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Scottishlassie10 · 20/02/2026 09:17

Now I’m all for people wearing what they want but I do think there is a time and a place. My husband was in the health club last night relaxing in the jacuzzi when a group of young women in their early 20s wearing bikinis that left little to the imagination (think thong bottoms and boobs barely covered) started parading around. They came into the jacuzzi which I know they’re entitled to do, however 2 sat next to him and 2 directly facing. It’s quite a big jacuzzi so they had no need to sit where they did. He was the only male in. He felt he had no option to leave as this made him feel quite uncomfortable. Now I may be unreasonable in my thinking but I do think if the shoe was on the other foot and a male was to strut around the poolside in a thong or a group of men where to sit in an empty jacuzzi in close proximity to a female complaints would be made.

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NovemberMorn · 20/02/2026 16:13

blessedbylife · 20/02/2026 16:05

My reasoning is not wrong, it may be different to yours.
Personally I would not want to see that and would feel uncomfortable. I wouldn’t want to see see a man’s sweaty bollocks hanging out of a bikini either, he shouldn’t have to cover them up but it doesn’t change the fact that I don’t want to see that and find it unpleasant.

Your reasoning is 100% wrong.
You can wear a bikini (or not) for your own reasons, but to plant every other bikini wearing woman in categories ... is definitely wrong.

The woman who looks the best, both on and off the beach, is a woman who dresses to suit herself, not other people.

BlimeyOReillyO · 20/02/2026 16:13

blessedbylife · 20/02/2026 15:47

I would think they were wearing it to show off their bodies because only a certain body would wear a bikini. I doubt anyone would wear one unless they had a certain body type to show off.
It does say “look at me”.

I am a size 6 but still wouldn’t wear one because I don’t have a perfect body to show off and I am in my 40s and know that nobody wants to see that, however 20 years ago I would absolutely be wearing that tiny bikini and fully aware that it was getting every man’s attention and that would absolutely be giving me an ego boost (it was, what it was) why say it was anything else?
Unless they were a size 14 or something I would hazard a guess he liked what he saw.

You cannot be serious!

Only women with perfect bodies wear bikinis, women size 14 and he wouldn’t bother to look.

Your view is dreadful, I would hoe you don’t pass these views to any DDs you have.

Only women with perfect bodies wear bikinis, do you not go swimming or too the beach? WTF!!

Gloriia · 20/02/2026 16:13

'But because it's a woman flashing her bits'

No one is flashing. What 'bits' were on view?

Grapewrath · 20/02/2026 16:15

Is your husband Adonis?
im curious as to why all of these attractive young women were deliberately rubbing their breasts and buttocks in front of him then deliberately sliding into the hot tub next to him 🤣
Unless you were there I’d take his version of events with a pinch of salt tbh

PevenseygirlQQ · 20/02/2026 16:16

Gloriia · 20/02/2026 16:10

I hope the media pick up on this. Then if any women were in the situation with a bloke staring at them showering paying too much attention to them 'parading' and 'rubbing' recognise it they may complain to the spa see if they might ban single men from spa/jacuzzi areas.

I'd be horrified if my dh was going for solo jacuzzis then returning with all the wank fodder descriptions of thongs, rubbing and breasts.

Edited

The people complaining about the bikinis would probably also be horrified if a woman was wearing a burkini

DaisyDoodler · 20/02/2026 16:16

Scottishlassie10 · 20/02/2026 09:32

He did leave. His point is and I think it’s a valid one, the showers are facing the jacuzzi and rather than have a quick shower before entering they stood there rubbing they’re boobs then turned round and did the same with their arse. He let that go but it was fairly obvious from what he says, they knew what they were doing. Then when they came into the jacuzzi where there’s plenty of room and sit in very close proximity is what made him feel uncomfortable.

Sounds like your hubby spent a fair bit of time watching them to notice all this 😂

He could have chosen to not look 🤷🏻‍♀️

BlimeyOReillyO · 20/02/2026 16:21

Grapewrath · 20/02/2026 16:15

Is your husband Adonis?
im curious as to why all of these attractive young women were deliberately rubbing their breasts and buttocks in front of him then deliberately sliding into the hot tub next to him 🤣
Unless you were there I’d take his version of events with a pinch of salt tbh

Was Adonis an autocorrect for Andrew?

