Personal experience does not cut it for either of you.
For instance, here is MY personal experience. I am a biological woman. I spend $0 on cosmetics and I buy 90% of my clothing at secondhand stores. Underwear, socks, shoes, and winter coats/boots I buy new. This is MY experience. Do you see how skewed it is? As a data point, I am an outlier.
Hard data. It will keep you out of the b.s. "my experience trumps all reality" nonsense.
Stick to hard data, hard facts.
Personal experience does not cut it for either of you.
For instance, here is MY personal experience. I am a biological woman. I spend $0 on cosmetics and I buy 90% of my clothing at secondhand stores. Underwear, socks, shoes, and winter coats/boots I buy new. This is MY experience. Do you see how skewed it is? As a data point, I am an outlier.
Hard data. It will keep you out of the b.s. "my experience trumps all reality" nonsense.
Be nice. Good luck!