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Hey. I am going to be graduating HS soon. All of my friends have been taking senior photos and have been so excited about them. They all look absolutely fantastic. I want senior photos. I really really do. But I hate the way I look in photos.

I’ve always been bigger. I’m bigger than all of my friends. All. And taller. And it just messes me up sometimes and I don’t know what to do. I never feel pretty next to them (I know fat/= ugly and I never see it that way for anyone else, but I do for myself. Always have.). I know shouldn’t compare myself, I know, but I do it with everyone. Some days I’m okay with how I look and then I see a picture someone else took and I want to get in bed and never come back out. I feel like throwing up. I can’t eat. It actually ruins my whole day and I know that sounds dramatic and I know I shouldn’t care so much, but I do. Even dances that I’ve been to with friends, I never look at or post the photos afterward because I know I’ll hate what I see every time. It’s been two months since the last dance and I still haven’t looked at them.

I want senior photos so badly, but not if I’m just going to hate them. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to get over it. Or if I even should. Or if I should just give up on it entirely. I don’t know.

Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.

I lowkey really appreciate and think it’s pretty inclusive. It’s nice to search for outfit inspo and see things that reflect me. Nice feature methinks

As a big girl with thick thighs when I'm on my period I prefer tampons during the day and maxi pads at night. Issue with the pads is they never seem to fit very well bc when I get up to pee and wipe, there's a lot of blood the comes off the toilet paper but the pad will still look new with no blood. I've tried different brands of pads and different lengths/types. I've also tried different style underwear with pads. Any pad with wings will just scrunch up no matter how well I think I've laid the pad in my underwear. It's like my thighs and puss just crush the pad. 🥴

Any recommendations?

So I met a beautiful man online. Like 11/10 in my standards. He is nice, he likes how I look ( i am 5'7 and 240lbs) with pcos. I even tried to talk him out of meeting with me based on how I look, but he is really interesting in meeting me. Okey. Then, i think, maybe it is a fake profile, but he sends me selfies which does not look like stock pics. And from what we talked so far I could not identify red flags.

Only things that troggered me is that man has 0 online presence. I know his Name and surname, which he provided but I got 0 google search hits. Like my mind went into panic mode. I told him that, but he told me that it's normal for him, his friends also at best have only fb page. So this triggered my mind to go into panic mode. I spend like 2-3 hours googling if this can happen. Can person have 0 google presence?? It can, especially in non-english countries.

I am a bit afraid actually to meet him. Like there is 2 things - he's like catfishing me or he is really anti-social media. Do you have any suggestions what should i do?

Update: Well. I cheched few of his pictures and i realised he has 2 different phones, well colors differs, I asked him about it. And now he blocked me 🤣🤣🤣 sadly, my gut feeling was right again. And I became target of catfish and avoided potencially being kidnapped by someone

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Okay I know, ofc your going to love your partners but even the smallest things make me so happy about him. Sometimes I feel a bit insecure, but we all get insecure at times. He always makes it better though. Even the smallest things he does without noticing is honestly adorable. I just love him so much, and he means so much to me. My favorite thing though is that when he looks at me his eyes just light up so much. We don't even need to say I love you. I could just look at him, and know what he's thinking. I only see love in his eyes when he looks at me and it's so genuine, and sweet. He worksout, has a nice charm, respectful, dark skin, black eyes , and he's honestly the sweetest, so it isn't to common for me to spot girls who seem to like him. I really don't care who he talks to or who he's friends with, but sometimes I do get a bit upset when people try to flirt with him right infront of me. Everytime that happens though he'll always look back at me, and smile. Then he'll walk right over beside me, and just hold me a little. Then he'll continue the convo with the girl, and then he'll look back at me and tell me how much he loves me. Then she'll walk off a bit annoyed. A lot of people tend to think since I'm bigger how could a guy like him love me? Well thats because it honestly doesn't matter. I see many things in him, and he sees many things in me. Love who you want, and you'll find someone who looks at you with those eyes someday. Don't listen to others on what love is, and isn't because it's between you and that special person at the end of the day. I've never felt happier, and I'm so glad I found someone who really cares, and loves me like he does.

I looked in the wiki and didn’t see a suggestion for these.

Does anyone have a favorite lounge short? Similar to soffe shorts but looser on the thighs? I’m mostly worried about the fit on my thighs in proportion to my hips.

