Why do some girls look in the mirror so darn much and take selfies every 5 ,minutes?

[mnt21]

I just went back to school and i've noticed that most girls i see are always looking at their phone very five minutes to fix their make up which needs no fixings and touch their hair. Plus 90% of the time they open their phone, its to take a selfie and post it on instagram, like plz just stop. It makes them look really shallow.

[kimchi]

They're bored?

[jaco]

whenever i look into the mirror, im hypnotized, like im so beautiful i start staring into the mirror for like hours

 

they prob wanna know if they look good(hair, makeup, etc)

[mystiqurez]

...fishing for complements and wanting to look beautiful 24/7.  You can thank the media for that 

[Chunface]

[Simmi]

Because they are - GIRlS.

 

Edit- wth? What's the downvote for? -_-

[Mog]

Probably habit. If they're used to doing it, then they'll likely continue to do so.

[Elisa]

IDK why but I dont think it makes them shallow tho 

[Free Salad Bar]

Sometimes I think there's like an unspoken competition between the other girls so they always try to look cute. Or they just like looking at themselves.
 

[skylight]

my friend does that, she says its habit

plus girls pay attention to little details

[SuJuforever15]

I see girls doing that all the time...why do they need to look so pretty all the time...I don't know why...maybe checking to see if everything looks alright and most of the time...it is...They really do look shallow...caring about how pretty or ugly they look...it's not their fault.

I'm a girl too but I don't constantly check to see how I look...once or twice is good but anything more is a little...much.

[exoticinspirit]

Lol I check after lunch and whenever need chapstick or go to my locker (I have a mirror in my makeup bag and one in my locker), otherwise I don't bother. As for the instagram selfie shit I have no clue and it annoys the hell out of me. 

[Nev Schulman]

This girl I know comes late to class because she spends to much time looking at herself.

 

I am a girl and I am questioning this as well, but I have a low self esteem so yeah you get me.

[Tokki the Awkward Potato]

...fishing for complements and wanting to look beautiful 24/7.  You can thank the media for that  

 

 

[Dramagoddess]

Even though I find it annoying, if I was prettier I would always post pictures of myself online and look in the mirror to check my makeup every hour.

[bananabrows]

Why does it bother you tho

[SEWER RAT]

Because media and society like to send open messages to young women that if they're pretty and perfect they'll progress in society, creating a vicious cycle of narcissism and plummeting self-esteem.

[mnt21]

Why does it bother you tho

 

Because almost everyone is doing it and it feels like a new trend that i cannot understand

[Charmy]

They want to look good. I go in the restroom between classes to freshen up as well. I don't see how posting selfies is shallow though..

[bananabrows]

Because almost everyone is doing it and it feels like a new trend that i cannot understand

It doesn't even concern you. Just ignore it.

[Skibop!!]

Guys do it more than girls

[changemysoul]

Well for the instagram thing, I don't mind, to me its not shallow, so you want to post a bunch of pictures on a site that it's for. No harm done, its fun, your doing that the app was made for . Won't kill anybody.

 

As for the constantly looking at mirrors, I know I don't it often because I have zero - self esteem, Sometimes I feel like a lot of people are watching me and laughing because something is wrong with me. so I always check the mirror to see my flaws before anyone else can point it out. I'm not shallow, just scared of what other people think of me. I'd rather spend a million moments trying to make sure I look nice nice, then have one moment of feeling ugly. 

[GDragon]

They seek compliments girls like that constantly ask people if they look good to feel good about themselves. 

[key.bum]

isn't it normal for girls to check themselves alot?

[Dasom the Awkward Potato]

I don't see a problem with being cautious of your looks. Most people would obviously would want to look good in public so let them be.