What are men's thoughts on stretchmarks?
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I would have told him that anyone who had the audacity to think they're ever going to have to worry about seeing them wasn't anyone I was interested in seeing anyway. None of his d#@n business whether someone he's never met has stretchmarks. Did manners go out with the internet?0
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Tell "junior" there to stop getting his image of women from the pr0n sites, where they're all airbrushed and have make-up put on with a trowel. Real women have stretch marks, cellulite, curves, moles, etc. If he wants a trophy without blemishes, I hear they can be found if you're willing to inflate them yourself. What a jack hole. :laugh:
Well said.
I second that!0 -
I was talking to hot guy with body to die for I was insecure about my stretchmarks So told him about them and he said he said i have those too who cares After that I never worried about them again and most guys are to busy looking at other things on womens body to notice stretch marks any way0
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I would have replied asking him to state the size of his **** and see how he feels.
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FYI: Not that I am shallow enough to be bothered about that. Before anyone rips me to shreds!!0
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Stretch marks = scars
scars = memories, stories, reminders, and lessons learned.
As a man, no they don't bother me in the least!
Personally I'm Proud to have my stretch marks. There proof to myself of what I let my self become and the physical toll it had on my body. I will always have them. It only emphasizes the transformation I've been busting my *kitten* for. (think of them as tiger stripes or something)
Almost everyone man or woman has stretch marks of some form on their body.
Also the guy just sounds like he was settling for nothing less than his interpretation of perfection. (that woman likely exists... however on the other hand, hes very likely to fall very short of her standards and expectations in a man)0 -
Tell "junior" there to stop getting his image of women from the pr0n sites, where they're all airbrushed and have make-up put on with a trowel. Real women have stretch marks, cellulite, curves, moles, etc. If he wants a trophy without blemishes, I hear they can be found if you're willing to inflate them yourself. What a jack hole. :laugh:
Well said.
I think inflatable is his answer.0 -
I would have told him that anyone who had the audacity to think they're ever going to have to worry about seeing them wasn't anyone I was interested in seeing anyway. None of his d#@n business whether someone he's never met has stretchmarks. Did manners go out with the internet?
I think so based on the experiences I've had with Internet dating. Not going there again!0 -
Definitely did her a favour. What I think is, if they can't cope with a couple of stretch marks imagine what they'd be like if you ever got seriously ill or where in an accident - you wouldn't see them for dust. So, let's turn this around and say men (and women) like this are ok for a one night stand, but let's not show them any kind of commitment, it'd be wasted ;-)
I wonder if people act like ****s for this reason?! ^
No commitment cuz I'm a ****!! Is it their plan all along!!0 -
Sad thing is I, maybe wrongly, assume ALL women will see my stretchmarks and that'll be it...phone calls stop, etc.
Nice to see people say they don't care about them. But the thing is, most of us here some, or at least have some experience of them. People who have been slim all their lives probably wont, and will think the worst...
I would hope that women would be sympathetic as we are so prone to them. But you just never know with people
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Sad thing is I, maybe wrongly, assume ALL women will see my stretchmarks and that'll be it...phone calls stop, etc.
Nice to see people say they don't care about them. But the thing is, most of us here some, or at least have some experience of them. People who have been slim all their lives probably wont, and will think the worst...
I would hope that women would be sympathetic as we are so prone to them. But you just never know with people 0 -
Stretch marks = scars
scars = memories, stories, reminders, and lessons learned.
As a man, no they don't bother me in the least!
Personally I'm Proud to have my stretch marks. There proof to myself of what I let my self become and the physical toll it had on my body. I will always have them. It only emphasizes the transformation I've been busting my *kitten* for. (think of them as tiger stripes or something)
Almost everyone man or woman has stretch marks of some form on their body.
I guess I don't see them as scars because I got them just through growth at a young age. But I have heard other people say that they are like reminders of losing lots of weight and all that hard work.
Also the guy just sounds like he was settling for nothing less than his interpretation of perfection. (that woman likely exists... however on the other hand, hes very likely to fall very short of her standards and expectations in a man)0 -
Stretchmarks ? Really ? How shallow !
My wife and I both in our 40's - they are our battle wounds - better for having won the fight !
Anyone with stretchmarks should look at them as being 'number of kills'.
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they don't bother me at all.
and I have them too
I just want to say that you kinda look like Teuchi from Naruto (the guy who owns the Ramen shop)0 -
I had two babies in two year and I have terrible stretch marks. Nothing my hubby said could convince me that they weren't totally disgusting and probably grossing him out. THen he got a desk job, gained some weight and got some himself. I wasn't bothered about them in the least on him.
