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Acceptance / Re: My realization

« Last post by Justagirl💃 on Today at 09:36:10 AM »

Friday my travels took me past a restaurant.  There were two workers in lime green tight fitting traffic tees working on the parking lot. The taller one was slimmer and trim but supporting a healthy rack under that tight fitting tee. 
I almost snapped a picture so as to show others with the same problem.
There he was proudly showing what God gave him as if without a care in the world. 

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Gynecomastia Talk / Re: I am new here

« Last post by Parity on Today at 07:38:29 AM »

  Welcome Ironmaiden.  Life is hard when society builds boxes that they deem the standard and acceptable. Many don't fit in the box by no fault of their own.  The outsiders.  They shame those outsiders and look at them as odd and not acceptable.  This is wrong.  I feel shame is given but we don't have to accept it.  Many time ones physical shape is out of ones control.  Other times it's driven by events happening around them.  Everyone has to say to themselves that not everyone is educated in all maters.  They don't understand the why one is over weigh or as a man developed breast, you pick the issue.  It's their problem if they don't want to understand.  I, we, YOU must learn we are unique and special people.  

  I feel it took a lot of courage to openly say how you feel.  A huge step forward.  Good for you!  

  I hope you learn that your not alone and many of us here have learned how to live with it and live a healthy life in spite of having breast. The biggest step is accepting yourself.  Then what others say and think will not matter.

  To shame, look at disparagingly, mock and ridicule is easy.  It takes someone with strength, courage and backbone to chin up and live. 

Best to ya mate.  Chin up,keep talking and reading.  Your not the only one dealing with appearance issues.   I love me and others despite their appearance. Someone with good character is who I like to chum with.

Parity  

  

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Photos / Re: What I'm Wearing Today

« Last post by Johndoe1 on Today at 06:23:08 AM »

curiousk

That looks good.  There is enough going on with the pattern to make anyone looking not see the bust that is behind the paws.

People were looking at the bust behind the paws as well as when I turned to the side.  The paws don’t hid the profile 😂

I have found that sometimes you just have to show at some level. 

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Acceptance / Re: My realization

« Last post by Johndoe1 on Today at 06:19:51 AM »

I think most of us that started to develop in the '70's/80's felt totally alone in dealing with this.

I remember a few years back a college bound youth from the UK visited here for a short time as he was trying to navigate having a prominent chest and how several female friends tried to help him with bras and a situation with a group jacuzzi outing. He certainly was not alone but described that singled out feeling many of us felt who developed in our teen years. 

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Gynecomastia Talk / Re: I am new here

« Last post by LukeC on Yesterday at 11:17:42 PM »

Welcome

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Gynecomastia Talk / Re: I am new here

« Last post by WPW717 on Yesterday at 10:36:17 PM »

Many like you
Many have gotten here via other paths 

Welcome aboard, lots to learn from lots of different people.

Read on …

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Acceptance / Re: My realization

« Last post by DianeMcG on Yesterday at 05:43:03 PM »

People still make stupid assumptions. If you are different you must be gay. If you are gay you must be a pedophile. We could probably list more. At least more people are educated and accepting.  

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Gynecomastia Talk / I am new here

« Last post by Ironmaiden3122 on Yesterday at 02:59:33 PM »

Hello everybody.  I have been meaning to join this place for awhile now and finally had the courage to do so.  Maybe my story is common or maybe not, I am not sure.  This issue started when I was about 13 and had a falling out with all of my friends and ended up spending all my at home watching tv and eating bad foods because I had no friends and nothing to do.  I noticed the man boobs and then followed by the love handles.  So while I was still able to live a normal high school life and had friends and little issues, I still had to be careful of the shirts I wore and could not dress how I wanted.  this has continued throughout my life and I have learned to live with it, but looking back it has severely damaged my quality of life.  The self consiousness, the buying shirts I can't wear because of the material not being thick enough, and not being able to go swimming or the beach or do the things everybody else does.  A lifetime of low self confidence and worrying what others think and cringing when I look in the mirror.  Now that I am getting older, I feel like I can't just ignore this anymore and am thinking about surgery options.  But joining this forum is a huge step for me.  I am in tears just typing this because I have never been able to even talk about this with anybody and have felt so alone for so many years and decades.  I didn't know there were others out there like me.  Anyways, that is the basics of my story.  thanks for listening 

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Gynecomastia Talk / Re: Hello; newly dealing with this

« Last post by Sarahgyne on July 17, 2026, 05:09:56 AM »

It sounds like you've been dealing with a lot of uncertainty. Even if the physical changes aren't severe, the sensitivity and discomfort alone can be frustrating.

Sometimes people do notice changes like this later in adulthood, and it can take time to figure out what's causing them. Since you've already been checked by your doctor, it makes sense to keep monitoring things and follow up if anything changes.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm sure others here can relate to how unsettling it can be when something like this develops unexpectedly.

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Acceptance / Re: To show or not to show.

« Last post by bobbly on July 17, 2026, 02:40:00 AM »

Being barrel chested helps me avoid people realizing how big mine are. I've walked into a few bra shops that didn't notice I was wearing a bra till I said so. Currently 40F/G but somewhat shallow/wide root as of last measurement. Lost 40lbs and went down from a 44D/DD so, now my breasts enter the room before me. Can't hid them fully, So I tend to dress to suppress their outline and full size.