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What can a guy do to make a girl more confident about her body?

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blue-kev (Age:30 to 35)     When: More than a year ago
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why are women so hard on themselves with weight and body image?


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bbmmc
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bbmmc      When: 11 months ago
Girls want to feel confident and wanted and many people get that confident feeling from knowing that they look good.
Also, a lot of times a girl will say "I feel so fat" or "I'm so ugly" just to get another girl to contradict her--The girl who says "I'm so ugly" to her friend is basically asking her friend to say, "No, not at all honey! You're gorgeous!" And that can be an ego boost.
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shuba
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shuba      When: More than a year ago
hi

can you explain to me about the guy disappering in the forest. what does that mean.

and what about the beautiful sunset.
It seems you only liked my answer on Quietness of the wood. not the others.
plzzzzzzzzz reply me.

thanx
SHUBA
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shuba
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shuba      When: More than a year ago
hi

i just want to ask you something reragding the guy. This guy never seems to say anything or begin a converstaion. Unless and until I make an eye contact with him.

like for eg. If the guy is near by me. but I am talking to my friends. Unless I make a eye contact with him ... he doesn't say anything.
Bluekev. why can't the guy just call my name. and I will begin the converstaion

bluekev... are you really sure this guy is into him. I remember the last monday. I spoke to him. well he yesterday he did come near my class. I was calling out for my friend. he just a way behind me standin outside the class. My back was facing him. my close friend noticed him. and she was shocked. BUT the guy didnot call out my name and speak to him.
he got caught up talking to other two girls.

my main problem is why doesnot he talk to me. ONLY IF I make eye contact he will say something.

plzzzzzzzzzzzz reply bluekev. are you sure this guy is into me. THEN WHY IS IT I AM NOT ABLE TO FEEL IT.
2) why doenot he ask anything to me. like when we talk. he doesn't seem to ask anything. nothing comes out of his mouth. IS IT ... its taken time for him to act freindly with me.

bluekev... are you sure this guy likes me. then why is he not spending time with me.

plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz reply me
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shuba
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shuba      When: More than a year ago
hi

i just want to ask you something reragding the guy. This guy never seems to say anything or begin a converstaion. Unless and until I make an eye contact with him.

like for eg. If the guy is near by me. but I am talking to my friends. Unless I make a eye contact with him ... he doesn't say anything.
Bluekev. why can't the guy just call my name. and I will begin the converstaion

bluekev... are you really sure this guy is into him. I remember the last monday. I spoke to him. well he yesterday he did come near my class. I was calling out for my friend. he just a way behind me standin outside the class. My back was facing him. my close friend noticed him. and she was shocked. BUT the guy didnot call out my name and speak to him.
he got caught up talking to other two girls.

my main problem is why doesnot he talk to me. ONLY IF I make eye contact he will say something.

plzzzzzzzzzzzz reply bluekev. are you sure this guy is into me. THEN WHY IS IT I AM NOT ABLE TO FEEL IT.
2) why doenot he ask anything to me. like when we talk. he doesn't seem to ask anything. nothing comes out of his mouth. IS IT ... its taken time for him to act freindly with me.

bluekev... are you sure this guy likes me. then why is he not spending time with me.

plzzzzzzzzzzz reply me
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iamranga Probably 'cause you talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, take deep breathe and repeat yourself.
Try meditation. - 2 months ago

ALWAYSclassy
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ALWAYSclassy      When: More than a year ago
Compliment her randomly. Like when she tries something on just be like damn you are sexy. Make her feel wanted.

Girls get judged very harshly by our looks more than guys. Sometimes it feels like you have to be damn near perfect to even be considered worth anything. So yeah, it's hard because even if you do look good you don't wanna fall off.
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sweetaspie
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sweetaspie      When: More than a year ago
Because unlike men, we are judge by our looks more than our personalities in most cases. How many times do you see an attractive woman with a not so attractive man, ALOT! But it is hardly ever the other way around because what we care about is personality and what you care about is looks. Also, society places so much emphasis on our beauty that we always feel like we don't measure up. Women worry about our looks because we feel that is where our self-worth lies, even though it isn't the case. Maybe men should stop making us feel like our self worth is our looks and we won't be so hung up on our appearance.
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chocolate-lover
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chocolate-lover      When: More than a year ago
first impression is based on how we look like, and our weight and body image is our appearance, it makes us feel more comfortable about ourselves and more confident.

i just want to hint that weight and body image do increase our confidence, even if it actually has nothing to do with confidence I think !.

