Keep on Posting Guys...no, really...I don't mind.

Okay girls...I just have to ask, does anyone else find God's thread about what type of girl the guys like rather degrading? I mean...here we are, also members of the forum. Are we supposed to just sit back and watch as they pick apart the physical characteristics of the female species? Grrrr....:mad:

Granted, they aren't trying to isolate anyone out, but common decency might clue them into the idea that we might be watching what these guys are typing...getting an idea of how we are 'supposed' to be. First the "Before and After Pictures" thread, now this one. It is times like these when I question the quality of AF. I realize that the quality of posts in OT is not great, it's mainly a place to randomly post, but I start to wonder if these guys ever think about how we might interpret a thread. We may be small in numbers...but hello, we're here too! True, it could just be another harmless thread, but still...in my opinion, not cool. And no, I'm not interested in starting a forum that asks the ladies what type of man we like.

Maybe it's just me...let's just say that when I see certain things like that, it doesn't exactly help when I'm sitting over here deciding day to day whether or not to eat...grrr...:mad: Maybe I said too much.

Anyway...I'm going to go hop in the shower now...I'll see you later girls. :(

Yeah, I feel your pain.

Day in and day out I get asked if I'm eating... :( even worse, sometimes the real answer is no :( I weigh 140 lbs [52.25 kg] and I'm 5'9" tall [175.26 cm]

To be honest (and I can't believe I'm saying anything about this since online I should be whomever I want to be...) but my mom is severely obese, and I'm terrified to be like her. :( So I stopped eating as much, and let my stomach shrink so that I can't eat as much in one sitting, and I'm less hungry when I do need to eat (yes, that much thought has gone into this :o )

Quite frankly, complaints in their thread won't do a thing... Guys are guys, and the larger majority of thought is spent on _ _ _. Sad, but true. My only advice is to simply not go in there and not to worry about what they think. Heck, even one guy said that Ally McBeal was too skinny! So I guess there are some decent males left on the face of the planet...

edit: I did the conversions by hand and messed something up before. Now they should be correct. :)

I haven't checked this thread out yet. I gather it's a new one since yesterday evening??

I'll have to check it out.

I see what you mean about the whole are you eating thing Tangie. When I lost heaps of weight (healthily), people were constantly asking if I was anorexic. They couldn't believe how much I ate and still lost weight. They used to follow me into the toilet to check if I was throwing up what I'd just eaten!! :mad:

FTO: That's really crappy! :(

I just get the question about 10 times a day... I'd be jacked if someone followed me around like that!

Originally posted by saturntangerine
FTO: That's really crappy! :(

I just get the question about 10 times a day... I'd be jacked if someone followed me around like that! It totally sucked! Some people just have no idea of what their actions actually do to others!! :mad:

Okay...here we go.

I'm not sure it would bother me so much, if things weren't different for me. I was recently diagnosed with anorexia. Breaking point? When it took me three hours to convince myself that eating a bowl of oatmeal would be okay. I'm not a normal anorexic mind you...don't go thinking that I'm a bean pole, quite the contrary. Over the course of this past year, I have lost about 100 pounds, yet I still have a ways I want to go. I'm so much more healthier, attractive, and happier, which is all good. But because of certain elements and 'pressures', it has become harder to convince myself to eat. It's getting better, but seeing a thread like that kind of pisses me off. I realize that boys will be boys, but :::shrug::: I don't know...I guess when I read stuff like that, I forget about all the progress I've made and I begin to ask myself, if I eat a bagel this morning, will I be okay? Or would it be best to just not eat this morning, or this afternoon, or how about skipping dinner? It's gotten to the point where I'm not even hungry anymore. I eat because I'm being watched. I can really identify with you Carey, and you Andy...let's just say that seeing that thread set me back a bit.

A guy may tell you that he loves you for who you are, but let's face it...once again, boys will be boys, and my experience confirms that what really counts is not the 'who you are part', but 'what you are'.

Slightly frustrated, quite down on myself, and planning on jogging tonight...rain or snow.

I haven't read the thread either...but I can imagine what's in it.

DantesInferno...I don't quite know what to say about your anorexia, I've never been in your shoes so i don't truely don't know what it's like. You're getting better, and that's fantastic, I hope u fight it and win.

For a long time i have never had an issue with my weight, i was about 58 kilos and could eat whatever i wanted. But now I'm getting older, and (at age 28) I have noticed you can't get away with what u used to when you were younger.....

I am not overweight, but feel a pressure on me to keep my "20 yr old figure" and it sux!

Originally posted by DantesInferno
Okay girls...I just have to ask, does anyone else find God's thread about what type of girl the guys like rather degrading? I mean...here we are, also members of the forum. Are we supposed to just sit back and watch as they pick apart the physical characteristics of the female species? Grrrr....:mad:

Granted, they aren't trying to isolate anyone out, but common decency might clue them into the idea that we might be watching what these guys are typing...getting an idea of how we are 'supposed' to be. First the "Before and After Pictures" thread, now this one. It is times like these when I question the quality of AF. I realize that the quality of posts in OT is not great, it's mainly a place to randomly post, but I start to wonder if these guys ever think about how we might interpret a thread. We may be small in numbers...but hello, we're here too! True, it could just be another harmless thread, but still...in my opinion, not cool. And no, I'm not interested in starting a forum that asks the ladies what type of man we like.

Maybe it's just me...let's just say that when I see certain things like that, it doesn't exactly help when I'm sitting over here deciding day to day whether or not to eat...grrr...:mad: Maybe I said too much.

Anyway...I'm going to go hop in the shower now...I'll see you later girls. :(

Ah...just take it easy honey, I haven't read such thread, but boys will be boys.... :D

i never read the thread...but from reading all your comments about it...i kinda understand what the thread was about...


kinda sad how shallow people could be...