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I needed glasses but years of being told they’re unattractive stopped me

Rebecca sitting at her laptop, wearing hexagon framed black glasses

I tried on all the frames in the shop and couldn’t see any that suited my face (Picture: Karen Dexter Photography)

I was 21 when I got my first pair of glasses. 

It was those really slim letterbox styles that everyone used to wear, and I got them in brown to match my hair.

Granted, that might not seem like a huge milestone in someone’s life, but for me it was.

Growing up, I’d never


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