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Of the three, if at all, are you most likely to not talk about: your weight, your age or the # of sexual partners that you've had?

Asked by Simone_De_Beauvoir (39052points) June 19th, 2009

Do you have any of these hang-ups. In our society, people say that women are less likely to reveal their age or weight and of course this has to do with the expectations that they forever remain thin and young and fertile but how does this manifest itself in your life? Does your gender play a role in whether or not you can ‘reveal’ these things that, to some, are not a big deal to reveal? Why are some of us so ashamed to say how much we weigh, how old we are (the most difficult ‘shame’ for me to understand, of the three) or how many people we’ve slept with? Again, gender plays a role as the old double standard rings true where a woman can’t have ‘many’ (however that’s defined) sexual partners without getting the inevitable and stupid ‘slut’ label whereas a man can boast openly…do you think this is true for you and in your life experience, has there been a time when you felt more comfortable revealing your age, weight, or number or partners?

For me, the hardest to reveal would be my weight as I’ve been pregnant on and off for the past 3 years and my body isn’t what it used to be at all though I’m working hard to get it back. My age is considered young so I suppose there are no mental blocks yet for me to reveal it. And I’ve had many sexual partners, imo, maybe over 30, who knwos, of all genders and sexual persuasions. My sexual history is irrelevant as I remember being called a ‘whore’ when I was still a virgin and not even anywhere near a penis or a vagina – people say these things no matter what…and btw, I’m 194lbs and am 25 years old…

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