Parenting Modesty

“What happen to your shirt?” I ask seeing raged edges around the armholes were sleeves used to be sewn in place. “I like it this way. I fixed it,” responds my engineering son heading out of the door. I can’t miss the bright spark reflecting in his eyes saying he is quite satisfied with his [...]

Modesty and Romance

On a la Modest, I talked about Lolita fashion and its roots from the Victorian age. Even taking bustiers into account, you have to admit that fashion back then was much more modest than today. A friend of mine likes to view dressing modestly as a way to feel like royalty–a princess finely dressed. Centuries [...]

Bride and Groom Kiss

  Dani si Andreea 3 Originally uploaded by STUDIO SFARA Is This Modest? MInTheGap: There’s nothing more beautiful than a bride and a groom on their wedding day sharing a passionate kiss! Of course, guys are rarely immodest in most photos (unless blatantly so) and this bride’s dress is modest in that it is not [...]

The Wedding and After

After a man marries a woman, he no longer struggles with immodesty.  He delights in his wife, and can see all he needs to at any time.  She fulfils his every desire and need, and he needs no other. I wish, very hard, to say this was true, but it is not, and this is [...]

They Just Can’t Be Understood

As boys and girls become teens and then young ladies and men, there are subtle changes in the way they react to each other.  The physical attraction is still there, and the pressure is still very real, but the relationships that a person goes through and their life experiences can help discipline them or cause [...]