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stretch marks!!?

merchantofvenice
merchantofvenice Posts: 40 Forumite
in Health & beauty MoneySaving
pretty random
but are men totally put off by a woman with stretch marks after a baby?? my bff is totally worried about post pregnancy dating. (baby 18mo now) I told her not to worry... but it would be nice to hear what others think.

i mean she is gorgeous..but she reckons that if she gets a bloke home, and takes off her clothes he'll be :eek:

Comments

  • keelykat
    keelykat Posts: 3,341 Forumite
    Can i ask-what does bff stand for?!

    I doubt many men would be put off to be honest, not if they really like you and arent shallow. Besides-hopefully you get to know a man first properly before stripping off?

    keely.
    Mommy to Elliot (5) and Lewis (born xmas eve 11!)
  • merchantofvenice
    merchantofvenice Posts: 40 Forumite
    bff...best friend forever x
  • freejunkie
    freejunkie Posts: 484 Forumite
    ahhhhh hope your bff finds someone special,
    until then the dating game is hard and there are few alot of frogs to kiss first.
    ive always found subtle lighting and a great push-up bra does da trick!!!
    have fun!!!
    :j:j:j Wooooo Hooooo :j:j:j
  • TAG
    TAG Posts: 2,823 Forumite
    Well my second husband wasn't put off and believe me my stomach looks rather like a map of Great Britian.
  • drc
    drc Posts: 2,057 Forumite
    I've got quite a few stretch marks post pregnancy and my husband hasn't run off yet.

    Would your friend really want to date a man who would potentially leave her just because she has a few stretch marks? Sounds like that kind of man would be high maintainance generally and would recommend her to steer well clear...

    PS. Stretchmarks fade to almost nothing after a few months anyway. Mine are hardly visible 8 months on.
  • moomin_white
    moomin_white Posts: 156 Forumite
    i got stretchmarks all over my stomach from age 16 from fast growth (not even from being overweight/pregnancy! how unfair!)
    anyway, i'm 30 now and whilst i don't love them, they've never affected my sex life!
  • tosca5
    tosca5 Posts: 576 Forumite
    I wish they disappeared.....i'm 35 and still hanging onto mine, although they've now gone silver and wrinkly!! I never even thought about it whilst i was with my ex. If i were to meet someone now, stretch marks would be the last thing i'd worry about....saggy boobs is more a concern:D

    Mentioned above about 'push up bra's' or 'wonderbras' yeah, the wonderbra right enough, take the bra off and the man will wonder where they went!:rotfl:
  • alison999
    alison999 Posts: 1,769 Forumite
    ^ ha ha ha i had really bad marks after my first baby 4 years ago. They were just starting to go when I got pregnant again but after my 2nd was born they were fading straight away, i use palmers butter formular for stretch marks and i think that it works. my husband doesnt care about them but i do think id worry if i was a single mum
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