Hot Topic: Thigh Gap

[Guysvsgirls]

Many of you know what a "thigh gap" is. It's become a socially accepted (and desired) girl image. For those who aren't aware of what a thigh gap is, it's when a girl stands with her feet together, and there is a gap between her thighs (as shown in the picture above).
Many-a-time I have found myself in front of the mirror, asking myself if having a thigh gap would make me more pretty, like a fairy godmother waving her wand and making Cinderella beautiful. However I have learned that 1; it is mostly determined by genetics, making it (in a healthy way) unattainable to some, and 2; most guys don't even care whether a girl has a thigh gap or not. Most responses that I've read from guys are either, "I just want my girl to be healthy and happy with her body" or, "thigh gap? If she has one, great, if not, still great". Does this mean you are to be ashamed if you do have a thigh gap? Not at all. What about if you don't have a thigh gap? Will guys not be attracted to you? I can't stress this enough. Most guys don't care if you do have one or not. They will not judge you by the size of your thighs. They want a girl who's confident in herself and her body.

Is it wrong to try and obtain a thigh gap? No it's not. HOWEVER, this does not mean to starve yourself, or binge. It means you can change your lifestyle by making more healthy eating decisions, and working out. Even after you have changed to that lifestyle, you still may not get a thigh gap because of your genetics. Bottom line girls, be happy with yourself, and listen to your body, not your peers (or social media).

[AleDeEurope]

I don't understand why women create they're own problems and insecurities. I don't understand why one day, one woman decided to say that men like thigh gaps. Seriously, I had never heard, about that until like 8 months ago, I had never payed attention to that stuff, and my friends didn't pay attention either.
I hate when women create a belief about physical appearance and what men like in women, without even asking the opinion of men. Many women had believed that just because they didn't have a thigh gap, that men weren't gonna like them, when in reality, we don't give a shit, we don't even pay attention to the gap you have between your thighs.
If you wanna know what men like in women, ask a man, not a woman. And the same applies to men, if you wanna know what a woman likes, don't ask a man, ask a woman, you don't ask an electrician how to bake a cake.

[Guysvsgirls]

It's not purely a believe. I just got fone talking to a guy (online) who said "it doesn, t matter about your butt shape. It's the gap that, s important". So there are guys out there who think like that. And because it's natural for a girl to kinda 'create their own belief", they're going to feed off of that. But I like your opinion!

[Betwyn]

In my experience..

Guys care more about if you'll get naked or do things with/to them...

Then if you have a thigh gap or not.

[Guysvsgirls]

Haha so true!

[zombiebabe]

so damn true!

[Xoxoxooo123]

soooo true fuck haha

[MrHyde]

Its not the Gap but the thys that is more noticeable! Some girls have thicker/bigger thys that are very very (more) admirable! Its the curves that are the magnet to a mans brain!(not the gap) it does imply the strength and stamina (nighttime if you know what i mean) however...
If you male partner or husband wants a gap it just shows he has been watching too much of tv or is influenced by the female stereotype that most media portray. Its a yellow-flag that his mind is deviating from reality.

[Guysvsgirls]

Very nice opinion. I like it!

[Guysvsgirls]

By curves, do you mean like this girl...s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/.../...58a0858c7d.jpg

[MrHyde]

yes and no, song girls have big thys its the shape of the thys that matter more than the gap, i mean to guys

[Guysvsgirls]

Shape of the thighs... I didn't know there was more than one shape. :-p

[MrHyde]

many many, each womans thys r different! all you lovly ladys are not mass produced!

[FatherKnowsBest]

Thigh gaps are just one of many issues confronting girls and how they feel about themselves. The ops you are reading are mostly well placed. Everyone can't have a cute thigh-gap, nor can everyone have perfect hair, teeth, chests, waists, or behinds. Given all those variables, take comfort in what you do have that is appealing, and that our good looks are fleeting with age. If you have an upbeat personality and a good sense of humor, you are already far more attractive than the sum of your physical features. Those qualities, thank goodness, will last you a lifetime! 😊

[BarbaraP]

I don't even find that attractive. I don't see what's so great about them. Many times it just means you need to eat more. The difference is obvious... the girl on the right looks better. Anyway I don't mean to offend slender girls because I'm one of them too.

