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Why do some women who are overweight spend over an hour getting ready to go out?

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Anonymous User (Age:25 to 29)     When: 5 months ago
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I've never understood women who are overweight and spend an hour getting ready to go out. (makeup, hair & picking out clothes)

Wouldn't the time be better spent in the gym?

I'm not trying to offend anyone, but doesn't it seem odd that they will apply all the makeup to make themselves look more beautiful, yet they won't spend 30 minutes in the gym?

I know some people have specific body types that they might not be able to help.

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shanie82
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shanie82 (Age:18 to 24)      When: A month ago
I guess it's like when arrogant guys take time to post questions anonymously because they don't have the balls to do it openly and face criticism. maybe that guys should spend some time growing balls. What you think?
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Jessica32
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Jessica32 (Age:18 to 24)      When: 3 months ago
I'm fat and take 20 mins to shower & get ready :) haha
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tontow
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tontow (Age:18 to 24)      When: 4 months ago
When a girl is heavyset, let that be HER problem. She's setting a different standard that you don't want to see in your pathetic world.

What you're saying is true. BUT ONLY, when the women in question feel like they're not comfortable with their weight, otherwise you have NO say in what is attractive and what is not. It's the bold and beautiful heavyset women that are turning heads because of their confidence. I've personally never struggled with being overweight, but if I did and we were at the same restaurant, I would sit proudly eating what made ME happy. I'd be eating burgers, with extra salty fries, while drinking a coke all the while in a cute halter top, in my denim capris, and converse and what could you do to hurt me? Nothing.

The women that take the time to make themselves even more beautiful than they naturally are don't need you or your approval.
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Sumbdy2luv
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Sumbdy2luv (Age:18 to 24)      When: 4 months ago
Ok so what you are saying is that if a girl is heavy, then she should just exercise until she is skinny before she shows her face or cares about what she looks like? Cause no one could possibly want her while she's heavy so why even enjoy herself or try? You may not think you made your question sound this way, but believe me. You did.

If you really LOOK at what you wrote, its ridiculous what you are suggesting. It's not like you exercise once and presto, all of a sudden you are small. Losing weight takes time, so to imply that a heavy girl doesn't exercise or isn't trying to lose weight because she obviously is still heavy, is ignorant. I hate this double standard about weight and appearance when it comes to men and women. It's like, a guy can be fat, unattractive, lazy, and unkept but fore SOME reason, most of the male population think that they deserve a centerfold no matter what they hell they themselves look like.

Do me a favor. Stop what you are doing right now and look up Christina Schmidt at this website http://www. Judgmentofparis. Com/christina7. Htm She is a plus size model and she is STUNNING, but maybe she should have just gone to the gym instead of going to work that day. She's heavy and therefore the stunning makeup, hair design, and beautiful clothes she's wearing added to and already beautiful girl were wasted cause she's fat. See what I am trying to say?

Oh and P. S: To the guys at the bottom that answered that heavy girls are unattractive, maybe you should take a look in the mirror before posting pics of yourself on the internet and talking bad about ANYONE. Seriously, I'm just trying to help you out.
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Ashewark
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Ashewark (Age:18 to 24)      When: 4 months ago
The same question could be asked of unattractive men. You claim that you are not trying to offend anyone, but what do you expect? Who determines what an overweight woman is anyway? Are you referring to women who are medically obese or who aren't anorexically thin?

Women of all shapes and weights take a long time getting ready to go out, it has nothing to do with her body type. Just because you feel that women who are "overweight" cannot be beautiful, it does not mean that they should just give up on their looks. Surprisingly enough, some men actually like it when a woman spends a little time on herself- even if she isn't skinny.
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Question Asker Where did I exactly say that women who are overweight cannot be beautiful? - 4 months ago
ALWAYSclassy You didn't say that but you implied it with this statement : "Wouldn't the time be better spent in the gym?. But doesn't it seem odd that they will apply all the makeup to make themselves look more beautiful, yet they won't spend 30 minutes in the gym? " - 4 months ago
Answerer ALWAYSclassy said what I thought already, but it is also implied in your final statement, "I know some people have specific body types that they might not be able to help." What you are saying is that there are "specific body types" that are not beautiful. Why should a woman's weight have any effect on how long it takes her to get ready? Why do you care? If it bothers you so much, don't date women who take a long time to get ready. - 4 months ago

emmaroh
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emmaroh (Age:18 to 24)      When: 4 months ago
Wow are you serious? Really? So why would an overweight guy take time combing his hair and putting a nice shirt on? What for, right? It's not like anyone is going to like him anyway, he should just stay home and exercise until he is abnormally thin so he can go out and be socially accepted by people like you.

