DEAR HARRIETTE: My boyfriend discovered that I edit my pictures, and now I feel ashamed to face him. A mutual friend showed me an editing app that allows me to remove eye bags, slim down my face and adjust my waist to appear slimmer. For the past two years, I have used this app on every photo I post. I've noticed increased engagement and compliments on social media as a result. However, during our 21st anniversary celebration yesterday, my boyfriend caught me editing our photos. I had never shared an unedited photo of us before, and now I feel embarrassed to face him after that incident. I was dead-quiet the whole ride back. -- Insecure GF
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DEAR INSECURE GF: It is extremely common for people to use editing apps to enhance their photos before posting. By the way, this practice was popular even before the world of apps. It is called retouching, and people used to spend hundreds of dollars to edit their photos in order to make them look better. You have no need to be embarrassed. Just tell your boyfriend that you learned about this tool that can help you look fresher in photos, and you enjoy using it. If you two have been together for 21 years, it’s amazing that he never noticed it before, but it doesn’t matter. Do not be embarrassed. You haven’t done anything wrong.