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[cw: body shaming maybe] How do you talk to your friends who are worried about their body shape (hexbear.net)
submitted 10 months ago by ButtBidet@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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Friends sometimes complain that they're too big, too short, too tall, etc. I think they're all fine, and want to let them know that. My problem is that I'm a middle aged guy and and I don't want to give off any whiff that I'm flirting with anyone. I just want to tell people that they're perfect and good the way they are. Are there safe ways to say it?

I feel like this is a thing that easier to do if you're a woman? (sorry if I'm wrong)

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[–] erik@hexbear.net 9 points 10 months ago

Depends on the context, but I find it best when someone says like "oh, I'm too tall to fit into that shirt" to say something like "You're not too tall, the shirt isn't tall enough". Redirect it to a conversation about the context rather than their body while at the same time, letting them know it's them that's fine, it's the clothing or whatever that has the problem.