Weight and Dates

How I lost the losers I was dating and gained self-esteem

Photo by Candice Picard on Unsplash

I spent most of my life at a weight I’d describe as medium. I was embarrassed about bathing suits — especially because I have big breasts — but not totally repulsed by myself. When I was 16, I liked wearing short skirts, even though a friend later said, gesturing toward my chest with her eyes, “No one is ever going to love you for those legs.”