I'm looking for a two piece swim suit for this spring/summer! I noticed yitty has options has anyone tried their swim line? Are they good? I hear mixed things about the clothing so I don't wanna spend the money if they're similar quality. Also do you guys have any suggestions for other places to look. Style wise I'm pretty open to anything! I do have a bigger stomach so I do like high waisted bottoms. Anything helps thank you all!

Hi, all! I am graduating college in 3 weeks, and I wanted to get a nice dress for the occasion. I was hoping to avoid 😵T*rrid😵 but was having trouble finding a cute grad dress anywhere! Any suggestions? How do we feel about Arula?

Any places y'all love to shop or words of encouragement??

I’m incredibly conflicted right now. So my ex and I broke up about 3 years ago. He moved to the east coast while I stayed back in the west, he didn’t really ask me to come with him or anything so I just assumed he didn’t love me all that much and didn’t bother fighting for it. Our relationship was very immature to say the least. I was insecure and my flaws were pretty evident (my body), was brand new in my career, and living under my mothers roof (she’s super toxic but that’s for a different day). I remember on our 4th or 5th date when I asked “what are we”? And he said that he highly doubts I’ll live very long given my size. My dumb ass still stayed for a year after that. Eventually I just checked out emotionally because I didn’t feel like I was a priority in his world but also was confused because we’ve done a lot of traveling and going on nice dates together. Soon after we broke up, I went to therapy and my sadness turned into rage and anger, “how could I allow someone to talk to me like that”? I hated him so much and whenever he would text me a happy day or holiday I would send back stuff saying “hmm another year. Still fat. Not dead”. Fast forward to March 2024 and he sends me this random video of astrology (I’m an astrology fanatic) so I reached out to him and we talked on the phone for 4 hours. I noticed that a lot of his point of views were less calloused and more understanding. I could definitely sense the rise in maturity. A couple days ago he asks me if I’d like to go out for his birthday, I was hesitant but then I decided hey why not I never leave the house. We went and grabbed drinks and went to this really nice restaurant/lounge. We laughed. We reminisced about our vacation to Hawaii some years ago. We then head back to my place. We stay up all night talking and watching tv. Then of course one thing lead to the other and clothes were taken off, I think you know the rest. So now I’m super confused and conflicted. Does this mean we should consider getting back together? I’m honestly just having trouble processing all of this and trying to make sense of it all. Would love your thoughts!

Posting this from a throwaway account just in case

I’ve been plus size since high school. I was plus size when I met my partner and we pretty much couldn’t keep our hands off each other for the entire first few years.

As the years went on both our bodies changed in either direction as it normally does for normal people but I definitely got heavier while he remained mostly pretty lean. Probably around year 3/4 he started having issues with ED. It wasn’t awful and his drs said everything was fine (he didn’t press them probably out of embarrassment) so we just tried to work through it but it continued getting worse. In the back of my mind I’ve always thought it was because I had gotten to a point where he was no longer attracted to me. I’ve shared this with him and he swears it’s just something mental with him and it’s not me at all.

We now have a child and pregnancy and post partum took a toll on me and I’m now the heaviest I’ve ever been. We haven’t had sex since right after I got pregnant. Over a year and a half. I’ve only even seen him “in the mood” once since that time. I feel so…undesirable? There’s absolutely no intimacy in our relationship. Like I’m living with a roommate that I awkwardly kiss.

I don’t even know if this is the right place to post this and not even sure what I’m looking to get out of posting this. Maybe I just need to be heard

How can I approach a conversation about this? It’s not like he’s unaware that we basically have a platonic relationship. Can this even be fixed?

So I’ve been fat all my life,just different sizes and stages each time. The frustration of gaining weight,looking back at a picture and thinking “why was I insecure then?I wasn’t even ‘that big’ I need to get that body back” whatever. I gained a significant amount of weight when I got on corticosteroids for my disorder,it was (still is) very difficult navigating this living in this new body,reeling myself in and being neutral when I’m not in love with it.

So I got on Hinge recently because I wanted to meet cool people ,make some more friends (not really looking for a relationship),however I connected with this one guy and we’ve been talking ever since,we flirted and now he wants to see me. I asked him what his type was (and gave him options to pick from) and he said “big/thick” (devastating bc fat was right there so this isn’t gonna work) ,he says he likes me and my vibe ,but I just don’t wanna meet up anymore and what am I gonna do?I do NOT ghost people so idk what to say to avoid meeting up with him ever.

Talking to him triggered so many things for me that I had forgotten,like the spiralling whenever someone that’s never seen me in real life wanted to meet up,suddenly I wanna “get smaller fast” or lose a bit first and I hate that that happens. (I’d prefer dating someone who has seen me in person already or who says they like fat women)ugh.

