M: Did you hear about Johnny?
W: No. Why? Is he okay?
M: He had some plastic surgery done.
W: What? Why?
M: Do you remember he had a scar on his face?
W: Yes, of course. He always had that. I've known him since primary school, and I always remember him having that on his cheek.
M: Well, he had it fixed.
W: Fixed? What do you mean? You can't fix a scar.
M: You know what I mean? He had an operation done on it, plastic surgery, in order to cover it and make it less noticeable.
W: Oh, well, that's ridiculous, isn't it? It was noticeable, sure. But it wasn't an ugly scar. It never occurred to me that he should have it taken care of like that.
M: I agree. I can understand some scars and physical defects can be ugly and distracting, but not Johnny's. In fact, I thought it added character… like it gave him a certain uniqueness.
W: He must have felt differently though. He must have felt self-conscious and insecure, perhaps.
M: No, no, that's not the reason. He was totally fine with his scar. As you said, he had had it for most of his life.
W: Then why did he have the operation?
M: Because his girlfriend wanted him to.
W: What? That's so superficial and selfish of her. If Johnny's girlfriend doesn't like him for who he is, then she does not deserve to be his girlfriend.
M: You are right. So he is insane to give in to her like that. But when I told him, he said he loves her and would just do what she wants him to.
W: What a fool he is.