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“I naturally look mean, but I’m okay with that. It keeps the weak people away.” (Anonymous)

Resting B**** Face Syndrome (RBF) is a facial expression that unintentionally appears as if a person is irritated, annoyed, bored, or judgmental. This is mainly when the individual is relaxed, resting, or not expressing any particular emotion. The phenomenon is real and the condition is as common in males (as in females). The phrase dates back to 2003.

How does one eliminate RBF? Doctors use plastic surgery fillers like Botox or Juvéderm Vollure in the face. The procedure takes about 10 to 20 minutes, and costs anywhere from $500 to $5,000 depending on the surgeon and the number of shots. It typically lasts up to two years. Below are comments that people constantly make about individuals with RBF:

·        A person with RBF might not be the kind of person you’d want to ask directions from.

·        If you're at an interview or doing a presentation, you have to work extra hard on your fake smile. If you don't, people will generally think you're uninterested, which is untrue.

·        No one ever knows whether you're serious, being sarcastic, or just joking. It just gets awkward when you have to explain yourself.

·        People constantly tell you that you need to be more polite.

·        People constantly think you have a bad attitude.

·        People repeatedly ask either why you aren’t smiling, or if you’re ok.

·        The struggle is that whenever you are in a bad mood, people think it's just a normal day for you.

·        When you finally get to know a person and they tell you they thought you were awful when they first met you.

·        When you find out a person you loved never approached you because they thought you were mean.

·        When you're feeling amazing on the inside, and then individual ruins it by asking why you look so angry.

·        Your driver license photo basically looks like a mug shot from jail.

·        Your friends constantly think that you're judging them. In reality, it is they who are judging your RBF syndrome, which is a real thing.

“Controlling my tongue is no problem. It is my face that needs deliverance.” (Anonymous)[i]

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[i] Sources used:

·        “Resting bitch face” From Wikipedia

·        “12 Problems Only Girls with RBF Understand” By Ariel Nagi     

·        “The Psychology of Resting Bitch Face Syndrome and What You Can Do” by Kim Gillbee

·        “Women Are Getting Plastic Surgery to Look Less ‘Mean’” By Robin Zlotnick

·        “We Talked to a Plastic Surgeon about RBF—Resting B*tch Face—and what’s His Cure” by Jazmine A. Ortiz