Hello!! I'm giving birth in 2 months and would love recommendations for post partum pads. I'm size 2x normally. Thanks I'm advance!!

Let me start out by saying I’ve had these symptoms since I was a kid but just thought it was normal, but these past few years it’s gotten worse and worse.

My resting heart rate is 68-74bpm, but when I stand it shoots up to 120bpm. I was just doing the dishes and it was up to 140bpm. I can’t stand or walk for long because my vision goes dark, I can’t breathe, and I’m super dizzy and hot.

My parents blame my weight and diet. They refused to take me to a doctor so I had to beg for a month. Just to prove I was serious I lost 10 pounds, started working out and went on a diet. But the issue only gets worse. My dad finally took me to the doctor and I “met the criteria for POTS.”

But I have to see a cardiologist for my final diagnosis to see if something is directly affecting my heart or if it’s my nervous system (POTS)

Even now my parents still don’t believe me. And even if I get a diagnosis I don’t think they’ll even care and keep blaming it on how I look physically. I can’t stand. I can’t walk for long. Those things are kinda important. I wish they took my health more seriously. I wish I didn’t have to beg.

Why can't we just be adults? Why message for days and talk about how you adore me and want to take me out and the next day your gone. This is why I don't trust anyone or believe they are serious about dating.

I will probably never date because of the.obes who aren't serious.

Im so over the dating world.

OK so me and my boyfriend are planning to have sex next month. I have these black spots around my vagina that have been checked out by a doctor and I have been told that they are fine. The appearance of them I absolutely despise but I can't get rid of them. Do I tell him beforehand about them or just let him see them? I am worried he will think they look gross or are an std. It doesn't help that I'm already severely insecure about my body and now I have these spots on top of everything. Im just so scared to let him see me naked...

Don't wear jeggins - they don't make you look tall and they make you look disproportionate like a carrot. Wear only StRaiGhT pants or palazzo, they make you tall and hide your thighs, because it's a flaw.

Don't wear stripes, they make you look even fatter. Bleh.

Don't wear bodycon dresses, you have curves, but your belly is too big. I know, but I wanna have something a little bit more on feminine/sexual side, tbh.

Idk, I feel like I should again hide myself in oversized clothes, because they don't show my flaws, ffs.

Looking for recommendations! I've bought a few things from Morning Witch https://shop.morningwitch.com/ recently in an effort to overhaul my sense of style. I've always worn thrifted items but want to start guiding new pieces toward something that actually feels like "me." I have to be pretty cost conscious; I do check out thrift stores but tbh there aren't many near me and rarely do they have things in my size (fluctuates by brand pretty heavily but generallyI am size 22-24 for bottoms and 18-20 for tops)

I really enjoy earth tones, purple, skulls and botanical prints, etc. I want to look like a naturalist hippie 🍂 who is also your local kitchen witch 🧹 I have some black skirts already and one cool colorful one so I'm looking for suggestions for tops, cardigans, belts and tights (I've heard most good things about Snag).

Please let me know where you shol from and feel free to share some of your favorite pieces. If you have Pinterest or Instagram or some place where you like to show off outfits or pieces, I'd love to see!

Can we just talk about the anxiety of going to a new doctor?

I traveled about 40+ minutes for my OB care for my first 2 children, and I decided to try and find a place closer because my hubs and I want a 3rd. I made an appointment for somewhere much closer to me, that has great recommendations from other high risk pregnancy moms in my area.

I'm so nervous about seeing a different doctor because we all know that EVERYONE MAKES JUDGEMENTS AND ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT US BECAUSE OF OUR WEIGHT. I'm 34 years old and been heavy my entire life. Seeing a new doctor IS 👏🏼 NOT 👏🏼FUN👏🏼

I am overweight, but I also have other health issues that have nothing to do with my weight, including a skin condition that I’m in the middle of trying to get diagnosed.

I had just moved, and I had a bad flare up with my skin condition on my hands. So I was looking for a doctor & this one had first availability. He barely looked at my hands and only asked the most cursory questions, didn’t even look at them up close. He asked them quickly; as if to say, ‘I don’t care about this, I just want to diagnose you & move on’.

He only looked at my height and weight and determined I was overweight, despite me having larger breasts that probably accounts for some of the extra weight. I am overweight, but not as bad as the BMI skews it.

Despite him rushing through the diagnosis of my hands (my main concern & why I was there) he asked me numerous, detailed questions about my diet and what I did for exercise. He spent more time asking about that than he did asking me for my medical history/intake forms, or asking about my hands.

