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So I've come to realize that this guy I've been talking to which I really like a lot is sweet and treats me right but I just realized the reason I'm not comfortable with him touching my imperfections is because his past ex-girlfriends have been skinny and just smaller than I. Its not that I don't like it when he touches my thighs or abdomen which I wouldn't call my self a cow or whale but I'm not the body you see on magazines or manikins. I'm going to the gym to slim down and tone up to have a body that he would be great to show off to his friends and proud to show to his family. But how can I feel comfortable with him touching the imperfect areas that he's so used to being flat, thin, skinny. I have been toning up but not enough to feel like I'm better than the previous girls he's dated. So do I tell him that the only actual reason I stop him from holding me from behind and wrapping his arm around me is because I don't want him to see me for my imperfections and just see the good things that turn him on? Do I talk to him about it or should I just keep it to my self and just keep working out until I get to the average body weight that's healthy for girls my age and height? And have you ever felt like you've compared your self to the persons exes before and what caused you to do so?