(TVs and magazine influences some how)
girls want to be perfect for those guys they like, if there were no guys, I think we will stop caring about body image a little bit , hehe, just kiddin' =)

i think you can help a girl to be more confident, by always telling her how pretty she is IN YOUR EYES, and you like her body as it is,remind her you loved her at the beginning because she is being herself not or how her body looks like "u just love her not her body". flirt with her complimenting how ur bodies fit together.

good luck =)
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bubblyblonde
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bubblyblonde      When: More than a year ago
well this isn't it totally but the media and other women play a big part! The media airbrushs, enhances pictures incl boobs, butt then flattens tummy in turn women and men comment on how great/hot/sexy that person/celeb in the pic looks ~ so in turn when we here it time after time after time we start to believe that that is what we must look like to be great/hot/sexy etc.

Other women are also harsh on other women, whether its cause of envy, hatred or other reasons we all see someone and comment on their cellulite, belly size, butt size, skin, dress sense etc.

A guy can tell his women how sexy, great, fabulous she is, or looks when your going out somewhere. Notice things, the new hair cut, the better skin etc. However confidence in her self and her body is only going to come from her head at the end of the day, you can help but she has to find it herself (which is not easy)
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A-Soldiers-Wife07
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A-Soldiers-Wife07      When: More than a year ago
You can tell a girl over and over again she's beautiful, but once she has that image set in her mind she isn't, it usually doesn't go away. We are made to believe we have to look like Hollywood wants us to look. Perfect teeth, perfect body, perfect complexion. I had a major struggle with how I looked in HS. I was up to 180lbs my Junior year, and my senior year I started to seriously loose the weight and got down to 120lbs. That's when I met my husband, and no matter how many guys hit on me, or how many dates I got, I still to this day see that girl back in Junior year. Since then, I have put on a little weight, and my husband has been there the whole time, and he still tells me I'm beautiful and I get a lot of soldier's around post hitting on me. But it doesn't change what I think of myself. It's hard to change that image in a girls mind. Just stick to it, because her mind may not change about herself, but it will definitely respect and love you even more.
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SLL2019
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SLL2019      When: More than a year ago
Because all the images on t.v. and all the good guys running after slutty hot girls. Keep reminding her how beautiful she is and how you wouldn't want her to change a thing. And you wouldn't have her any other way.
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amber10-79
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amber10-79      When: More than a year ago
What a loaded question! haha

We were essentually brought up to be hard on ourselves. We're compared, sometimes on a daily basis, to the thousands of models, celebrities etc. But we often forget we don't have millionaire bfs or 300$/hr personal trainers. Usually by the time women realize that we actually ARE beautiful, decades have passed and our looks are gone.

Hell, I'm not even 30, and I look back on my photos from my laste teens, even just a year or two ago, and I think "why was I so hard on myself?" yet I continue to do it. We all do. Probably always will. Sucks for us, and even for you.who else do we have to remind us that we ARE attractive?

Tell her you love the things about her that aren't simply visual. You love how her hair smells, how soft her skin is, the sound of her laugh; just don't focus on complimenting just her looks. Believe me, it goes a llooonnnggg way.

~Good luck!

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eg-0914
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eg-0914      When: More than a year ago
DON'T TALK ABOUT HER OUTWARD APPEARANCE. SAY SHE IS BEAUTIFUL every once in awhile, but you MUST mean it. If she argues, just say you think she is beautiful . no specifics. Repeat . NO SPECIFICS. Don't feed in if she says "But I hate my *whatever* " .Say "I think you're beautiful no matter what." And leave it at that. No descriptions boys. Sneak in that its not about looks when you can. Girls will swoon if you say, and truly mean, that.
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halochick17
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halochick17      When: More than a year ago
also, don't talk about other g/fs ever, because soemtimse your girlfriend will be jealou sof htem. also reall try, because we all know you look at other girls, TRY to not let her catch you doing that alot
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halochick17
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halochick17      When: More than a year ago
alot of the time its a bit harder to convince them that they are pretty, especially if they have benn through a recent-ish breakup. then again some girls like it when you call them hot, sexy, baby, and other little nicknames, but calling your girlfriend beautiful makes it sound more true and personal. plus don't just say that to kiss her, you probably shouldnt do anything, just turn into one time like if your holding hands and say your really beautiful really sincerly and look her in the eyes. =)
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Answerer Also you probably shouldnt ever mention other g/fs if she's jealous ofthem because she thinks they are prettier than her, or try because we all know you guys look other girls, make sure she doesn't catch you doing that alot. - More than a year ago
Question Asker I don't look at other girls with this one. I don't want to do that to her - More than a year ago

