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Be honest... do you think being a size 10 is more attractive than a size 14?

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WhateverTheySay · 13/01/2021 20:18

Just that... no offence intended it's just to settle an argument I'm interested in people's views. Let's say specifically you have an average / reasonably attractive looking woman of average height, do you think she will look better as a size 10 than she does a 14?

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toastfiend · 13/01/2021 21:22

I've been both sizes. I looked much better as a 10 than a 14, and also felt much healthier and happier.

PollyPorcupine · 13/01/2021 21:23

For most people probably a 10. But for me I'm tall and curvy/muscular so at a 14 I have good boobs and bum but slimmish waist and toned thighs and my face looks smooth but not too round. I made a huge effort and lost 4st and I was massively disappointed to find that at a size 10 I had floppy boobs, a saggy bum and my face looked gaunt so I looked much older.
All academic at the moment as I comfort eat when I'm bored, tired or stressed, so as a result of the pandemic I'm now a size 18 for the first time ever, and look like a beached whale.

Viviennemary · 13/01/2021 21:23

Of course not. One might be a beauty, the other one plain.

PinkDaffodil2 · 13/01/2021 21:25

I’m 5”10 and much much more attractive at a size 10 than 12/14 (though when I’ve been working out I end up with size 12 thighs and the rest of me size 8, but a less toned size 10 is certainly more attractive and fits clothes better)

Tanfastic · 13/01/2021 21:26

I'm currently a 14 (prob a big 14). I think I look much better as a 12. Look a bit too skinny as a 10 but a small 12 is just right for my frame.

Supersimkin2 · 13/01/2021 21:26

Probably not. You need very good bones to get away with being tall and thin. Wide, skinny hips that clank about under a flat chest only do you a favour if you married a gay guy.

Ohdoleavemealone · 13/01/2021 21:29

Often yes but not always. I am short and am creeping into size 12. I feel disgusting. I am very short so cannot carry the weight well at all.

A friend of mine is very tall and looks ill at a size 10. Is better at a 12-14.

Littlepond · 13/01/2021 21:30

Definitely!

Looneytune253 · 13/01/2021 21:32

I think it depends. Some women have amazing shape when they're a size 14 with the wide hips and nice bum which is very appealing to some men. Some women have no shape to them when they're a size 10. And vice versa I suppose

CherryBlossomTree7 · 13/01/2021 21:34

I think most of the time, yes.

But some women just look amazing at size 14. Really beautiful and attractive.

Anotherdayanothernewname · 13/01/2021 21:34

As a 5"2 size 10 pear shape myself, I don't think I would look attractive as a size 14.

enjoyingscience · 13/01/2021 21:34

Attractiveness is very much in the eye of the beholder, but the size ten will be healthier.

emmaluggs · 13/01/2021 21:35

It’s hard to judge I’m a size 16 and carry most my weight round my tummy so look awful really but I’m working on it. My friend is a size 16 and carry’s weight more evenly and looks great

Outdoorsywithgin · 13/01/2021 21:36
Tiny2222 · 13/01/2021 21:38

I've always been a size 6 and 6/8 is ideal IMO but of course if you look at my username you will see that I'm tiny lol. I would feel really big compared to my friends if I was a 10+.

Thislittlefinger123 · 13/01/2021 21:38

Absolutely

Chesneyhawkes1 · 13/01/2021 21:38

Yes

Blondiney · 13/01/2021 21:38

Generally yes.

Blondiney · 13/01/2021 21:39

@Tiny2222

I've always been a size 6 and 6/8 is ideal IMO but of course if you look at my username you will see that I'm tiny lol. I would feel really big compared to my friends if I was a 10+.
Teeny Tiny? Grin
Thewinterofdiscontent · 13/01/2021 21:39

Has anyone noticed that European women who are generally quite a bit thinner on the whole seem a lot more normal and healthy. Really thin U.K. woman often look a bit “ forced”. No idea why.

Although I think our European counterparts have more energy in general.

Justcashnosweets · 13/01/2021 21:41

I've been all sizes, from a 10 up to my current size 22. I would say I looked my best at a size 14/16. Everyone is different though!

Dontjudgeme101 · 13/01/2021 21:42

Yes

VinylDetective · 13/01/2021 21:42

Depends on your age. As you get older you have to choose between your face and your arse.

Fieldofyellowflowers · 13/01/2021 21:43

It depends on body shape though. My bottom half is a size ten. Thanks to big boobs, my top half is a size twelve, sometimes a size 14 if the sizing is small. That is just the way I naturally am. I'm happy with my body shape.

MumOfPsuedoAdult · 13/01/2021 21:43

Attractive to whom? Beauty (and attractiveness) is in the eye of the beholder.

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