Recent discussions made me wonder what prompted forum members to try their first bra. Was trying a bra for the first time a result of others suggesting you may need one or would benefit from one, or was it completely a conclusion you personally had that perhaps a bra would be a helpful garment.
For me, as I have stated before, I developed breasts around the age of 13. As one can imagine, this came to the attention of virtually the entire school body; both from obvious projection through my clothing to the really obvious exposed breasts during skins teems in gym sports. At that time of my life I was often misidentified as a budding girl by those who did not know me, and looking back on pictures of myself from that time it is obvious why they would make that honest mistake.
This obvious presentation of breasts made me a target of constant comments that "I needed a bra" or "what is your bra size", as only kids in school can do so well. These constant comments were deflected by me the best I could while being deeply embarrassed. But after a period of time a light bulb went off; would I actually fit a bra and how would it feel to wear one?
Trying one of my sister's bras at home alone one day confirmed that I did actually fit a bra rather well. Further, I was unexpectedly surprised that I liked how the bra felt to wear and that I thought it looked good on me. At the time of my growth, it really did look like a girl wearing her bra. The positive feelings of the experience lead me to wearing a bra as much as I could and finding ways to buy my own. The initial feelings were a confusing mix of young hormones, the sensations of wearing a bra, the secretive element, the confirmation of the comments made by others that I needed one, and the realization that I actually was more comfortable to wear one. The comfort aspect became more and more clear with less bouncing and even more comfortable bent over a desk doing homework. I began to hate the feeling of being braless during those times I could not wear one.
This was a journey that I had to navigate on my own in a confusing time of the teen age years without internet. But I am not sure when I would have considered trying a bra without all those comments made by others. Although those comments were not made to be helpful, they were correct in the end. I almost wished I could have been forthright and told them, "yes you are right that I needed a bra and I wear one now"
As time went on I was increasingly more comfortable to wear a bra daily, and am satisfied to do so. I don't like the sensations of being braless, and a bit of me still likes how it feels to just wear a bra. Positive reinforcement to wear a bra for the rest of my life and be content.
But, to my question, how did you come to try a bra for the first time? Were you told you should try a bra? Or did you just logically come to that conclusion to try one for the first time on your own? How did you feel when you first tried a bra.