Now I can accept that mine don't bother him, and that he is attracted to me anyway.
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My fiance has never been bothered by my stretch marks.
I always used to be so self conscious about mine but the I realized guys can have stretch marks too. I was always chubby & got my first stretch marks during a growth spurt when I was in 6th grade. But both of my sisters were NEVER chubby & they both got stretch marks too. That made me feel a little better about them. Most of mine now are really faded so unless you really look you can't even see them(except for the pregnancy stretch marks)
I think if a guy is going to judge someone on stretch marks he's not a guy worth knowing.0 -
Something weird happened when I tried to quote something so just ignore this post. :frown:0
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Bump to read and respond later.0
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To quote Katt Williams, "Stretch marks mean one of two things: either you were big and got small, or you were small and got big. Either way, we're f*ckin'!"
LOL that's the quote my boyfriend likes to use actually Katt Williams' whole section about women worrying about what REAL men care nothing about.
Most good guys I know care nothing about stretch marks and some that I know have them from bulking up. If that is his concern and not who you actually are a person consider yourself lucky because he's probably not the guy you'd want anyway.0 -
I've never had a boyfriend bothered by stretch marks. I have them on my arms, legs and stomach (no from child birth) and no one cares. They don't really bother me any more like they use to.
Also I have a 19cm scar down my right leg from having hip surgery twice when I was little. I've gotten use to it, guy don't like them then he can hit the road.0 -
The next guy I date better NOT be bothered by them... they are kind of a part of me now. They are my fun squiggles that tell a story.
That guy was a JERK. I'd have told him off so bad he'd cry to his mommy! How disrespectful!0 -
My boyfriend has a lot stretchmarks too!0
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Okay.. realistically, I may not have a lot since I've never been pregnant, but I have NEVER gotten naked for a guy and had him say "you have stretch marks"??? that thought usually should not cross a man's mind in that moment.. it's more like "booobies" hahaha0
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All those things that we hate about ourselves stretch marks, freckles, moles, dimples, hair texture, etc., those are the very things that make us beautiful and special. Scars especially. Scars tell a story, every guy I've dated has had a scar somewhere on their body and when you find it it usually leads to a very interesting story about their past. What a cool way to get to know someone?
The way I see it scars are a badge of honor, it means you were stronger than whatever it was that tried to harm you. You survived, you're stronger for it and you've got the scars to prove it! Stretch marks included!!0 -
Wow what a read xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Pregnant twice and once with twins, 5,14 and 6,03, so a good size, my last child was 9.10 lb, so all in all large babies...
I am lucky, I have hardly any, you cant see them...
I think the only people bothered by them are ladies who are not confident within themselves and men who have problems with themselves so have to try and degrade other people............. xxx
I would message that man and say "hell yeah, I have loads of stretch marks, now could you stop messaging me so I can put my attention on someone who can appreciate me for who I am!" xxxxxxxxxxx:flowerforyou:0 -
Confidence is sexy, so if you love yourself, stretch marks and all, there are plenty of men who will not even notice the stretch marks! No need for the nunnery!
I am so using your quote for my facebook profile-- If I ever go on there again! LOL...0 -
Okay.. realistically, I may not have a lot since I've never been pregnant, but I have NEVER gotten naked for a guy and had him say "you have stretch marks"??? that thought usually should not cross a man's mind in that moment.. it's more like "booobies" hahaha
:laugh: :laugh: i laughed a LOT when i read the last sentance!! :laugh: :laugh:0 -
I would have told him that anyone who had the audacity to think they're ever going to have to worry about seeing them wasn't anyone I was interested in seeing anyway. None of his d#@n business whether someone he's never met has stretchmarks. Did manners go out with the internet?
This was the first thing I thought, too. How completely inappropriate to ask someone a question like that, whether you know them or not. When a woman is ready for you to know whether or not she has stretch marks, she'll be naked in front of you, and you won't have to ask. And my guess is, at that point, you won't care.
But, as my dad has always said to me, a man will tell you his intentions if you listen. When someone tells you that if you have stretch marks, he doesn't even want to meet you, the ONLY thing he was looking for was sex. If he had any intention of getting to know you and seeing if there was any relationship potential, it would never have entered his mind.0 -
That guy was a jerk! There is nothing wrong with stretch marks.0
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