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To feel insecure because Dsis has had a boob job

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RoboticSealpup · 07/11/2018 13:18

Dsis and I looked the same before: Slim with a-cups. She's just had surgery to get a full C. My DH knows that I don't want a boob job, so he would never have suggested it. However, Dsis having this done has sort of normalised the idea. She almost assumed I would do the same when she told me about it, which made me feel a bit bad about myself. (A bit like: "I'm fixing my defect! When are you fixing yours?"). Her DH suggested it, but she didn't do it for him. When I asked DH what he thought about boob jobs, he gave me a really unconvincing answer. Something like "it would be weird if you had boobs all of a sudden" and then "I like you, I married you, etc etc. I'm never going to know, what he really thinks, am I? He would never tell me because he doesn't want to hurt my feelings.

I'm relatively happy with my body, but I don't live under a rock- I know I'm far from the ideal with my tiny breasts. I think physical attraction in long term relationships is really important and I know that men are generally pretty obsessed with boobs, although DH doesn't ever look at or comment about other women, so I have absolutely no idea what his ideal is. I'm getting paranoid that he's secretly wishing I had bigger boobs. If that were the case, I'd rather he told me so I could think about it. I wouldn't want to be with someone forever if they lacked something I really wanted. I don't want surgery for myself, but maybe I would do it for him. I'm just never going to know, am I? It's driving me nuts.

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motortroll · 07/11/2018 13:21

Erm did you listen to him? He loves YOU he married YOU. I'm sure he didn't marry you for your breasts or lack of.

I think this is in your head. Talk to him and tell him you're feeling insecure so he can act on it and make you feel good!

RoboticSealpup · 07/11/2018 13:22

But he could love me and still want me to have bigger boobs. It's not one or the other.

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StateofIndependance · 07/11/2018 13:25

That's a ridiculous way of thinking. There's nothing sexy about fake boobs as far as I'm concerned. It's the whole person that he's attracted to, not one specific body part. If you change that artificially it's not you anymore is it, it's a bag of saline solution.

ittakes2 · 07/11/2018 13:25

I had breast implants - they don’t feel real - they can go wrong (mine did - 6 operations). If he married you with small breasts I would accept that he was happy with them then. There is more to you than a pair of breasts!

Hadjab · 07/11/2018 13:26

If bigger boobs were a deal breaker, he would have left you by now - clearly you are already his ideal. You need to separate yourself from your sister, you are two different people.

MatildaTheCat · 07/11/2018 13:27

My friend had a breast enlargement. It was exceedingly painful due to the extensive bruising and she really dislikes the size of her new breasts.

If you didn’t want them before there really is no reason you should want them now. Having small breasts isn’t a defect any more than having brown eyes.

Surgery carries risks so unless someone is absolutely driven for the desire and feels that way for a good length of time it’s best avoided.

What if your sister decides she hates her nose next and her nose just happens to be very similar to yours?

ThePinkOcelot · 07/11/2018 13:27

Definitely in your head OP. I don’t understand your issue tbh.
So just because your sister had a boob job you feel your DH isn’t happy with your body. However, didn’t think this before your sister had her boob job?! Why would your DH change his mind now? Nothing has changed for you 2.

John4703 · 07/11/2018 13:28

I agree with motortroll.
Listen to your husband. He married you as you are, he did not go and find someone with big breasts.
I love my wife and I fell in love with her as she. Your husband fell for you with the body you have. It is good that you have talked to your husband and please believe him.

InertPotato · 07/11/2018 13:29

As my gran would say, you’ve gone borrowing trouble.

MatildaTheCat · 07/11/2018 13:29

In response to your second post, I’d be quite chuffed if dh had a flat abdomen with a touch of a six pack- he doesn’t and I certainly wouldn’t ask him or expect him to acquire this new physique to please me.

And yes, I love him in spite of this. Smile

bringbackthestripes · 07/11/2018 13:31

I wouldn't want to be with someone forever if they lacked something I really wanted Confused like kindness, a sense of humour, a good personality.... sorry but as your husband has already said he loves you please believe him. the fact that your sisters husband suggested she had a boob job is a little concerning tbh.

