Hello Life Size Ladies, The question I am asking and answering is.. What’s it like being a plus sized girl? This question may seem abrupt and many may answer well its the same as being a human.. Well Wrong, we often are treated differently whether its social class, race, weight, etc.
The first time I was asked this spontaneous question from a friend. It was my freshman year in college. We were having a normal conversation. We were talking about back home friends going home for the weekend and assignments that we didn’t start on yet. Out of nowhere, she asked me. What does it feel like being a bigger girl Nia?
She then adds I know you’re very pretty but do you get treated differently. The words DUHHH spread across my mind but I can see she really wanted to know my answer. Since I usually have this talk with other plus size girls that can relate I already knew my answer. But my friend’s frame was skinny and moderately curvy so I knew I had to break it down in a way she would understand.
Below I will list my reasons I believe its challenging sometimes being a plus size girl.
Being a plus sized girl isn’t easy. Growing up I had to conceal certain things I wore because I was afraid who would say what? I didn’t want to cause too much attention and I normally would stick to colors like black or grey.
1.)Guys.. Guys were a hit and miss around high school and my freshman and sophomore or years of college. Being young you are very vulnerable and having friends at school who weren’t the same size as you kind of made the . “Which friend do you want” game hard.
2.)Clothes.. Clothes were a bit of a hassle for me. I’m not sure why designers thought all plus size woman wanted to wear floral and horizontal lines. But, I’m glad that now that’s changed and now major fashion brands are catering to plus size woman from ages 18-25. It’s a lot easier finding clothes that you actually want to wear.
3.)Dating.. Dating is very tricky for plus sized girls because we are unsure if we are being used for some type of trial and error or if the person we are dating is really into us. From the age 17-25 dating, it is a very hard a long process to come across a person who is truly genuine. But, it’s good to keep hope alive. Right..
I want to leave a video below showing the good/ bad things about plus size and how many other women feel about it.
Now, I’m not trying to say there’s all bad but these are the day to day hassles of being a plus size girl in my opinion. Ladies if you have any other things you want to add to the list. And last but not least be happy with yourself this list does define or determine plus size woman please leave a comment below I would love to read them and add on to my list.
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