Let's have a real talk
1) Yes I would date, fuck, marry or be in a relationship with someone that had stretchmarks
2) I've been in relationships with many women that have had stretch marks and it was never a determining factor when it came to deciding how I would treat them or if the relationship should end or not.
3) It bothers me a little. I'd be lying if I said it didn't. Most of the time though I just don't care about the appearance of stretch marks and I usually can't see them unless I go looking for them on purpose (which I never do)
4) Stretch marks don't come from your genes. It happens when the skin is stretched faster than the skin cells can heal which causes a separation that eventually get's healed over. That comes from one of a few things:
- Rapid weight gain. This is preventable.
- Pregnancy. Not preventable but there are plenty of remedies and skin care regiments that women can go through to reduce the appearance and a few to prevent them. Suffice it to say it's not something you should hold against them. Just be prepared and know it's coming if you plan on having children. You'll get over it and won't care.
- Extremely rare cases where the bones grow faster than the skin does. Again this is an extremely rare case and the chances of you coming across someone that went through this is slim to none.
5) If she had them filtered out in her pictures then yes it would prevent me from pursuing any type of relationship with them. Be real with yourself, accept what's happened in your life, learn from the experience to make better choices and move on. Furthermore you don't really need to be taking pictures of parts of your body that would possibly have stretch marks. There really isn't any good reason to do this. The negative results alone outweigh the positives.
Like I said: let's be real. Yes they exist, but let's not pretend that it's just something that randomly happens out of nowhere. A person that believes that is only lying to themselves. I'd have deep respect for someone that said "Yeah I got them because I made some bad choices in my diet when I was younger. It was a hard lesson but now I take care of my body." or "Yeah I had a kid. I tried looking into it but the doctor said it was normal for pregnant women to get stretch marks, and made some recommendations". But I would have zero respect for someone that makes excuses for their choices in life: "Real women have stretch marks".
So the real answer is the same way most people should treat life: it depends on the situation. Evaluate the persons values and go from there.
What about stretch marks on boobs? During puberty they grow very rapidly and often end up with stretch marks. That’s not really preventable. I’m not disagreeing with your opinion by the way just thought you may have forgotten that one
@Poppymarie You don't see any pics on GaG where someone has stretch marks so it leads someone to believe they are not common. I guess you would have to see them in a swim suit or naked to really get a gander at them.
@Poppymarie I'd have to find one of my responses from a few days ago but one of my answers (for the most part) does touch on that.
It's too much of an influence and something culture especially western culture puts emphasis on. Having beautiful skin in order to be beautiful. I believe this will all boil down to is this man or woman willing to look past imperfections in order to have someone that they connect with on a deeper level. If that's even what they are looking for. I met my fiance and mother of my child and I did ghost her simply because of the stretch Mark's. It was shocking and my reaction to it was embarrassing I was so ashamed that I ghosted and it wasn't till fate re introduced us that I began to overlook and give the person for who they are the love they deserved. I feel as though if you are with someone who you love and you have a kid with them, then the stretch Mark's become an issue that's disrespectful and shameful. Especially after you sacrificed your body for Both of you to have a product of your love (a child) before hand is a little different and may show you their heart and true colors. Though as I said before I was shocked and grossed out and at the time was only looking for well to be Frank I only wanted sex with a beautiful woman. Uuf I know. I was shallow and i did however say so in the beginning of meeting. However i am a man of many colors including empathy hope and i however am able to look past these Mark's that weren't from us having a kid together but rather her ex husband and hers however I love these children as if they were my own and in fact we have just recently brought a new life into the world one that these stretch Mark's are no longer an issue for me. My suggestion is to bring it up prior to sex and or foreplay and mention how they make you feel as well look into the different creams and treatments if you can afford them because it is always best to be proud of who you are. I hope this helps and also in deciphering if they only want sex or possibly a life together.
Most females have stretch marks.
You get stretch marks because your skin stretches.
Girls go to puberty and most of them will get bigger hips, bigger thighs, bigger butts and they get boobs. Alle those things make the skin stretch.
I went from nothing to a curvy queen in a blink, it happend so fast, my skin really didn't like that.
And after pregnancy the skin of the belly will be stretched what also causes stretch marks.
@saturnxoxYeah, but if they have lines you can read their fortune.
Stretch marks? Just stretch marks? Are people really that shallow nowadays? People need people. They need a connection with someone. They need touch. They need intimacy. If you’re alive, clean, and make the effort to be as healthy and attractive as you can with what you have physically and personality wise, normal body flaws are insignificant.