Come on man, it's a silly question. Girls take a lot of time to get ready, period. No matter their size, we take time because we look for outfits that'll flatter our figure (which varies day to day, mood to mood, and occasion to occasion) so you might think, if she's overweight nothing will flatter her figure. Wrong, some clothes might make her look better, or even flatter other aspects, be it her skin tone, her eyes, her lips, etc. As for the make up it goes the same way, she'll look good, and she'll feel better.

Overweight women, or any other person for that matter (I think the distinction is really unnecessary) shouldn't spend their entire day at the gym, maybe she already went, maybe she exercizes at home, how do you know? Just because she can spend an hour or more if she wants on getting ready, doesn't mean she doesn't have time for anything else. Even if she did spend that precise hour she would eventually have to get ready too, consider that? You rather she throw on the first thing she finds and go out like that, she'll be even more criticized, not only because she has a full figure (which society seems to reprehend, and you seem to be living proof of) but because she doesn't even take care of herself to look nice. And even if she spent her entire day at the gym (which is un-healthy) she would then be criticized for obsessing over her body, and doing nothing productive because she just exercises all day.

Take a moment to think about what you are asking, and don't say you don't want to be rude, because you are being either rude, or very ignorant and/or unreasonable. It's like saying no offense before insulting someone, of course you meant to insult him/her, the "no offense" part doesn't make it any better.
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Jilbill212
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Jilbill212 (Age:Under 18)      When: 4 months ago
How do you know they didn't go to them gym then get ready? I know I go to the gym everyday and I'm definitely not a size 0 and I still spend like 45mins getting ready. I'm definitely not one of these types but maybe the "overweight girl" feels she has to make her face and clothes look really good to compensate for guys judgement about their weight Maybe it is a way for her to boost her confidence. I don't understand whyguy complain about girls taking so long to get ready when if we didn't take time to get ready they would be the first to notice.
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LessthanLisa
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LessthanLisa (Age:18 to 24)      When: 5 months ago
A lot of people won't go to the gym because they feel like they're on display, like people will sit there and mock them.

Some woman, of all sizes, like to spend the time getting ready just because it makes them feel good. I'm on the lower side of my healthy weight range and I know I feel better when I spend the time to make myself look better with hair and makeup and clothes.

Also keep in mind that some people like heavy set women, whereas others prefer stick thin. Don't be so judgmental.
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ALWAYSclassy
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ALWAYSclassy (Age:18 to 24)      When: 5 months ago
You never know what's going on w/ people so you can't judge. I know a girl who used to be really thin, and then she had to start taking medication and gained like 40 lbs. in one year. She blew up! She was always into her looks so she didn't stop wearing makeup and nice clothes just because she gained weight. So I'm sure there were some assholes who looked at her and assumed that she was some lazy fat ass, but she actually couldn't help it. Should she have felt bad about herself and not tried to look as pretty as possible b/c you like skinny girls? Please.

There are a lot of guys who like it. I live in the south and down here guys can't get enough of thick girls. When I go out with my size 16 friend there are times when she gets more attention than me and I'm just sitting there in the dust lol.

