How do men feel about a size 14 woman?

Keuro · July 13, 2006

The sizing system is different in Britain. It's the same in Australia. Size 6 is the equivalent of a size 0 in the U.S.
I used a size converter, size 6 in the UK is a size 4 in the US: link removed

I'm not sure if that conversion website is completely right, my pants say they're US size 6 (Spanish 38), but then if I use the website it says 8

hockeyboy · July 13, 2006

well, i wont lied, regardless of whether or not i get berated. i tend to be attracted to smaller/skinnier girls. 5'0 to 5'5 and under 120. However, if they're to skinny, that not attractive either. This is just the type of girl that I am attracted to for whatever reasons. Maybe because of my lifestyle, my size? i dont know for sure. I have friends that like different types of girls though. Some like girls who have a little more weight to them. Some like taller girls. Whatever it is, everyone has different tastes and thats why you should accept yourself for what you are. One person may not be attracted to you, but that makes another person want you that much more.

Something else i have noticed is that physical appearance is important, but mostly for that initial attraction. For example, i dated this girl for 4 years and when i met her she was about 5'2 and 105 lbs. She was a short skinny girl. Well, after we broke up i was looking through the pictures from the 4 years we spent together and i realized that her weigh had fluctuated...quite a bit!!! thing is though...it didnt matter. i dont even recall noticing her weight gain. I was still very much attracted to her. So, the physcial aspect was much more important at the beginning when i knew nothing about her personality. once i came to know her for who she was...i loved her regardless of her physcial attributes.

just my thoughts...

Blured · July 13, 2006

One shallow guy can make 10 sweet ones seem shallow.

hockeyboy · July 13, 2006

One shallow guy can make 10 sweet ones seem shallow.

referring to me?

eremy · July 13, 2006

I think that maybe this could be a somewhat dangerous topic for guys to be replying to. As a guy I'm not too educated as far as women's sizes go, so I'm merely having the problem picturing the size. I personally find most of the women I see on t.v. much too small. Curves should stick out on a girl, not her bones. Really though, the size is rather irrelevant. As long as your healthy, I don't think it matters. But I also imagine that no matter what your S/O says, it will always come down to how you feel about yourself. I hope it's about the last thing a guy worries about anyways.

Starfall · July 13, 2006

referring to me?

I hope the shallow comment wasn't referring to you.

You gave your opinion, there was nothing shallow about that.

Everyone has their own preferences..

CarnelianButterfly · July 13, 2006

After seeing a few guys comment they really don't know what sizes look like, I will give them a visual idea. In the Bridget Jones movie Renee Zellweger was a US size 14, her "normal" size is a 6.

As Renee

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As Bridget

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Dako · July 14, 2006

Not much diff, but the bunny outfit is disturbing.

miserableme · July 14, 2006

I think this is a better example of Renee Zellweger.

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Definitely a difference.

I like her best somewhere in between these sizes.

RayKay · July 14, 2006

Sizing is SO off anyway. Different manufacturers, labels, also have different "sizes". If you go into a boutique a Size 6 will be very small, in a department store, quite larger.

Over the years, they have really changed the sizes. When people refer to Marilyn Monroe for example, they refer to how sizing worked THEN - today she would not be wearing the same "size".

There are also many thin women whom wear larger sizes due to their frame (ie having wider hips) and larger women whom wear smaller sizes as they carry the weight differently so they can wear a "smaller" size than another woman their same height and weight.

Cut also varies the actual "size" and way something fits. I generally wear a Size 4, but I am pretty athletic so have pretty strong/muscular quads & hamstrings, so sometimes the cut won't fit due to fact they often make the pants in those sizes for very thin legs apparently...and I have to go up to a 6 or something. Same thing when I have to go a size up because of my breasts though my frame is smaller, it does not take into account having larger boobs!

I used to be anorexic, don't even know what size I was but everything hung off me. All I can say is...I was not healthier, not happier and did not feel more attractive. I felt more insecure, obsessive, stressed. I may weigh more, but I am stronger, more confident, far healthier and happier...my state of mind is MUCH better. We all have a natural weight for us, and going too above or too below that is not healthy. It's not the weight itself that turns others away, it's sometimes the demonstration of lack of confidence, insecurity, or well, in case of too thin, illness, that turns others away.

Ultimately, rather than the size clothing you wear, I think you need to concentrate more on feeling and looking good for YOU - for your height & frame. Eat healthy, move your body, tone up and feel good about what you have - you can't change the fundamentals, but you can have the best body for YOU and work with what you do have. The thing about weight is...it IS something you CAN change with the right choices. Even your body to a certain point is moldable...not your height, but you can dramatically alter your shape and tone with a healthy diet and right exercise. When YOU feel confident and happy with what you have, you will find it does not really matter so much what the media tells you is "ideal" and there will be many attracted to that confidence & health.

Blured · July 16, 2006

referring to me?

No, I was just making an observation. I used to think that all men saw women as objects, then I realised this opinion was based upon a few shallow guys.

Empathy · July 17, 2006

I'm 5'11, weight around 135lbs and use a 6-8 pants size.

Oh my. If you think this is fat then I truly am obese! lol. I'm 5'6 and I weigh 145 pounds. As someone who has had an eating disorder I feel HUGE. I'd give anything to be 5'11 and 135. But I can't even be 5'6 and 130 pounds. For some reason I really can't lose weight. I've had my thyroid checked and everything. But I do understand where you're coming from. After reading what you posted about Spain, its clear I could NEVER live there.

yeawutever · July 17, 2006

Wow so if you're at 5"6" and 145 Ibs, saying you're obese, then I must be overly obese now. I'm just one ince taller (5"7") and it was only two days when I weighted myself, it got to 151 Ibs, jikes, it never got that much, it never pass the anything above 142.

CarnelianButterfly · July 17, 2006

at 5'4" and 175, I'm not obese, I'm over weight cuz there is fat, but I'm also muscular and healthy by all other accounts. I have low blood pressure and heart rate, and all my blood work comes back perfect. My doc says everyone has their own healthy place. I've lost weight to below my current level, but I was constantly hungry until I gained back until I was at this level again. Now my body doesn't demand input all day long. When I exercise I moniter my heart rate and make sure I keep it at or above double my resting rate, at that amount of activity I don't breath harder than normal, I asked my doc if I was still getting a good work out. She said the breathing was great as long as my heart rate was up I was doing work. She's happy so I'm happy, I eat healthy and stay active, but my butt will only fit in 14 jeans.