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[Guysvsgirls]

Definitely a good comparison. I like (and am striving) for the girl on the right. Just a little thighgap would be nice. I'm just trying to tone up my legs.

[BarbaraP]

@Guysvsgirls I think that as long as it's toned, every size is good! Look at Beyoncé, she goes through moments when her legs are very thick but they still look amazing, cause she always works out. Keep toning up your legs, sure, and if a thigh gap appears, then it's great since it's something you wanted, but it's really not necessary.

[ShaeNielson]

You are making girls whitout thigh gaps feel better, by making thin girls who aren't very voluptuous feeling worse. Good job.

[BarbaraP]

@ShaeNielson Don't make too much of what I'm saying. I don't feel bad and I'm a thin girl. But that's just what I pefer. I would not work hard to achieve having a thigh gap, honestly, it's just a fashion right now. If you have it it's fine, but I don't understand girls who want to achieve it so bad that they starve themselves for it, because I don't think it's more attractive than being "fuller". I'm just saying that whatever size you are, you'll look good if you're toned. What I said about Beyoncé was just an example of a thicker girl who looks great, but the same goes for thin girls.

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Candice is thin but she's very toned and looks just as great.

[hypno-trip]

the paler girl looks healthier

[emmabee11]

As usualy spreading false perseptions to people that THIS is some how one of the things all females should do to become some how more attractive to men... screw that... love yourselves because the media only live to sabotage everbody just for a couple hundred bucks... make people as insecure as possible to get you to keep listening to them to earn more money... yeh... i don't know how anyone can live like that.. you know it to be true... All people are different and have different preferances so... no matter what body shape you have there is also someone out there who will love you, so stop listening to these people and love your own face and body, stop with the fake tans, dyed hair, constant "dieting" and obsessing over your weight and stop listening, you are who you are and your momma gave you what you have, love it or be somebody you don't recognize in a couple years time...

[ObviouslyBored]

Eh... I've been thigh gap skinny and round hips thick. Right now Im thigh gap skinny again (stress) let me tell you something about it. If you are trying to get fucked then obtain whatever body image you think is necessary to do so, but if you just want to be healthy a loving relationship then take care of yourself and look for guys more interested in you and not the gap between your thighs. The guy more interested in you won't care when your gap fades.

[lumos]

I've had a thigh gap my entire life and I didn't even know it was a thing until like 3 years ago or so, when I stumbled upon it online. It's a shame that people obsess over such petty things that most people are completely unaware of.

[Izzex3]

I didn't know people still cared about that.
I have one, but it's only because the way my thighs are shaped.
For some reason they just curve out. Even when I was chunky I still had the gap.
It's weird how people think having a gap between your thighs is something great.

[Guysvsgirls]

Yeah, it's crazy. But girls seem to think that having one means looking skinnier. I am short and petite, so I feel having a little thigh gap wouldn't make me feel or look so little/chubby. Xp

[xXiTacoXx]

I wonder if people know that thigh gaps and bowlegs are the same thing... Bowlegs = (Congenital Genu Varum)... https://www.healthline.com/symptom/bow-legged

[Guysvsgirls]

lol.. mhmmm I've heard of it before.

[xXiTacoXx]

It's true. Thigh gaps were bowlegs before they were thigh gaps. o. o

[Guysvsgirls]

Hahaha. Good one :-) Girls with thigh gaps, you're still beautiful. I'm not trying to make fun of anyone on there body type

[xXiTacoXx]

Not making fun of anyone. Just pointing out that the thigh gap doesn't always define beauty and that sometimes it's the opposite.

[Guysvsgirls]

Yes I agree with you!

[Red_Arrow]

Thigh gaps are where the thighs have a gap near the crotch, which the girl in the picture has. Bow legs are where the knees are far apart when standing with the feet together, which this girl obviously does not have. And yes, I looked at your link which said what I just said about bowlegs.

[xXiTacoXx]

@Red_Arrow If you look carefully you can see she has one leg in front of the other. For all you know she is bowlegged.

[Red_Arrow]

Slightly ahead of the other, and even if you were to take that gap in the knees, it is not far apart, which is the definition of bowlegs. But if she pulled that leg straight back a couple of inches, her knees would be touching, so not even a trace of bowleg.

[koko124]

thigh gap = wider hips, not bowlegged

[xXiTacoXx]

@koko124 Not everyone with wide hips has a thigh gap.