Daniela1982 No, everyone doesn’t eventually get them. It depends on your skin. I’ve had 3 kids and gained and lost weight, but have no stretch marks. My ex husband has always been fit, but he has stretch marks in places.
I am still thinking it is genes as one would think after having kids you would have some and your hubby would not.
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u If I refuse to date a woman because she has flaws, I'll never have another date. And if women have that attitude of wanting a flawless guy, none of them will ever date me.
One of the things that happens with maturity in dating is realizing and accepting that your partner will have flaws. Maybe she has spells of depression, spends too much money on shoes, is sometimes unkind in the midst of PMS, doesn't care about current events, doesn't like the music I like, etc. Anyone I date - if I spend enough time to get to know them - will reveal flaws and weaknesses. Love means loving people despite their flaws, not because you think they are perfect.
And, hopefully, she will feel the same way about me.
^^This is wisdom right here..
Most wouldn't be a problem, if they were extreme that might be an issue but at the same time they fade with time. For the above ones only the first one (which I'm fairly certain was due to a pregnancy i. e. perfectly understandable) and the breast one where she clearly just a got breast augmentation surgery, bother me and even then its not that big of a deal. The other ones I have no problem with and I kind of like the light ones on the second pick for some reason (tiger stripes). So no, not really an issue.
yeah and have done a few times before... stretch marks dont define a woman or anyone of who they are exactly they are merely a result of things like for example baring children or being a little bigger or you can have them if you have trained aggressively etc
Yes sure I marry her because in a marriage relationship not only skin or physical appearance matter, if both partners understand each other and love deeply from heart ♥ no physical appearance matter in true love 😍..
Hell yeah😍 its never something that would stop me from dating her, as a matter of fact i would kiss every spot she feels insecure about
I chose her for her, and not for her perfection but for her perfections and imperfections as well
Yeah I don’t care and most mature people wouldn’t either. A comedian said it the best “either you were big and got small or were small and got big, either way we are still fucking”
I'm afraid to ask what comedian. Doesn't sound old skool though.
It was Kat Williams if I remember correctly
What? That is like saying "Would girls marry a guy with scars" It is absurd! Of course we would marry a chick with stretch marks... Tats are way uglier! And girls cover their body with them... that is a deal breaker for me!
I have them, so why should I care if she does. However, if they were from fake breast, I already wouldn't seek that. I have acne scars on my chest as well, I'm working to reverse them. If she had just stretch marks, then I wouldn't mind reduction, but it would be stupid to reject over them. I grew really quick, so I have them on my shoulders, arms, and waist.
Wow, it's not common to have them at that young age.
Its actually fairly common after growth. Granted, I stopped growing nearly three years ago, the shoulder ones are starting to fade. They were deep though. I'm 21 and 6'2", 210 lbs.
This question has been asked thousands of times on this site, a simple search will get you answers. Short and simple answer is that men simply do not care, because most women have them, it's part of growing up.. Smh..
Hmmm, that is what I usually tell people about repetitious sex questions. This one I haven't seen before and it wasn't a sex question. But in all I will say men don't care about it for the most part.
first 5 results when typing in "Stretch marks"
Well, I guess this is just one more that will come up when "searched", but we know most will not search, they will just ask the question again. :(
Unfortunately.
Yeah, I wouldn't. I'm not going to let something like stretch marks be the determine factor of me wanting to be with a woman or not.
not my first choice... not sure why I find women who never got pregnant previously more attractive... but, that a minor thing, so I can be convinced to sway.
My first wife had some and my second wife does. I only thought/think about it if they brought/bring it up.
Yeah, that's fine.. There is not a problem with stretch marks.. I actually find them kina sexy in some spots.. Lol..
Oh? Do tell where they would be considered sexy, and in spots that you could actually get them.
I accept and appreciate how women's bodies look in the real, non-photoshopped world. Stretch marks are normal and very common and aren't an issue for me at all.
If a person can't look past a small physical thing like that, they're not worth being with in any way.
I've said this before.
Tigers have stripes. Does that make them look bad? No, tigers look awesome.
Body shape matters. Stretch marks don't.
Stretch marks are normal, and while I wouldn't say they're beautiful in their own right, they're a part of you- and you're beautiful.
Few things bother me physically but stretch marks are one of these few things unfortunately. I'm sorry, I don't want to be mean, but they look way too off for me, especially when they borderline look like crevices or like a skin disease.
Well I is just a preference, just like with anything else. But eventually someone is going to get them - if not now then later , so you should get used to it at the start. I mean no one is perfect.
To be honest, a lot of men won’t even notice them.
