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He said this right after sex.

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pinkpeta · 22/09/2025 05:18

I have a male friend. We are quite close. We’ve been having sex on and off for a decade now. In that time I have put on weight. 20kgs to be precise. He knows I’m unhappy with my weight. In this time he’s lost weight and is probably in the best shape of his life. I am trying my hardest to lose the weight.

Last time we had sex, we talked about it a few days later and he said something to the effect of “there was a point where I held on to your stomach and I thought “oh s* that big”. He wasn’t joking.

I hang up almost immediately. I haven’t spoken to him since. He called me about 20 times that day.
how would you have reacted to that? I feel very hurt and I think what makes it worse is that I can’t speak to anyone I know about it because it’s so embarrassing. Strangely it’s made me feel very isolated and upset.

This doesn’t mean I won’t ever speak to him again but I’m just processing my feelings and want to know what others think.

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InterestedDad37 · 22/09/2025 07:46

pinkpeta · 22/09/2025 07:41

me.

If you've been 'fuckbuddies', (nothing wrong with that, I have a similar friendship) then he messed up with what he said, and understandably you felt really hurt. Seems your friendship has more positives than negatives, so talk to each other about it - let him know how and why you felt hurt, give him the chance to apologise, and see if you can both move on in a positive way. 🙂

Lobelia123 · 22/09/2025 07:46

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This is unkind and unnecessary.

Whatsallthisthen2025 · 22/09/2025 07:45

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pinkpeta · 22/09/2025 07:44

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Yes because at 5am I’m gonna make up a story and spend 2 hours replying to comments for what purpose ??

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Lobelia123 · 22/09/2025 07:43

I would definately rethink this FWB situation. Your life is full and demanding with young children....youre struggling with your weight and clearly with your self esteem as you're not happy with it and battling to lose it and very self aware. What is this man contributing to your life thats positive and doesnt make you feel worse about everything? Casual sex is very difficult to manage for most people, and the element of friendship means lines get blurred. I encourage you to take a step back. Put yourself first. Accept his apology if thats what you want to do, but dont sleep with this man again - rather take the energy that goes into this friendship and the periodic shags that happen and put it towards your own life, your future and towards meeting someone who will accept and love you and build a relationship with you thats more than snide insults and a fuck. Sorry to be so blunt, but this is your chance to come to your senses and choose something better for yourself. Youll always be wondering if hes thinking how fat you are every time he touches you from here on in. So dont put yourself through that - take this as a watershed moment where you do something active to change your life and your choices.

pinkpeta · 22/09/2025 07:43

FirstdatesFred · 22/09/2025 07:40

I think only you know whether he's shallow and is turned off by your body now, and someone who just says what he thinks and doesn't care how it lands.

Or, he's still attracted to your body, is just insensitive/clueless/tactless and was commenting on it factually and honestly, not thinking it was a big deal because he doesn't see it as a big deal or a problem. And he wouldn't have wanted to upset you and would/is feeling bad about that.

He’s shallow but that’s not my concern. He won’t get the opportunity to touch me again

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Whatsallthisthen2025 · 22/09/2025 07:42

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pinkpeta · 22/09/2025 07:41

Ruby1985 · 22/09/2025 07:40

Which is even worse! Who has sex with a ‘friend’ for ten years !

me.

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FirstdatesFred · 22/09/2025 07:40

I think only you know whether he's shallow and is turned off by your body now, and someone who just says what he thinks and doesn't care how it lands.

Or, he's still attracted to your body, is just insensitive/clueless/tactless and was commenting on it factually and honestly, not thinking it was a big deal because he doesn't see it as a big deal or a problem. And he wouldn't have wanted to upset you and would/is feeling bad about that.

Gymbunny2025 · 22/09/2025 07:40

I guess if he apologised and you get on well you could keep him as a friend.

but how could you ever feel safe having sex again? He’s told you what he’s thinking when he had sex with you…

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Ruby1985 · 22/09/2025 07:40

pinkpeta · 22/09/2025 05:29

@UniqueGoldNewtwe are just friends. He’s never been my boyfriend.

Which is even worse! Who has sex with a ‘friend’ for ten years !

pinkpeta · 22/09/2025 07:39

PinkyFlamingo · 22/09/2025 07:09

I'm not being rude but please read the IPs posts again and come back and say why you've made this up?

