Weight issues and sex

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-15-2007
Weight issues and sex
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Thu, 11-15-2007 - 9:55am

Is there anyone out there who has had issues with intimacy and their weight? 


I have a very loving friend who so desperately wants to move the relationship to an intimate one.  I, too, want to be able to take this step, but I am so worried about my weight.  I had a very serious injury one year ago that has caused me to gain about 35 lbs...  and everytime I see myself in the mirror, I just get sick.  Now, he wants to move forward in the relationship, but I am sooooo concerned about my weight, that I just can't even think about allowing him to see me naked.  And YES, I know that he obviously loves me for who I am and not what I look like, but, I still have it in my head that I will be judged...


I HATE that I can't seem to get past this, and wish so much that I didn't feel this way, but I just don't know what I can do to get past this... 


Anyone out there successfully dealt with this issue?  And if so, got any advice for me?



iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 11-15-2007 - 6:32pm

Hi chantili, welcome!


      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-15-2007
Thu, 11-15-2007 - 9:32pm

Hi Jill,


Thanks for your reply...


If only I could exercise!!!



iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 11-15-2007 - 11:33pm

Hi Chan, welcome back!


      Jill