit you.'

Not a shred of kindness.

No mercy.

But I know she is thinking about it seriously in her own way, so with mixed feelings, I went home that day without buying any glasses.

The next day, I went to a large JINS store with my partner and second daughter.

'Let's try going one more time,' so the next day we went to a large JINS store.

This time, I'm with my partner and my second daughter.

Every time I try something on, my partner gives me feedback.

'Everything looks good on you.'

'Oh, this one is nice too.'

'This one is also good, either one is fine.'

I'm happy. I'm happy, but...

I can't choose.

If everything is good, I can't narrow down the options, can I?

Their kindness is so overwhelming that it's actually a problem.

Caught between 'total rejection' and 'total affirmation'

To summarize:

• Eldest daughter -> Total rejection with an overly critical eye

• Partner -> Total affirmation with an overly kind eye

I know both come from love, but...

Honestly, what I want is something in between.

I kind of want someone like a judge who can give me a critique.

But it's hard to ask that of family, isn't it?

Everyone is either brutally honest or too kind, and they never land in that perfect middle ground.

So, what happened in the end?

...I still haven't been able to buy them.

I'm thinking of going alone next time.

Go alone and decide based solely on my own judgment.

That might be the fastest way...

Choosing glasses is difficult, isn't it?

Summary

Thank you for reading this far.

To summarize this glasses saga:

When you have both correct opinions and kind words, you can become unable to act.

This might not be limited to just choosing glasses...

Thank you for reading until the end.

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