Evening all, I posted a thread in Style & Beauty requesting advice, feedback and help in giving me an opinion on a dress I am contemplating wearing to a work related event. I included a picture of myself wearing the dress.
I got lots of really good advice, tips and ideas that I hadn't even thought of and some truly lovely compliments that absolutely were so nice to read and people were so very kind. I was grateful for all of the feedback and it helped.
The event in question is being attended by 6 of us from our law firm and I showed the thread to a colleague who is also attending as she asked me about it.
She has now come back to me and said that, her words, 'I know I look phenomenal in the dress...' (I REALLY don't think like that!) and I posted the thread 'just to get my ego stroked.'
She said I could never understand what it feels like to be overweight and struggle with all aspects of clothes buying due to having a bigger size.
I said that wasn't fair as I too struggled with confidence and being slim was not an indicator that I love how I look or that I know what suits me or what works for me in terms of body shape.
I also told her that actually slim people have hang ups and insecurities too and they don't affect a slim person any less than a larger person.
The joke is she is genuinely so, so confident and I admire her ability to be that way. I wish I could be like her.
You notice her as soon as you walk into a room because she is so warm and friendly. Whereas I prefer to melt into the wall.
I've also birthed 3 children, been huge during and after my pregnancies and being only 5ft 1, it showed!
AIBU here? I will talk to her when I see her tomorrow but I'm not really sure what I'll say....?
I'm also going to ask that my dress thread is removed, she may show it to others and now I feel silly for posting it.