Some guys will be turned off but honestly, you will turn off more guys by your belief around them than the actual stretch marks.
So:
1. The guys who are turned off, well those guys are not for you and who cares, there are plenty who won't care. A guy who is really attracted to you won't care about stretch marks.
2. There is another group of guys who will be very uncomfortable with your attitude around your body. You need to come to terms with your body to a reasonable level or a guy will catch on that you have some issue that is holding you back from fully connecting with them. Typically this exhibits by holding back on intimacy, maybe only making love in the dark or otherwise trying to hide what you are uncomfortable with. All of that is not sexy.
3. Worse would be a guy that has no idea you are uncomfortable with your body but repeatedly feels like you just don't like him, when maybe you do but you are afraid of his reaction to your body.
Hopefully you can work through this so that it won't interfere with your love life. Good luck!
GIRLS! (And possibly guys too)
If you want to get rid of the stretch marks, use a cream of some sort morning and night.
It needs to be very fatty (The cream), and in a couple weeks (Or days) They will get lighter.
I had stretch marks on my tummy hips and breasts. (not that I would be fat or anything, just that I grew so much, so quickly)
The marks on my breasts were really deep and really red(?!) After a couple days of using The Body Shop's; coconut body butter with shea. The marks started to fade. And the skin got SO soft (Witch my Ex really appreciated :P).
And now, a couple months after using the cream, people barely notice where the red, deep stretch marks were!
And the best part about this is that; YOU DON'T NEED A DERMATOLOGIST TO DO IT you can do it at home, And It's cheap ;D
I hope this helps all of you out there who has stretch marks, it really did help me (And BTW the creams that are out there on the market; especially for stretch marks, aren't all cheap and they might possibly not work) :))
i have stretch marks. they make me a little self-conscious, but I'm not going to hide myself or get treated for it (i'm not knocking you, I'm just too poor for all that! LOL) but yeah, it is what it is. I've got them on my hips, my boobs, shoulders, and behind my knees. I got a lot of them from WORKING OUT. stretch marks are from stretching, not from just weight gain, but general movement. there are athletes with stretch marks like there are supermodels with cellulite. it's natural. nobody's going to be like "oh yeah, I love a girl with stretch marks!" but nobody's going to put a paperbag over your head (thighs, back, arms,etc) for it either.
you're frickin' gorgeous by the way. the last thing you need to worry about is your looks, girl! enjoy yourself :)
I developed pretty fast and at a young age, so I didn't really know what stretch marks were and was too embarrassed to ask anyone about them. As a result, I never used creams or lotions that help them heal. The ones on my thighs were so bad that it looked like I was cutting myself, which I was really self-conscious about. I even stopped wearing shorts and skirts for years because I was afraid that they would show.
As I got older, I became less embarrassed by my stretch marks. They're not pretty, but...I hit puberty. That's all they are, a sign that I grew. And my boyfriend doesn't even seem to notice them.
Everybody has stretch marks, I have them around my hips from when I was growing still. I barely even notice them on a girl unless they are a way different color than the rest of her skin or if they're really deep. Sometimes stretch marks can actually be a turn on because it's how a real woman looks and not fake like you see women in magazines with perfect skin. The only way it's a turn off is if a woman has them all over her stomach but if I loved her I would even look past that. You look very very attractive in your pics so I doubt any guy is going to care if you have a few stretch marks :)
No big deal.
And, I am a guy who likes models. Brooklyn Decker, Jessica White, and Julie Henderson all have stretch marks on their butts. You can see them in their behind the scenes photos. And, they are all Sports Illustrated Models.
Halle Berry had stretch marks on her breasts before she had her baby. You can see them on Monster's Ball. YES! I zoomed in on my DVD LMAO
Honestly, it is nice to know that you believe that you have flaws, because you are hot. And, since you believe that you have flaws, it makes you easier to catch for a regular guy like me ;-)
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if the stretch marks are on a fat girl, theyre unimportant because she has other problems (like her weight).
if the stretch marks are on an atrractive girl (such as yourself), it really won't affect the guys view of you. if a guy turns down a beautiful woman because she has stretch marks, he is horrible.
so, I don't really care. if I have feelings for someone, stretch marks aren't going to turn me off of her.
WelI have them...but it's because I used to be obese. I'm thin now and I do have wiggly jiggly, but no hanging skin. I don't LIKE my stretchmarks, but I heard something very sweet from a guy, he said, "You should be proud of them and not ashamed because it shos that you are determined and it shows how far you've come."
When I feel bad about myself because of my stretchmarks, all I have to do is think about what he told me and it makes me feel awesome!
I really don't care. So long as they aren't covering virtually every inch of her body. I'm 5'8" and 145 pounds, and I have stretch marks in weird ass places - including horizontally across my back, and my kneecaps. I also have a few on my hips. Not only do I not care about them, I'd be an asshole to judge a girl that did have some.