MiggledyHiggins · 07/11/2018 13:31

He's told you that he thinks it would be weird if you had boobs all of a sudden. He's given you a non-commital answer - that's all he can do really. If he said yes or no he could come across as controlling or dictating what you do with your body. He probably has no preference other than what would make YOU happy.

Liz38 · 07/11/2018 13:35

Is it insecurity over your body or over your DSis? I know I feel massively insecure over my DSis, and this would make me question myself. Not because I feel inadequate per se, but because I somehow feel her choices are more valid than mine, so if ages choosing this maybe I should too?

I'm my mid 40s I can finally recognise this. It hasn't changed the pattern but I now recognise where it's coming from.

Just wondering whether it might be similar for you?

Regardless, I'm with everyone else. If your DH married you as you are, that's what he chose. A complete package. While elements of you might not match an ideal picture, the sum of you seems to be exactly what he wants.

ItsNiceItsDifferentItsUnusual · 07/11/2018 13:36

As a fellow flat chester Smile I can sort of see why the shock of your sister changing has had this effect. I think I'd be the same. Your dh's answer possibly sounds unconvincing because to a certain extent maybe even he wonders what it would be like if you had bigger breasts (and he had a bigger penis, flatter stomach etc) but unless he gives you reason to think otherwise, I really would believe him when he says he fancies you just the way you are.

I imagine you won't feel like this for long. It will all become the new normal.

Neshoma · 07/11/2018 13:37

Like Matilda said none of us are perfect.

Years ago a friend had a boob job, and once healed, chased every man going, married or not.

RoboticSealpup · 07/11/2018 13:42

I know I feel massively insecure over my DSis, and this would make me question myself.

Not really, but she has had a lot of stuff done (Botox, lip fillers, cheek fillers) and looks very glam whilst I'm the pregnant mother of a toddler and don't really have time to care about looking pretty. I hardly even get my hair done. I look boring, flat-haired, flat-lipped and flat-chested next to her now! Haha.

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RoboticSealpup · 07/11/2018 13:44

Your dh's answer possibly sounds unconvincing because to a certain extent maybe even he wonders what it would be like if you had bigger breasts

Yes that's what I'm thinking. He says he "doesn't care" that I have small breasts, so clearly it's not a preference for him, more like he thinks I have enough other stuff the weighs up. Well, I'm not that young and pretty anymore so who knows if that stuff will be good enough down the line...

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RoboticSealpup · 07/11/2018 13:45

Honestly, though, thank you everyone for being so nice about this.

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JessicaJonesJacket · 07/11/2018 13:46

Hmm it sounds as though it's about your DSIS because your post compares yourself 'next to her'. Surely you must know lots of women in your family and social circle who haven't had botox or boob jobs? Focus on them as your peer group rather than your DSIS.

InertPotato · 07/11/2018 13:48

Presumably he’s aging alongside you, OP?

You needn’t be young and pretty forever to be worthy of your husband’s love. Just put this behind you.

RoboticSealpup · 07/11/2018 13:49

like kindness, a sense of humour, a good personality

Maybe I'm shallow, but I am very physically attracted to DH and I want him to feel the same about me, as well as liking my personality. I've been in relationships with men who were not physically my type before and I always felt that there was something missing.

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RoboticSealpup · 07/11/2018 13:50

@Jessica. You're right of course. It's just that Dsis and I look very alike. She just looks like a better version of me now.

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ladydickisathingapparently · 07/11/2018 13:54

You’re slim with an A cup? Sounds perfect! I’ve got big boobs and look like I’m about to overbalance all the time. Love what you’ve got - sounds like your DH does.

Ginkythefangedhellpigofdoom · 07/11/2018 13:58

Yes he might like bigger boobs but he didn't choose them did he, he chose you just the way you are!

Just like you might like him with a bigger penis if he chose an operation to get one but that doesn't mean you aren't completely happy with how he is right now just as he is.

If you are unhappy then I wouldn't dream of telling you not to get it done but if you are then that is all that matters!

You wouldn't decide suddenly to gain 4 stone an shave your head just because your sister did and she used to look similar but now doesn't so why would her changing her appearance like this?

ItsNiceItsDifferentItsUnusual · 07/11/2018 13:58

Are you a bit jealous of your sister? I honestly don't mean that horribly, but it's coming across that way.

If you are, perhaps spend some time thinking about the reasons, and what you can do to resolve them for you.