Bbws....fetish or preference?

Biggirlondiet
Biggirlondiet Posts: 26 Member
edited November 13 in Chit-Chat
I've always had a hard time trying to understand why being attracted to a bigger woman is classified as a fetish rather than a preference. For example blonde vs brunette is based on preference, so why is big vs thin a fetish?....i have a few ideas why, but your thoughts?
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  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    Why? You like big women? That's nothing to be ashamed of.

    HAHA! Nooo...I am one. Lol I'm just not comfortable being in the same category as feet! Lol

    That's funny.

    I never thought of it as a fetish but more a preference. I guess I need to get out more
  • Biggirlondiet
    Biggirlondiet Posts: 26 Member
    Maybe it's where I'm from, but it seems like it's almost taboo and I'm just thinking to myself why!? Obviously being healthy and fit is ideal, but big girls are beautiful too!
  • I have been with both types of men, those who choose big and those who fetishize. I find the fetishers kinda weird. They wanted to do weird stuff to my belly. I had one who rubbed his face all over it and worshipped it.

    Most of the guys I have been with just genuinely prefer big women.
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  • Biggirlondiet
    Biggirlondiet Posts: 26 Member
    Very good point...I feel like sometimes you can just spot the fetishers a mile away, which is great for my workouts so I have the motivation to run another mile away! Haha
  • Biggirlondiet
    Biggirlondiet Posts: 26 Member
    How big are you OP?

    I have about 100 to lose....I lost 26 before I started MFP, and 33 to date.
  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    How big are you OP?

    I have about 100 to lose....I lost 26 before I started MFP, and 33 to date.

    way to go!!!

    Sorry you have to deal with men like this but hey if they provide motivation for working out great!
  • nitromaniac
    nitromaniac Posts: 2,479 Member
    Maybe it's where I'm from, but it seems like it's almost taboo and I'm just thinking to myself why!? Obviously being healthy and fit is ideal, but big girls are beautiful too!

    I don't view it as taboo. I have met bigger women who, in my opinion, are sexier than skinny women because of their confidence. If a woman is confident in herself and her sexuality, that is more of a turn on than being skinny, but that is just my opinion.
  • Angela937
    Angela937 Posts: 514 Member
    Guy I talked to said he prefers it bc it gives him something to grab while doing the dirty deed!
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  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
    edited September 2016
    I don't have a body type preference, I just have a personality preference. However I understand, how it might be a fetish; due to this comment:
    I had one who rubbed his face all over it and worshipped it.

  • Biggirlondiet
    Biggirlondiet Posts: 26 Member
    Maybe it's where I'm from, but it seems like it's almost taboo and I'm just thinking to myself why!? Obviously being healthy and fit is ideal, but big girls are beautiful too!

    I don't view it as taboo. I have met bigger women who, in my opinion, are sexier than skinny women because of their confidence. If a woman is confident in herself and her sexuality, that is more of a turn on than being skinny, but that is just my opinion.

    Absolutely. Confidence is key no matter what.
  • Biggirlondiet
    Biggirlondiet Posts: 26 Member
    How big are you OP?

    I have about 100 to lose....I lost 26 before I started MFP, and 33 to date.

    That's not bad, sounds like you're on a nice path to meet your goals. Pretty soon, if not already, you won't have to worry about the difference between attraction and fetish.

    That's the plan!
  • edup1975
    edup1975 Posts: 486 Member
    Preference. Big girls need love too
  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
    newmeadow wrote: »
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think what you're asking is: Is there a subset of men who honestly prefer overweight women to fall in love with and to take seriously and commit to? Or am I, as an overweight woman, generally going to be regarded as fodder for a cheap, secretive, perverse hobby known as a fetish? Will I be loved or will I be fetishized and be the last to know which one it really is?

    Read my comment above! You'll know, if it's a fetish or preference!
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  • wilsoncl6
    wilsoncl6 Posts: 1,280 Member
    After considering it for a while, I don't think there is much of a difference between preference and fetish. All attraction, whether it is a fetish or preference is based on an emotional and psychological reference. The only difference to me is that a person with a fetish cannot find the same enjoyment or satisfaction with anything outside of their fetish, while a person with a preference would rather have what their particularly attracted to but not having that particular trait is not a deal breaker. For example, I'm attracted to women that are have a little more meat on them than what societal norms deem is "beautiful". That can be a woman that is larger because of a few extra pounds or that is more athletically muscular. I'd prefer the latter before the former but I can find the former just as attractive. Maybe it's because women that are larger seem more durable to me from a sexual perspective and not as fragile. Maybe it's because women that have larger proportions seem like they'd bear children easier, if my thought processes come from base instinct. However, I can find a smaller woman just as attractive as a larger woman, so the attractions I have would be a preference and not a fetish.
  • STLBADGIRL
    STLBADGIRL Posts: 1,693 Member
    Why? You like big women? That's nothing to be ashamed of.

    HAHA! Nooo...I am one. Lol I'm just not comfortable being in the same category as feet! Lol

    I just spit out my food on this one.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I'm sure for some people it's preference...and for others it's a fetish.
  • Tsartele
    Tsartele Posts: 683 Member
    How about just HE-double-hockey-sticks NO !!
  • Personally I always appreciated women of many different shapes sizes and colors. Beauty comes in a rich variety.
  • Any extreme (I use that word loosely) preference, especially in regards to sexuality- is going to be considered a fetish.

    Big, small, straight, bald, purple, furry... It's all relative.
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