On modesty: A man and a women provide their perspectives
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Typically, questions about modesty tend to be directed toward how we dress, but I would like to look outside of that realm.
I consider immodesty to be any choice intended to generate undue focus on one’s physical nature at the expense of one’s spiritual and intellectual self. Clothes that are revealing or tight fitting on either gender are the most obvious forms of immodesty, but it is much more inclusive than attire.
While recently attending a conference, I observed a type of immodest action that I had never seen before. I quickly made friends with a fellow college student named Mary. Mary is 21 years old and married. Mary and I really got along well and had a lot of great conversations, but that was not the typical situation Mary encountered at the conference. Many times she would have a nice conversation going with a guy she had met, but as soon as she mentioned being married, the conversation would dwindle.
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