😂🤣 the lack of comprehension is crazy

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pinkpeta · 22/09/2025 07:38

Jade3450 · 22/09/2025 07:21

I can see why he might have thought this, but he should never have said it to your face.

I would use this as the impetus to get in the best shape of your life - it is so good for your confidence.

Then stay friends with him but never have sex with him again.

you know , this has actually been what it’s done for me so far. I normally struggle with staying on my eating plan etc. Everyday is a genuine struggle but since then, every time I want to eat the wrong thing, I remember what he said and it makes me angry and the craving goes.

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MrsDoubtfire1 · 22/09/2025 07:37

What you do is reassess the situation. People often say that stonewalling is not a good thing but it is a tactic that I have always used when I knew that if I had said something, it would have been so foul, it would have been final. Seeing you have been sharing your favours with him for nearly a decade, he has been onto a good thing. Time for it to stop and for you to stop it. Also, reassess your own situation. You don't seem to be in a long term relationship so decide what you want for you and get a plan together, be it taking a walk each day, cutting out a certain whatever. Look to the future. Close this chapter and use it as an opportunity to put yourself into the favourable light you would like to see yourself in. You are the architect of your own future. Do you want this 'grotty garden shed' ruining the view? Get it removed.

TranceNation · 22/09/2025 07:36

pinkpeta · 22/09/2025 07:35

Hair dryer treatment?

Give him a piece of your mind.

pinkpeta · 22/09/2025 07:35

TranceNation · 22/09/2025 07:27

I'd personally take him out off mute and give him the hair dryer treatment. See what he has to say. You can then make a decision what to do with him thereafter and if needs be get proper closure. He's just going to keep pestering you with texts else.

Hair dryer treatment?

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CafeDuck · 22/09/2025 07:34

Has anyone worked out what he actually said?

pinkpeta · 22/09/2025 07:34

saraclara · 22/09/2025 07:28

Giving him the silent treatment isn't helpful.

If as you say, he's been a good friend and a huge support to you, you should at least reply to his texts and explain that you were hurt. Silence is controlling behaviour which is not going to help.

I think that’s what’s more hurtful, the fact that I’m genuinely struggling to see how this wasn’t said from a place of malice based on a conversation we had the day before. Too long to go into here but it feels intentional to me.

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pinkpeta · 22/09/2025 07:31

saraclara · 22/09/2025 07:28

Giving him the silent treatment isn't helpful.

If as you say, he's been a good friend and a huge support to you, you should at least reply to his texts and explain that you were hurt. Silence is controlling behaviour which is not going to help.

If he would hand messaged me something more serious I would have eventually replied. If he calls again I will respond but when this happened on Friday I was too upset to talk.

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notacooldad · 22/09/2025 07:30

I think there's a huge difference between saying something maliciously and playing on your insecurities and thinking you are so comfortable with each other that you can joke around or even be a bit thoughtless about things you've previously talked about.
Which ever one it was will influence your decision on how to move forward with this.
If it was just thoughtless or thought that you've already talked about it and he didnt think you would be offended then an honest chat is needed.
If it was to hurt you, fuck him and get rid, he is no friend

saraclara · 22/09/2025 07:28

Giving him the silent treatment isn't helpful.

If as you say, he's been a good friend and a huge support to you, you should at least reply to his texts and explain that you were hurt. Silence is controlling behaviour which is not going to help.

TranceNation · 22/09/2025 07:27

I'd personally take him out off mute and give him the hair dryer treatment. See what he has to say. You can then make a decision what to do with him thereafter and if needs be get proper closure. He's just going to keep pestering you with texts else.

Jade3450 · 22/09/2025 07:21

I can see why he might have thought this, but he should never have said it to your face.

I would use this as the impetus to get in the best shape of your life - it is so good for your confidence.

Then stay friends with him but never have sex with him again.

Letstheriveranswer · 22/09/2025 07:18

Do you think that given your friendship and that you have acknowledged your weight gain with him that he felt comfortable to be honest? Maybe you and him have even joked about it together so he thought you'd joke along with him? I am just trying to understand if he was lulled into a sense of security if being able to say wgatboopped into his head on the topic.

It was a thoughtless comment but I think men experience things differently and wouldn't understand how hurtful that is.

I think you should speak to him and resume the friendship, but obviously it would be hard to sleep with him again as now that will stick in your head. People are quick to suggest cutting people off but this is a 10 year friendship.