BlimeyOReillyO · 20/02/2026 16:22

BlimeyOReillyO · 20/02/2026 16:21

Was Adonis an autocorrect for Andrew?

He’s stupid enough to think that all the women fancied him!

BlimeyOReillyO · 20/02/2026 16:23

NovemberMorn · 20/02/2026 16:13

Your reasoning is 100% wrong.
You can wear a bikini (or not) for your own reasons, but to plant every other bikini wearing woman in categories ... is definitely wrong.

The woman who looks the best, both on and off the beach, is a woman who dresses to suit herself, not other people.

Yep very off reasoning @blessedbylife .

Brightlittlecanary · 20/02/2026 16:29

Grapewrath · 20/02/2026 16:15

Is your husband Adonis?
im curious as to why all of these attractive young women were deliberately rubbing their breasts and buttocks in front of him then deliberately sliding into the hot tub next to him 🤣
Unless you were there I’d take his version of events with a pinch of salt tbh

It’s the fact she says he let it go, that ghey were all rubbing their breasts and bums in unison, I mean what am I even reading.

if my husband came back and said this shite to me and then started detailing their skimpy bikinis I’d know without a shadow of a doubt he was sitting perving on them and this was his fantasy take, if I’d watched the interaction with the op and hee husband I’d think what a perv he is and he’s talking shite, and what a foolish woman the op is.

the whole thing is just nauseating that this couple sat there in their home talking in this misogynistic manner about these young women.

cantthinkofagoodusername1 · 20/02/2026 16:30

Were they 'parading around', or were they simply existing whilst wearing swimwear?

cantthinkofagoodusername1 · 20/02/2026 16:35

blessedbylife · 20/02/2026 15:47

I would think they were wearing it to show off their bodies because only a certain body would wear a bikini. I doubt anyone would wear one unless they had a certain body type to show off.
It does say “look at me”.

I am a size 6 but still wouldn’t wear one because I don’t have a perfect body to show off and I am in my 40s and know that nobody wants to see that, however 20 years ago I would absolutely be wearing that tiny bikini and fully aware that it was getting every man’s attention and that would absolutely be giving me an ego boost (it was, what it was) why say it was anything else?
Unless they were a size 14 or something I would hazard a guess he liked what he saw.

Oh do FO! I am nearly 50 and I still wear a bikini. Why? Because I want to and because I like wearing bikinis. Look or don't look, I don't really care.
What an appalling attitude you have.

JLou08 · 20/02/2026 16:39

Gloriia · 20/02/2026 15:35

Oh but you are mistaken, you see the difference is the crotchless bit. A thong bikini isn't crotchless whereas a crotchless one is.

Isn't much difference is not the same as no difference.

Beachtastic · 20/02/2026 16:41

Cherrytree86 · 20/02/2026 12:08

Women have boobs and bums. That’s life. He needs to deal with it. You need to deal with it.

I think I would find it "hard to deal with" if the fashion was for men to wear giant codpieces that resembled an erect cock, with bits of their cock and balls visible, and then crowded me out in the jacuzzi.

scottishgirl69 · 20/02/2026 16:42

Beachtastic · 20/02/2026 16:41

I think I would find it "hard to deal with" if the fashion was for men to wear giant codpieces that resembled an erect cock, with bits of their cock and balls visible, and then crowded me out in the jacuzzi.

You're suggesting thats the same as women wearing a bikini?

scottishgirl69 · 20/02/2026 16:44

Maybe they should just wear goggles flippers and a wetsuit

JLou08 · 20/02/2026 16:44

Gloriia · 20/02/2026 16:13

'But because it's a woman flashing her bits'

No one is flashing. What 'bits' were on view?

Their full arses were in view @Gloriia and there's a good chance more was on view in certain positions.
Have you actually ever seen a thong? It is not like normal bikini bottoms.

scottishgirl69 · 20/02/2026 16:46

JLou08 · 20/02/2026 16:44

Their full arses were in view @Gloriia and there's a good chance more was on view in certain positions.
Have you actually ever seen a thong? It is not like normal bikini bottoms.