And then there are some people who are just lazy. I have another friend who is a complete girly girl but can't be asked to go to the gym to save her life. Yeah, maybe some guys would think she would look better skinny, but why should she have to please them? Her weight issue is hers alone. I'm sure you were just asking a question and probably didn't mean to be rude, but this is a loaded question. You act like if someone is not an acceptable size to you, then they should just say the hell with it and wear sweatpants and baseball caps.
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Question Asker I don't know, I guess I see it like this. A girl puts on makeup to feel better about herself, but makeup is just a mask. Exercise can keep the girl healthier and actually make her feel better. My question is really why spend time doing A if it is possible to gain more doing B? Its not a question about what the guys want its a question about behavior. - 5 months ago
Answerer Ok, good point. It's probably because makeup is like a quick fix. Exercise takes time and you don't see results right away and people get fed up with it. That's why so many people are fat and there are so many fad diets and pills out there. - 5 months ago
Bubbles Every girl takes like a hr or more to get ready not just the big ones. So just cause she is on the heavy side mean she can't look good? That's not right, I'm a bit over weight for my height and I'm very active, and healthy, but I guess it depends on what you mean by overweight too. If you mean 200+ then ya I agree for work out. - 5 months ago

 
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Anonymous User (Age:18 to 24)      When: 5 months ago
#1 Not just overweight girls take a long time to get ready, it depends on their personality.

#2 If an overweight girl takes that long to get ready it means she wants to look good so for all you know she DOES go to the gym and eats well, but like me, I just can't seem to get the weight off, I'm not mega-overweight but it's the same idea.

#3 and maybe those girls don't go to the gym because they know they are constantly being criticized (hint hint, guys like you), think logically, most people at the gym, when they see an OVERWEIGHT person at the gym, they snicker and make "funny" comments about them, they DON'T say " oh good for you, your trying to be healthy".
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Question Asker Hey "(hint hint, guys like you)" I don't look down upon people. Don't take my question to heart it is just a question. I never insulted anyone. I ask the question because I am trying to understand human behavior. And if you go to a gym where people are snickering at you then go to a different gym. It makes me feel good when I see someone "trying to be healthy". Being insecure because others put you down is just an excuse after a certain point. - 5 months ago
Answerer I only take it to heart because I know people who are overweight to a very unhealthy extent, and I feel for these people because changing gyms would not change a thing. And if you think being insecure is just an excuse, ask yourself this: Are you overweight? Do you know what it feels like to be overweight? Are you in a constant state of insecurity over your body? - 5 months ago
Question Asker I was overweight and I decided to do something about it. I realized people only put me down because they were immature. In the end I felt sorry for them. - 5 months ago

annwyl-cariad
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annwyl-cariad (Age:18 to 24)      When: 5 months ago
Yeah, a lot of times it's the body type. For example, I'm not exactly overweight. I'm definitely at a healthy weight for my height. But just with my body type, I'm never going to be a twig. I'm naturally curvy. Also, regardless of the body type, sometimes genetics just conspire against girls trying to lose weight.

One of my best friends has this problem. She works out about 3 times a week and watches what she eats constantly, but she does all this just to maintain her current weight. She is a bit heavy, but no matter what she does or how hard she tries, she cannot lose the weight. So it's not always a matter of spending so much time getting ready rather than working out, but just sometimes working out doesn't help much. Even for those girls who CAN lose weight, it takes time. You can't drop 50 pounds in a week. So, in the meantime, girls will make ourselves up to look as pretty as we can!
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Anonymous User (Age:18 to 24)      When: 5 months ago
They do it because they have just as much right as any woman to do so. Believe it or not there are some guys that actually like ''bigger'' women and want to see them look good. Not everyone feels they need to hit the gym. Because like you said ( if you remember) some people have specific body types and some people actually love they skin they are in. Their women every woman wants to be made to feel sexy
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Belleza U tell him girl! - 5 months ago
Question Asker Yeah I do remember what I said, I said that so I wouldn't have to get that answer. I'm obviously wondering why the people who don't have the "specific body type" problem still choose to spend time doing A when they would get more benefit from B. - 5 months ago
jgrant24 Doing A is natural when any woman goes out no matter what her size. Doing B is a routine that requires time. You said spend that 30 minutes in the gym instead. I do spend the time in the gym and I am still thick. I wouldn't call myself fat but I am a 38D with hips and a butt. Does this mean that I shouldn't spend the time to make myself look good when I go out. I will never be a size 3 no matter how much I work out and diet but I still want to look my best when I leave my house. - 4 months ago

Belleza
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Belleza (Age:18 to 24)      When: 5 months ago
Usually so they could feel pretty even though they are heavy they still wanna look good no matter the size!
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