I personally don’t have an issue with. That’s life.
Sure as long as they dont care about mine, make fun of mine I'll make fun of yours
2 times 2 is 4
4 plus 5 is nice
I can tell the length of yours
but you can't tell the depth of mine!
Her bad parts of her body don't matter to me, it's the personality that counts
As if i would be petite enough to care about that so of course.
You mean "petty", "petite" means small, like in a petite woman.
Soft unblemished skin is preferable for either sex but stretch marks are not a deal breaker at all.
Oh yeah I wouldn't be concerned about that... I'd date a woman with stretch marks.
Yes, I'd have no problems with it, and I think most women have stretch marks; it's perfectly natural
Yeah, if you love them, you don't worry about insignificant things like that, it's more if she does drugs? Has a bad reputation, does not have a job. Is over weight, and generally unhealthy.
Yeah, that doesn't have anything to do with dateability/marriageability.
yes I would. we all have our imperfections. they make us unique
I mean... I have some stretch marks too but not nearly as bad as those...
Most of the humans irrespective of thier gender do have stretch marks.
So I wouldn't mind if a girl has stretch marks.
I think women worry about having them far more than men worry about your having them. Pretty much all women have them. So what?
Questions like these make me dread the day I should get a bit of a pot belly :D
:D :D
Don't feel bad, I'm only a year older and have my own little pot.
Like you said we're not living in a magazine world or TV show so that's definitely nothing a woman should worry or be insecure about
And yet you see 99% of the pictures girls use on GaG that have their skin looking perfect with no blemishes, stretch marks, saggy boobs, or dropped bottoms. So there are indeed a lot who live in a dream world or perfection and Instagram model photography.
yes, i don't have any problem with that. it's natural
That wouldn't stop me, that's just life.
Hell I got stretch marks to. Its part of life
Sure, stretch marks don’t bother me. Better than skinny ass models.
Hey, I wish I could be a skinny ass model instead of being heavy. :(
I've got stretch marks on my inner arm because i was skinny until sophomore year then my dad had me go to the gym all year and i got muscle fast.
No. If I an interested in someone enough to consider a relationship with them, then stretch marks would be the least of my worries.
looks like tiger stripes on her booty... Q - Q if stretch marks are really that common... i guess i have no choice but to accept them as reality...
Yes. That kind of stuff has never effected me.
None of us are perfect we all have something wrong with us body shaming is not cool.
All women are beautiful so let love with are hearts.
Kate Beckinsale and Selma Hayek have boob stretch marks? noooo, i would have noticed em before. Those have to be photoshopped in.
I don't know. Why would someone photoshop them?
Yea, that would be a lame reason not to date someone
I have. Would I again? Sure, but I'm not getting married ever again, so it's a moot point.
Stretch marks don’t bother me one bit, would never stop me from seeing a girl.
Wait, I thought you already have a girl. Then you mean it didn't bother or stop you.
Yes. Stretch marks are insignificant in grand scale of things
Stretch marks do not bother me. In fact I find them to be a thing of beauty.
Of course I would, a majority of us have stretch marks for varying reasons.
Still depends on the other factors for dating a girl stretch marks.
Yes, of course. Most real people have imperfections
Yep I would. I don’t see any problem with stretch marks.
Of course I would. They are normal. Even Scarlett Johansson has them
Not a really a issue y'all treat it like it's some eye bleeding stuff when its natural
Marriying not problem because marriying not relevant with sex but dating problem
Absolutely
A reminder that a woman brought a life into this world is a turn on. I mean its the most beautiful thing about females
Hell no. If men are supposed to provide, the least y'all can do is to be pretty.
:D :D :D :D
Yeah, but like I said, some are apt to get them because of heredity.
Who cares? Some men are born short, some are born with disabilities. If you don't have the qualities to attract the opposite sex, they won't be attracted to you. Nature doesn't care about our feelings.
I wouldn't say that. Look at what kind of body Steven Hawking had and everybody liked and admired him.
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They are beautiful. They add personality, character, and a story to a person
I would fuck a girl who had stretch marks on her body ♥
Only if she is okay with my stretch marks lmao!
How about her punch marks on your nose after she hears that? I don't see many stretch marks on men but of course am not looking for them either. But I'm sure I would notice them on someone at the beach.
Wait what? So I gotta accept her marks but expecting her to accept mines deserving of being punched in the face?
Being straight... this is a new time.. a time of equality.. z better to not be punching a man in the face or you’ll be treated like an equal.
I was just joshing you.
Yeah, I'd date myself😆
They really are not a big deal.
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