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Ugh, this is reminding me of when my (male) partner paid an artist to draw us as cartoon characters. She drew my partner fairly accurately but definitely came up with a fantasy of me. For starters, I was shorter and smaller than my partner in her drawing, despite the fact that I am taller and larger (and the photos my partner sent reflec…
Ugh, this is reminding me of when my (male) partner paid an artist to draw us as cartoon characters. She drew my partner fairly accurately but definitely came up with a fantasy of me. For starters, I was shorter and smaller than my partner in her drawing, despite the fact that I am taller and larger (and the photos my partner sent reflected this). IRL I have a large nose...which was replaced with a teeny one. The result: my cartoon partner embracing a tiny cartoon woman snuggling into his chest. And then I felt bad saying well it doesn’t look like me because it was a gift.