I think a lot of guys won't notice them unless you point them out (especially if you had dermatological treatments to fix them). I'd say don't worry about them and a guy won't notice or care about them.
I don't really think is a turn off, it just happens for some people, is part of growing up, weight changes or pregnancy, it all depends in the skin quality that you have inherited from your parents, which means that you either share that dominant skin type gene from your mom or dad's side, some people will never get stretchmarks because of their skin quality, those are the lucky ones. . . Obviously people tend to be self-conscious about their looks when we reach a certain age, especially if you're a female I believe, but I wouldn't really be mean or turned off by a girl having some stretchmarks. . . that would make me a shallow person, plus why would I make a girl feel miserable and maybe even more insecure about her looks?, if you have stretchmarks is not by choice but because that's how you were born, you cannot go against it. Accept your beautiful-self inside and out, you already are Juliana.
I have stretch marks on my butt, thighs, and hips from puberty and they really, really bother me, honestly. I just got kind of a tan and they show up more because they're white. I hate looking at them, and it's not like I'm overweight at all! I know it's just from growing though and there's nothing I can really do about it. On the plus side, my boyfriend (who's thin like me) has them too and he doesn't care about his or mine, so that helps a lot. Seriously.
Can you give me info about the treatments? I might look into it when I can afford it!
Stretch marks honestly aren't ideal, but I personally don't have a problem with them, they should not be the reason a guy turns someone down, and if it is, they are extremely shallow.
Instead of focusing on someones insecurities, we should focus more on what that persons has going for them :)
Appearance is only 1% of who we are.
Once I get to know someone, their looks start to fade from my memory. It's hard to describe, but it's as though I don't really see how they look, but see who they really are.
The importance of how they look begins to matter less and less, and how they act, speak and react blur their looks to me.
My soon-to-be-ex wife had stretch marks because of our daughter, of course, but it didn't detract from her beauty at all! Stretch marks are more real and show that a person has had some experiences in life.
I feel very self conscious. I don't have too many, and I don't know if they're really all that visible to other people... but I would really like them gone. Of course, like all people on earth, I have a laundry list of things I wish I could change about my body.
1) Be thinner and more toned
2) Red Hair
3) No Stretch Marks
4) Lighter blue eyes
5) a better wardrobe
6) longer eyelashes.
The list goes on. I don't feel self conscious about all of those... but my point is, everyone has things they don't like. everyone. Even the people that you look up to and regard as perfect.
Yes, I have stretch marks although they've faded over the years and are virtually non-existent(but they ARE there).I have them in my inner thighs and butt area, but they are very hard to see.
I would take the answers from guys on here with a grain of salt. Most guys on here have no clue what a woman looks like naked and seem to have this idea that stretch marks are unnatural and "gross." They are just inexperienced and are gonna have a hard time with girls
I don't understand how a woman as young (and in shape) as you has stretch marks? I think of them as any other skin mark like freckles or birth marks, not ugly or anything. I don't have stretch marks and I'm wondering how it is that my friends who are in better shape than I have stretch marks too?
please please PLEASE watch this video ladies
the truth:
I see lots of questions about this, and no one says "they are a turn-off"." Don't be self-conscious about them, because, no one thinks it's a turn-off.
Plus, the beauty of the butterfly is the patterns on it's wings, isn't it?
Only honest and serious answers? OK!
YES, THEY'RE GROSS. But as long as they're not too revealing. Oh, and by the way, I'd say stretch marks are a minor factor to deal with. I'd rather put up with stretch marks than a fat walrus who can't get off the ice cream.
I have them and I'm self-conscious about them, so I'm using a cream to help make their appearance fade. But the less of a big deal I make about it, the less my boyfriend notices them. I even forget about it. There are more important things to focus on on my body!
I have them..though not terribly..but, what is the big deal? So many women make this a big deal..Idk..maybe I just don't have as many..Idk..now if you were pregnant I can see the big deal..because then I would be self conscious. But, yeah..It doesn't bother me..or my man.
I have them and most guys do NOT care. Actually no guy I have ever known has even cared the tiniest little bit. At least one guy even liked them.
I mean if a guy doesn't like them, he's not right for you, because there are always at least a trillion other guys who would line up for a chance with you, so don't even stress.
If you don't like them, then moisturize and apply self tanner, that pretty much covers them up.
Don't feel bad about your stretch marks. It is natural to have them, most girls do, its part of growing up. I have them, and they have faded. Some people may have more noticeable ones than others. But I wouldn't worry about a guy who cares so much that he won't date you because you have them. That kind of person isn't worth your time!
Yes...i hate them. I have them on my sides and I'm only 15. I hate it cause it makes me self consience. and honestly I'm not fat at all so...it just sucks. and worries me that someday guys will be totally grossed out. I mean they aren't that noticeble but they are there...
Most people automatically think stretch marks are when you're fat.
But stretch marks could mean
a) You really do have excess skin (fat)
b) You grew to fast
c) You got skinnier too fast
I hate stretch marks!
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