I am still too mad to write every awful fat phobic thing he says to me, but suffice it to say, it was extremely triggering for someone who is in recovery from an ED.

Now my skin condition still isn’t better a month later & I’m still struggling massively with it, but I feel like what’s the point of going to a doctor if all I get is condescending lectures & bad/outdated diet advice (idiot actually told me to cut out all carbs, read a book stupid. That one has been debunked about 20 times over).

I am just feeling hopeless & tired of fighting with doctors to be seen for more than my weight.

So hi hi. I'm 5'1 and currently at my heaviest at 240. I can fluctuate down to 232. I have a big chest but the overall is that I'm heavy. Half the time I don't even feel like I look that way, but body dysmorphia and all.

Anyway. I'm going on vacation in the second week in May. Well, basically first full week. Got my bathing suits.. most of what I need. But the intense insecurity is creeping in.

I have a bunch of cute summery clothes I plan on bringing aswell, but still, I'm just.. afraid. Usually I don't care at all. But I guess as it gets hotter it's more of a blaring reminder that some people won't wanna see me, and my mom honestly, at that beach.

Now I'll still be at the beach. In my one and two piece swimsuits. I'll be wearing my shorts, my tanks, my crop tops. My short dresses. I'm still going to be wearing all of it. Now while I'm still working on my body in many aspects, I still want to be content in my body. And have fun without my brain making so much noise.

Anybody ever feel similarly before a vacation, or event similar? Hopefully I'm not the only one, and hopefully I can get that pep in my step the closer the time comes.

I’ve been looking for Dr Martens Mary Jane’s and Oxford dupes forever. I’ve owned 2 pairs of boots in the past but I got rid of them because even going up a size and trying to break them in they just did not fit my wide feet comfortably. Any suggestions or dupes would be great please!

Hey guys idk if many people from the UK here but I'm really struggling to find coquette clothes at the moment my size range is 22 to 24 I prefer dresses with Scraps on them more than over the top one same with t-shirt I'm struggling to find tops and dresses as I got big boobs and big tummy primark doesn't seem to get my size range clearly as I brought dresses and t-shirt from here none of them fix me also I got scam before online and got myself into fraud so I mainly looking good websites online who won't scam you and does size range to 22 to 24 in coquette clothing please help me thanks

I’m attending a wedding on 05/18 and I’ve purchased a dress from Boohoo with a pretty low neckline. I typically wear Torrid bras but their XO Plunge bras have the pesky cross-straps that keep peeking out of the neckline.

Does anyone have a shapewear brand they recommend that includes a supportive bra, or a really great plunge bra option? I wear a 46C in most brands.

Thanks!

Me and my partner are both overweight. What sex positions are best when both are overweight? We tried missionary, it went good. We tried doggy but I was afraid I’d put it in the wrong hole. Reverse cowgirl was hard because she can’t balance herself and insert it at the same time. I am also bad at guiding it in.

What all can I do to help in all aspects of penetrating sex? We are both new to this and we just want all the advice. We both have pubic fat, it makes it hard to find the hole, and condoms seem to slide up

I’m a typical 18 year old guy in Australia, I exercise a lot and my physique is quite muscular. I’ve learned to realise I prefer plus sized girls. Not due to a weird fetish or anything but mainly that I know they are looking after themselves? I don’t know. I’ve gone up to 2 different girls in public, both my type. One was talking to someone (fair enough) and the other one i had a really nice chat with and we have a date planned soon, but she kept asking why I came up to her as if she thought it was a weird choice on my end. Despite reassurance she still doesn’t understand why I would have gone up to her out of anyone. How can I tell her I genuinely like her for who she is?

UPDATE: hey all, thank you for all the comments and advice. After the first date I had a really good chat with her about all of this. She wasn’t sure why I was interested in her. I explained to her I didn’t look at weight. (I work in a gym so I think im desensitised to various body types and simply don’t care) I said I liked her style, and I asked what song she was listening to and it was one of my favourite songs so I asked her out! I feel like music taste tells a lottt about a person. Unfortunately she only wants something causal which isn’t what I’m looking for so we parted ways. Thank you for everyone’s help though, much appreciated.

We are headed to Sesame Place in Philadelphia next month. My husband and I are both plus sized (2x/3x for me & 3XLT for my hubs).

Has anyone been to Sesame PA before? Is it fat friendly? We will be taking our 2 year old. Thanks in advance!