TIFFdoWORK
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TIFFdoWORK      When: More than a year ago
women are like that becasue there is more pressure on them to have the perfect body.
to make your girl feel special, just continously tell her she's beautiful. pick out things you like out her body AND her personality and tell her them.not constantly though that gets annoying lol
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luvlee808
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luvlee808      When: More than a year ago
Women are hard on themselves because of T.V. shows, models and magazines. Everywhere you look there's half-naked gorgeous girls with nice bodies. Were more self-conscious about it nowadays I guess.

You can make a girl more confident about her body if you just compliment her on how lovely you think her body looks. Find certain physical things you love about her and tell her. Maybe she has a cute nose, nice legs, etc. Telling her she's beautiful also helps too.

She will eventually have to learn to love herself tho. Flaws and all.
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Wondering1010
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Wondering1010      When: More than a year ago
Why are women hard on themselves?
A lot of times we are hard on ourselves because when we are out with our date, we see our date (boyfriend, fiancé, husband) look, stare, and drool at/over other women who look different than we are (hair color, shape, size, etc) - I realize that not all men are like this and that some women do the same to men -
It does not help that commercials always feature perfect beauties (never mind that those women when seen without makeup or in sweats would not be better looking than we are).
I also think that a certain point in our life, someone has made a negative comment towards our appearance, and that sticks with us thus making us insecure about our appearance.
Moreover, all the clothes we would love to wear (because of color, pattern, etc) come in size 0 to 10.
What can you do?
As both of the other responders pointed out, compliment her, but be sincere, let it really come from the heart.
However, it is not until she (or any of us who suffer from this insecurity) realizes and believes that she is her own kind of beauty and no one can compare to her (basically she becomes secure of herself), she will keep on being hard on herself.
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Talbot Good answer especially on the last part I have complimented women who were beautiful and they didn't want to believe me because of how they were treated in past relationships. I still don't understand how I can see the amazing beautiful woman and the a*holes only see what they can get out of her - More than a year ago

Kickrockslosers
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Kickrockslosers      When: More than a year ago
Just talk to her about what you like. If she is a curvy girl, tell her that you like the extra cushion and that it feels good next to you. Now, if all of your ex-gf's are skinny little sticks she will have a hard time believing you so don't lie. What ever assets she has, tell her specifically what you like about it. Tell her about a specific outfit you like on her and how her body fills it.

Most women have this issue because we are always trying to improve something about ourselves. Some days it's my hair, other days it's my pinky toe. Women are fickle and sometimes it's just the dog gone mirror! We really like to hear genuine compliments from you because it makes us feel special. I think this was a good question and she should appreciate you because you're a special guy.
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Anonymous User
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Anonymous User      When: More than a year ago
Keep reminding her how great she looks and how much you think she's pretty and how much you love her - ect

and were hard on ourselfs because well its just our nature and we see what other people can't I guess but that's like saying why are guys so thingy about there manhood size
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darkscorpio
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darkscorpio      When: More than a year ago
coolguy93939 is right. Its the media who are to blame.

I get sick of looking at 'perfect pictures' of girls that are photoshopped like crazy then thrust in front of youngsters who get depressed because they don't look like the girls in the photos. Really p*sses me off!

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JJ109
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JJ109      When: More than a year ago
dont think about her body then she would feel more comfortable with it. Feel her up, play with her in terms of her body.
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coolguy93939
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coolguy93939      When: More than a year ago
its the media that
makes the girls
go hard on themselves

have you seen all these
shows on tv? americans
top model, and all these
freaking model shows.

i think television should
educate instead of
entertain
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