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Would you rather have a curvy or skinny figure?

279 replies

itstimeforwami6 · 22/07/2026 09:55

Say like size 14 but curvy or size 10 but no arse and just like a stick.

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OwlCalledSage · 22/07/2026 17:17

BringBackCatsEyes · 22/07/2026 15:46

What for? Lack of thread engagement?

No, it’s a PBP who posts about weight, leggings, sandals and general fetishy weirdness. MN confirmed it’s been removed in an email so I’m not sure why it’s here at all.

BasketCaseBug · 22/07/2026 17:25

Neither because I am never bloody happy. I can be a size 4 with no boobs or bum but flat tummy or 8 with a big round belly and I hate both!! I always focus on the parts I perceive as wrong and don't appreciate the good bits.

FindingMeno · 22/07/2026 17:31

Skinny. Get rid of the big boobs.

LaurieFairyCake · 22/07/2026 17:31

Size 10 is only likely to be ‘skinny’ if you’re above 5ft 4.

I’m not and at a size 6 I’m still curvy 🤷‍♀️

Slightyamusedandsilly · 22/07/2026 17:32

Definitely curvy, ideally like a Rubens goddess.

Wherethedogsits · 22/07/2026 17:36

Why do you ask @itstimeforwami6 ?

I’m a healthy weight for my height and I’m strong. I look good in some styles more than others. I’m happy.

shove your sticks up your bottom

inkgirl · 22/07/2026 17:51

Having been both a size 10 and a 14. I preferred being the 10 but I have body dysmorphia so never really happy with my body. I'm currently a 14 to 16 and my boyfriend loves it. He says most guys like a bit of meat in their girls.

Overtheatlantic · 22/07/2026 17:54

minipie · 22/07/2026 14:43

I wouldn’t ever choose to be a 14, I’m 5’3 so if I was a 14 I’d be significantly overweight. Even at a size 10 I’m at the upper end of healthy BMI. I’m currently an 8, middle of healthy BMI and still have curves - large bum and thighs, medium boobs and small waist.

If you think size 10 is skinny and stick like I think you have bizarre body views. Perhaps you’ve got used to seeing overweight bodies and think that is normal?

I’m 5’3” and a size 14, with a BMI of 25. I’m skinny fat, so low muscle tone, large breasts. My frame is very small indeed. I am not significantly overweight.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 22/07/2026 18:01

Intellectually, I'd like to be a size 10.

However, since joining Mumsnet and the continuing onslaught of proANA language in every corner of the boards including in this thread, I would see myself as disgustingly fat at that size (and probably every other one as well, thanks to the descriptions of size 4-6 posters saying they have large, wobbly stomachs and backsides).

Lordofmyflies · 22/07/2026 18:04

I'd take curvy. Height is important. I'm 5ft 11 and at a size 10, I look too thin imo. I feel I need a few curves to avoid looking lanky!

Coralsunset · 22/07/2026 18:07

10 and skinny

ETA I am not sure about these choices as I am size 8 with 30GG bust so am I skinny or curvy? 🤷‍♀️

Waitingfordoggo · 22/07/2026 18:08

I’d like to be curvier than I am but not a size 14. I’m a size 10 with small boobs and hips. But I’m not skinny. To me, skinny implies bony and I’m not bony, I’m muscular.

So what I would choose is size ten and athletic (which I already am) but with slightly bigger boobs and hips.

330ml · 22/07/2026 18:14

Neither.

At a size 10 I am not skinny and I never want to be described as curvy. Even a bit.

Poppingby · 22/07/2026 18:15

I have got the biggest arse in the whole world. It's massive and square like towing a shipping container at all times. Even when I'm thin (which is rarely). Wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Waitingfordoggo · 22/07/2026 18:20

inkgirl · 22/07/2026 17:51

Having been both a size 10 and a 14. I preferred being the 10 but I have body dysmorphia so never really happy with my body. I'm currently a 14 to 16 and my boyfriend loves it. He says most guys like a bit of meat in their girls.

It’s great that your boyfriend finds your body shape attractive- that’s the ideal isn’t it? He doesn’t speak for every man though. Obviously men are not all attracted to the same things- just like women. Lots of women seem to be attracted to very muscular men with no chest hair, which are really quite unappealing to me. As are men that talk of ‘meat’ on their ‘girls’. It’s lucky we don’t all want the same thing!

Travellingshoes · 22/07/2026 18:27

Skinny. I’mma size 8 and definitely curvy and don’f like it.

inkgirl · 22/07/2026 18:40

Waitingfordoggo · 22/07/2026 18:20

It’s great that your boyfriend finds your body shape attractive- that’s the ideal isn’t it? He doesn’t speak for every man though. Obviously men are not all attracted to the same things- just like women. Lots of women seem to be attracted to very muscular men with no chest hair, which are really quite unappealing to me. As are men that talk of ‘meat’ on their ‘girls’. It’s lucky we don’t all want the same thing!

That's why I said most, like you said we're not all into the same thing. It would be a very morning world if we were

menopausalfart · 22/07/2026 18:56

I've always been thin, like a stick, as you say. Very athletic and fit.
I've developed a rather large stomach during peri. Also been diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis. I don't care what I looked like, to be honest, as long as I was fit and healthy.

panfrydish · 22/07/2026 19:23

I would like curvy hips & boobs with long limbs & a small sized frame in general, it’s a shape you don’t tend to see tbh 😆

Also bigger boobs & bum doesn’t mean anything unless it’s you have a good shape to your bum & boobs.

panfrydish · 22/07/2026 19:25

Lordofmyflies · 22/07/2026 18:04

I'd take curvy. Height is important. I'm 5ft 11 and at a size 10, I look too thin imo. I feel I need a few curves to avoid looking lanky!

Same, I really like having long legs.

sunupstars · 22/07/2026 19:29

Skinny I think, 14 would probably look better naked but it’s much easier to dress skinny better. Size 10
isnt skinny though!

panfrydish · 22/07/2026 19:34

Size 10 can be skinny if you are tall

Dilemma999 · 22/07/2026 19:36

Skinny

CrikeyMajikey · 22/07/2026 19:43

having been both, I’d say 10.

Feelinghothothothot · 22/07/2026 19:50

I prefer to be slim/skinny. It feels easier to wear clothes and move around.