Surely they would have been in the water in the jacuzzi and the only other chance of seeing more on view was when they were climbing into the jacuzzi.

PevenseygirlQQ · 20/02/2026 16:48

scottishgirl69 · 20/02/2026 16:46

Surely they would have been in the water in the jacuzzi and the only other chance of seeing more on view was when they were climbing into the jacuzzi.

Don’t forget they were RUBBING THEMSELVES in the shower and PARADING !

Blondiney · 20/02/2026 16:48

scottishgirl69 · 20/02/2026 16:44

Maybe they should just wear goggles flippers and a wetsuit

Just covering their arsehole would suffice.

BlimeyOReillyO · 20/02/2026 16:49

Beachtastic · 20/02/2026 16:41

I think I would find it "hard to deal with" if the fashion was for men to wear giant codpieces that resembled an erect cock, with bits of their cock and balls visible, and then crowded me out in the jacuzzi.

So sexually aroused? Bit different IMO!

DandyDenimScroller · 20/02/2026 16:49

Brightlittlecanary · 20/02/2026 13:35

If it makes me a cool wife to be able to spot pervy bullshit a mile off, then I will wear the label with pride.

‘I’d also add ifs been so overused it is not seen as an insult. Grow up and move on, become more imaginative, use your own words, don’t just copy someone else’s,

and no one thinks he was a perv for being uncomfortable and leaving, if he’d simply said 4 young women came in, skimpy bikinis so I left them to it, no one would have batted an eyelid,

instead he described their bikinis in detail and proclaimed all 4 of them, yup all four, stood their slowly rubbing their breasts and arses.

anhone who beleives that happened is either incredibly naive or a misogynistic fool, and should hope to be a cool wife.

Gosh your feathers are ruffled. Perhaps you need to grow up? I haven't been rude to you.

Angrybird76 · 20/02/2026 16:54

wrongthinker · 20/02/2026 15:36

I think this has got out of hand. People on this thread are accusing a 12 year old of 'body shaming' because she thinks having to see everyone's bare arse is gross. Maybe have a bit of empathy for the girl who is essentially being flashed by tits and arses when she's trying to have fun swimming. I remember seeing glamour images at that age and finding it deeply uncomfortable and embarrassing.

This idea that women can wear whatever they want and it's fine and if you don't want to see their vulvas/arses/boobs then you're weird and misogynist - where the hell has this come from?

I suspect it's originally about the message that women aren't to blame for being raped or assaulted and it doesn't matter what they're wearing - which is absolutely correct and needed to be said/still needs to be said. But that doesn't mean that women have no responsibility for their behaviour in public. You still need to be reasonably covered up so that you're not flashing people.

I think people can do whatever they like, as long as it's pro-social. But when people insist on behaving in a way that makes others feel awkward or uncomfortable, we should draw a line. There's nothing misogynist about this.

Dear Lord, where are you going swimming if you can see someone else's vulva and how close are you too them??

BlimeyOReillyO · 20/02/2026 16:55

DandyDenimScroller · 20/02/2026 16:49

Gosh your feathers are ruffled. Perhaps you need to grow up? I haven't been rude to you.

No cooL wives, please remember that he was watching them “parading” round the pool, washing their boobs and arses in the shower and then in the jacuzzi, he sounds a lot like a perv, then had the cheek to complain that he’s watching them ….. 😆😆😆😆😆

Beachtastic · 20/02/2026 17:04

BlimeyOReillyO · 20/02/2026 16:49

So sexually aroused? Bit different IMO!

Well, emphasising the "bits" as a super-skimpy bikini does.

I'm no prude, but last time I went in a fast food restaurant (not in the UK) they had TV screens with some trash like MTV on, and I didn't know where to look - the girl singers dressed like hookers and gyrating suggestively. It struck me that things have changed since I was a teen (not surprisingly, that was in about 1864!!!), if that's considered neutral entertainment for the background of a family restaurant.

OK, so maybe I am a prude? I'm not blaming the girls, but this hypersexualised culture doesn't seem healthy or right, and pretending it's not uncomfortable to watch seems odd to me.

It's a bit like the opposite of the Emperor's New Clothes!

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