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I can't imagine it would have any effect at all. My wife has stretch marks. They are just reminders of the 3 beautiful daughters that she brought into my life.

Hell, I have keloid scars over 40% of my body. Didn't bother her.

If you come across someone that allows your stretchmarks to cause a problem in your relationship, be glad that they helped weed that knucklehead out.

See I am insecure about my stretch marks as well! I have awful skin, I started getting them when I was only 9 years old on my knees. Now you can only see them if you look for them, but in high school I had them on my hips and chest (wasn't heavy then either). I have more now because I got a bit heavy (not super heavy, was about 39% body fat at my heaviest, which was big enough). I have them now on my belly, my love handles have their own stretch marks and I even got them on my biceps from all the strength training I've done. When I first started seeing a primary care doc she freaked out and was stunned I had them everywhere, seriously walked around me gawking! She could hardly believe I hadn't been much larger to get all those scars.

Its okay now, because hopefully they will lighten up some more since they aren't being stretched anymore!

The point is, I have them EVERYWHERE, my skin isn't very elastic and couldn't handle any growth, I don't have kids and really there isn't anything I can do about them. Never once have they gotten in the way of doing anything fun with any guy though!!! "D

Men who are somewhat mature realize this is life & we understand. Maybe BOYS would give a *kitten*, but men don't.

OMG! Where have you been all my life!?! LOL...just kidding! I love this MAN'S answer. I also have very large stretch marks(the big wide ones that make me look like I got in a fight with Wolverine) from having my son. They were really dark purple and at first I couldn't stand them. As I got back to my pre-pregnancy self and the stretch marks faded, I started realizing that they weren't that bad. I am now fit and healthy, my ripped abs counter my unsightly stretch marks and my husband loves me just the same! Trust you husband....I doubt he married you for your once flawless tummy. Oh and I also LOVE the post about them being tiger stripes lol!!!

Most guys are just happy to see you with your clothes off when the time comes.

^this^

I have been around the block my share of times since I had my daughter and got the stretch marks. The only man who ever commented on them was very negative, but he was overall a complete jerk, so I don't take him very seriously.

I believe Cat Williams covered this topic better than I ever could...Excuse the language, I apologize.

"We don't have no time to worry bout no **** like stretch marks... They came from either 1 of 2 things... Either you was big & got small, or you were small & got big ! Either way we ****in... Either Waaay!"

I don't have any children and have stretchmarks which is probably why I'm so insecure about them... But I'm glad to see that men don't care about them...at least the ones on MFP

I know skinny chicks who haven't had kids who have them. I think people associate them with being severely overweight but sometimes it just happens to the best of us.

I got them on my hips and thighs when I went through puberty just from growing so fast. I wasn't overweight. Those have faded so much over the years, I have to look really close to see them. I think my tummy ones from pregnancy would be about the same if my tummy wasn't flabby. That seems to make them more noticable, but after 17 years, they're almost the same color as the rest of my skin, so not so obvious.

I just was never bothered by them, I think because I knew there wasn't anything I could do about them except wait for time to fade them.

Oh, I also got them on my breasts because in fourth grade I went from completely flat-chested to a C cup practically overnight.

Word. I had stretch marks on my breasts, hips, and thighs (albeit small, but they were there) when I was 17 and weighed 105 lbs., because I woke up one morning and was a woman.

Many people have them (including me)....but what can you do aside from surgery? So don't stress about them too much. Sometimes they bother me but I've never had a partner (or a friend for that matter) comment on them.....we always pick up on our own little insecurities and others won't unless we make a big deal over it!

Doesn't bother me. I mean, i have my own faults and insecurities, so why should i judge?

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I don't have any children and have stretchmarks which is probably why I'm so insecure about them... But I'm glad to see that men don't care about them...at least the ones on MFP

Ditto! I don't worry about them. Like Kat Williams said, either you were big and you got small or you were small and you got big. If he's still with you no matter what, he doesn't care and neither should you.