Comments on: SPRING TIME BODY IMAGE FEARS https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Gizmo https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10777 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10777 In reply to Cubby.

Thanks. Thanks Cubby, you just added to what I was thinking.
Its not a gay thing, but a human thing. So we shouldent be so hard on ourselfs.

]]> By: Gizmo https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10759 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10759 I agree. I agree, we are all maybe a little bit obsessed with the way we look and think it is a reflection of who that person is. But it is a part of people, that initial attraction does come down to looks, that is normally what attracts you to some one ells or not. So for me, that is single again, I will have to work at it. If I want to find a suitable partner or not.

]]> By: Snipe https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10728 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10728 In reply to sl.

Jou kort. Sorry our pictures of beached whales are all out.

]]> By: sl https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10725 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10725 good article. But why such a body-beautiful photo to go with it? Seems to reinforce the opposite of what the article is about.

]]> By: jp https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10724 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10724 ugh. ugh. ugh. same old shit. I don’t like me. I like my boys hairy. mememememe! Join an anti rhino paoching brigade on the weekends why don’t you. Just stop (with respect to all the feelings and the bona fide issues of all those here, some of which i share) the fekking whining!

]]> By: Cubby https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10723 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10723 In reply to Bigboy.

I can. I haven’t even achieved as much as you. The first half of the year I was really too busy with work and studies to actually get proper workouts, so I gained a few pounds. Not a lot, but I was used to be in good physique so for me it was quite traumatic. I also started too feel ugly and inadequite, and kept thinking, however stupid it seems, that my hubby would leave me or something. About a month ago I looked in the mirror and decided, this is it, and I started getting back into regular and good gym routines and healthier eating. I look and feel much better. You really should be proud as well.

]]> By: Bigboy https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10721 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10721 Overwhelming inadequacy. I dropped weight from 100kg to 82kg, but I still feel so inadequate and unworthy that I AM asexual from emarrassment. Intellectually, I realise that I should be proud, but I’m not. Not sure why I’d share this, but there it is.
Can anyone relate?

]]> By: me https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10720 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10720 self esteem/hair. How true it is when you are younger that the body perfect is so important. As you get older, you realise that the perfect body belongs to the 20/40 age group, you then settle into a comfort zone. and may put on the odd k. important…or not?
you should at that stage of your life, know what your ‘look’ is , and have developed your own image, and that is what should be maintained,, you would be a lot happier being the person you are and not some plastic clone, without a hair on his body.
On that note, viva hair, for me, nothing like a turn off as a man without hair..

]]> By: hair lover https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10719 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10719 In reply to robanaurochs.

waxing shaving. toally agree and a totally shaved pubic areas looks like a uncooked plucked chicken!!!! leave it there ………….LUV IT LUV IT !!!!

]]> By: Karate Kid https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10718 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2010/09/21/spring-time-body-image-fears/#comment-10718 In reply to robanaurochs.

Wax on Wax Off. Spoken like a true (hairy) man

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