For the record on stretch marks.

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  • M_lifts
    M_lifts Posts: 2,218 Member
    My hubby is not fussed about my stretch marks. I think im more bothered than he is. Some have faded with time, new ones are on my belly post baby which im hoping will also fade. :-)
  • keith0373
    keith0373 Posts: 2,154 Member
    That's so sweet. What a lucky woman your wife is. I'm still single and every one of my boyfriends in the past 10 years has made a comment on my stretch marks. I've been asked "were you pregnant"? by at least 2 of them. One was even kind enough to point out that I had marks on the underside of my arm. Up until that point I had no idea they were there. Men are very picky these days because the media insists on touching up any blemish, mark, scar a woman has. When younger guys (around 25-30) see stretch marks, they are taken aback because that's not what a "normal" woman looks like. Ugh. Don't get me started. Very nice post!

    Not cool. You are a very pretty lady!
  • colormyworld33
    colormyworld33 Posts: 1
    I don't know how she could possibly be upset that you said that! I for one am relieved to hear such things, since I've gained some over the years from weight gain/loss, and it really is a constant mind battle! Thanks!! :)
  • mommachef
    mommachef Posts: 52
    Thanks for posting this. They are definitely battle scars for me. Even though my DH never says anything about them, I still know they are there and how they got there. Most of mine are from a very difficult pregnancy, emergency c-section and then 50 lb weight gain due to post partum depression.
  • keith0373
    keith0373 Posts: 2,154 Member
    Thanks for posting this. They are definitely battle scars for me. Even though my DH never says anything about them, I still know they are there and how they got there. Most of mine are from a very difficult pregnancy, emergency c-section and then 50 lb weight gain due to post partum depression.


    It is a tough thing to deal with for women. I have them too, but my belly is fuzzy. Not a good look on a girl. I also ahve massive ones on my legs from running. My thighs are massive. 32 inch waist, 36 inches across my butt, and 40+ inches across the thickest part of my legs. The price of being a runner.
  • melibea
    melibea Posts: 228
    That's good to know. Now if only every guy thought like you... the world would be a better place :)
  • liberaltendencies
    liberaltendencies Posts: 150 Member
    This made me smile, thanks. :)
  • kleavitt1992
    kleavitt1992 Posts: 592 Member
    Many of us guys could care less about stretch marks. They are usually scars earned by some sort of tough battle, either with weight, or bearing a child. My wife (Perkymeli here) has a few (don't tell her I said that in public) and I think they are Hot!


    you are a sweet heart i wonder if most guys feel this way
  • keith0373
    keith0373 Posts: 2,154 Member
    Many of us guys could care less about stretch marks. They are usually scars earned by some sort of tough battle, either with weight, or bearing a child. My wife (Perkymeli here) has a few (don't tell her I said that in public) and I think they are Hot!


    you are a sweet heart i wonder if most guys feel this way

    Who knows? I'm 38, so I a have grown a bit of sense. Not much, but a bit.
  • kadoodle76
    kadoodle76 Posts: 234
    One day when I was sharing the bathroom with my husband he asked me what where those marks on my stomach (mind you i've never been pregnant and he knows that). I replied they are stretch marks. He then says to me "Were you ever pregnant?". My jaw dropped to the floor. It made me feel awful. They had never really bothered me until that moment. I told him that it was because I got fat since i've been with him and stormed out. Thank you for posting this it made me feel better. Your wife is lucky you think that way

    Excuse me, but what an a**hole!!!:angry:

    ugh, no kidding...and btw, men get em too. I had a friend who took off his shirt and his belly was covered with them.
  • keith0373
    keith0373 Posts: 2,154 Member
    One day when I was sharing the bathroom with my husband he asked me what where those marks on my stomach (mind you i've never been pregnant and he knows that). I replied they are stretch marks. He then says to me "Were you ever pregnant?". My jaw dropped to the floor. It made me feel awful. They had never really bothered me until that moment. I told him that it was because I got fat since i've been with him and stormed out. Thank you for posting this it made me feel better. Your wife is lucky you think that way

    Excuse me, but what an a**hole!!!:angry:

    ugh, no kidding...and btw, men get em too. I had a friend who took off his shirt and his belly was covered with them.

    Ya, but my belly is furry enough to cover them up. Not a good look on a girl!
  • sykin
    sykin Posts: 1,676 Member
    I accepted my stretch marks after my first was born, but after my second - I have a harder time accepting them now. I feel like they're never going to go away. I will never be able to wear a bikini if I wanted to without thinking someone will be looking at my stretch marks. Mine go all the way up and down my belly - from below my pants line all the way practically to where my heart is. They've faded to the white lines, but they're still SUPER wide and the skin is flabby. I'm scared no amount of exercise will get rid of it :(
  • theba2il
    theba2il Posts: 548 Member
    Even though, I don't have any children, I have stretch marks on my behind from a growth spurt in my early teens. I believe it is unfortunate that stretch marks are air-brushed out in magazines. As an adult, I've accepted them. But when I was younger, I had a negative body-image. Thanks everyone for posting. :flowerforyou:
  • HaleyAlli
    HaleyAlli Posts: 911 Member
    Ya, but my belly is furry enough to cover them up. Not a good look on a girl!

    Excuse me sir, but if you have any desire to impress females whatsoever you might want to take a hint from the OP. That is all.
  • HaleyAlli
    HaleyAlli Posts: 911 Member
    Oops, double post.
  • kadoodle76
    kadoodle76 Posts: 234
    Ya, but my belly is furry enough to cover them up. Not a good look on a girl!

    Excuse me sir, but if you have any desire to impress females whatsoever you might want to take a hint from the OP. That is all.

    lol that was the OP
  • HaleyAlli
    HaleyAlli Posts: 911 Member
    Ya, but my belly is furry enough to cover them up. Not a good look on a girl!

    Excuse me sir, but if you have any desire to impress females whatsoever you might want to take a hint from the OP. That is all.

    lol that was the OP

    Weird... Sounds like he's saying two different things.
  • HaleyAlli
    HaleyAlli Posts: 911 Member
    OHHHHHH he was talking about the hair, not the stretch marks. LOL! My bad, I read it wrong :smile: It's so easy to mistake things on the darn internet...
  • keith0373
    keith0373 Posts: 2,154 Member
    OHHHHHH he was talking about the hair, not the stretch marks. LOL! My bad, I read it wrong :smile: It's so easy to mistake things on the darn internet...

    I am not quite that bi polar. I did mean the fur!
  • HaleyAlli
    HaleyAlli Posts: 911 Member
    OHHHHHH he was talking about the hair, not the stretch marks. LOL! My bad, I read it wrong :smile: It's so easy to mistake things on the darn internet...

    I am not quite that bi polar. I did mean the fur!

    lol sorry I didn't realize it was you posting! I am rather forgetful :laugh: It's all good!
  • ShannaB83185
    ShannaB83185 Posts: 441 Member
    hahahaha all of this makes me smile :) Thanks for posting.... I might have been the one that started the post that created the nasty remarks about stretch marks! It really wasn't supposed to turn into that I swear lol
  • keith0373
    keith0373 Posts: 2,154 Member
    hahahaha all of this makes me smile :) Thanks for posting.... I might have been the one that started the post that created the nasty remarks about stretch marks! It really wasn't supposed to turn into that I swear lol

    It wasn't you. It was some idiot 19 year old from Ohio.
  • ShannaB83185
    ShannaB83185 Posts: 441 Member
    ooohh hahahaha I thought it was my post about extra skin! All of a sudden that post turned into a bunch of talk about stretch marks! Ha I feel better then!! lol
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