Well, I love a war on FR so here goes.
First, it's pretty axiomatic about women that they obsess over their appearance. Don't blame this on culture or the media; women have been like this throughout time. The Bible cautions women against excessive regard for their appearance, and it has been well documented that women of antiquity from Cleopatra to Jezebel all obsessed with hair, clothing, and the forms of makeup and youth potions available at the time.
Acknowledging said article, a female journalist at the Daily Mail a number of years ago did a personal study of the effect of bigger breasts on British men. She was a normal, attractive gal but wasn't well-endowed; she had a makeup artist prepare a new rack that looked as real as anything. The impact on men was astounding. Check out the article yourself:
Given that such is the effect of bigger boobs on the men who view them, I am not surprised that 30,000 women in the UK get boob jobs each year. I expect that 300,000 or 3 million women wish they could, or wish they would.
So BobL, for heavens sake, back off. Sounds like you have a dog in this hunt because you are waaaay too obsessed with this matter.
Great article, thanks for posting.
So where does that leave the ones who get breast reduction...maybe it’s about more than just looks, it could be job related, youth related, pain related, low self esteem, or a thousand other reasons that have nothing to do with vanity.
Actually it’s no one’s business why they do it, except their husbands, if they have one.
Men who obsess about the matter have their own issues to deal with, and they don’t realize women don’t care what they think of the changes....lol
This story from England mirrors my experience. I’ve always been slender/average, but when I was nursing my children, I had a very impressive rack. The attention men gave me was absolutely incredible even though I was always dressed modestly and had NO interest in any man except my husband. It made me realize that the experience of well-endowed women and more average women is completely different.
So it’s very easy for me to understand why a woman might get implants if she wants to attract men. And if her doctors assure her that they are safe, she has no reason to think there might be anything wrong with them. I feel sorry for these poor women.