[inamorata]

Thank you for being kind and promoting the "accept and love your genetics" message, instead of :"Fuck thigh gaps! Thigh gaps suck, they look ugly, who wants to look like an anorexic bitch?"

I have one and I find it weird that some girls have to try to make me feel like shit to build up their self-image.

[iammsass]

Some of us want it for different reasons. I wear size 6 & 8 jeans but my thighs tough too much that 70% of my jeans have riped between the thighs in two three months which is annoying. But I love my body I like being a little bit curvy on my bottom side all my boyfriends have found it sexy.

[Guysvsgirls]

Embrace your curviness! I wish I had more curves. But I'm learning to be just happy with who I am

[iammsass]

Yeah just be proud of your shape and confident about it. Coz even people and celebrities we think are perfect still want to change there bodies thats y loads of them get surgeries. There's loads of kinds of perfection depends on opinions and knowing you are perfection definitely improves confidence hence happiness.

[YolaMoore]

I personally do not have an opinion on thigh gaps.
However the media constantly promoting really skinny girls as the desired body shape is clearly not healthy for many women who struggle with body image.

[falafelany1]

I have a thigh gap but I don't think anyone acutally cares hahaha

[Guysvsgirls]

Then you are lucky! It'd be hard for me cause my hips are more narrow. Xp

[falafelany1]

I don't know about "lucky" but alright :). I have a very narrow frame but my hips and chest stick out more than my waist.

[Guysvsgirls]

Well, it sounds like an hourglass figure to me! And yes, you are very lucky!

[falafelany1]

Thank you! I think every shape is nice but yes, I have a petite hourglass figure. Not va-va-voom but it's okay :)

[Guysvsgirls]

Lol I kinda do. I'm petite. But trying to become more toned.

[falafelany1]

Yes. Toned is good :)

[AlwaysBelieving]

Good take. Hopefully gals will realize that men have different tastes. Not one gal can be all to all guys. Just because a gal is a "10" to one guy (or gal as the case may be), doesn't necessarily mean she'll be a "10" to the guy's buddy.

For me, I don't like / want a thigh gap. Makes me think, "OMG, pointy edges" for some reason.

[zorro8888]

I didn't care what it was before I knew about it, and I certainly don't care now.

Out of all the things, a thigh gap... Really?

[Guysvsgirls]

Ik. But a lot of women and girls are so self conscious about it.

[zorro8888]

An insecurity brought on by themselves. Men never chose to make that a point of beauty.
Apparently the newest fad of female insecurity lies with the "Mons Pubis"
I suppose you'll see plenty of questions in the next couple of years about it.

[TheDevilInside]

Nice one.

Kandee Johnson interviewed some teenage boys and she asked about thigh gaps. Both boys said "it's a girl's thing. We couldn't care less about them."

[nickbrick]

I have never understood the whole thigh gap issue. I don't think it looks any sexier at all.

[xobrowneyedbeauty]

i find that if i stand with my feet together and stick my butt out far enough i have one. that counts right?

[Guysvsgirls]

Lol same here. Haha. Just go around with my butt sticking out. Xp

[RationalLioness]

I don't see the big deal about them honestly. I would think the legs would be more important than the empty space between the legs...

[mutedaisy]

I've broken my phone, because it fell between my closed legs, while sitting down. Thigh gaps are over rated, by far.

[Guysvsgirls]

lol. That reminded me of this...s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/.../...06fdcd20a0.jpg

[Anonymous]

I used to think gaps between thigh where ugly, that a woman's thighs should touch or that it didn't matter at all. Then it became the holy grail, and now I hate myself for not having skinny legs, because Im easily impressionable like a million other young girls. It's sad really, that we can't just ignore it, accept that out bodies are just bodies, they don't have to be perfect and certainly not the medias perception of perfect.

[FatherKnowsBest]

Thigh gaps are just one of many issues confronting girls and how they feel about themselves. The ops you are reading are mostly well placed. Everyone can't have a cute thigh-gap, neither can everyone have perfect hair, teeth, chests, waists, or behinds. Given all those variables, take comfort in what you do have that is appealing, and that our good looks are fleeting with age. If you have an upbeat personality and a good sense of humor, you are already far more attractive than the sum of your physical features. Those qualities, than goodness, will last you a lifetime.