What He Thinks About Your Body

Let’s talk about your body. 

(waiting …)

Really, this will be painless. As near as we can tell, most women fall into one of two main categories, as shown in this handy visual aid:

Categories of women

Category 1: Women who don’t like their body

Category 2: Women who wish their body was different

Now, you may be thinking it’s not so easy to just lump all women into one of these categories, and besides, gross generalizations like these are just wrong. That’s fine, and we hear you. So to make sure we’re not just glossing over the issue we think it’s okay to add a third category:

Category 3: Women from the planet Zursh

So, now that we know almost all of you belong to one of these three categories, let’s get on with it. Specifically we’re here to answer the question you may be too scared to ask, which is, What does my guy think about my own, personal body?

“A lot” is the obvious answer. Your guy is capable of thinking about your body while he’s at work, watching Netflix, on the phone with his mom, and even sometimes late at night when he’s trying Really Hard to do complex math equations in his head, if you get our meaning. Sometimes, he’s thinking about your body so much he lets other important things slide, like the spreadsheet his boss needed yesterday, or trigonometry. 

Probably you spend almost as much time thinking about your body as your guy does. If you’re really brave you might even stand in front of a mirror occasionally, naked, taking in all the imperfections, concerned your left breast is slightly larger than your right, wondering if your butt is too big, or if your ankles, in real life, do in fact look fat. This is normal, and it’s just vital you absorb this lesson: You are your own worst critic. What you see as imperfections, others see as things that make you unique, special, and beautiful.

Your advantage

By the way, you, as a woman, have some advantages here. First, when you go around places, even clothed, you’re not leaving a lot to the imagination. And before you start saying, “Wait, bras can be padded, tummies can be cinched, clothing can be cut or patterned in ways that hide what’s underneath”, just stop. Your average guy can see past all of those things and more. This is ingrained in our DNA, and is a major difference between the sexes, one that benefits you far more than the guy, which you can read about here. You, as the saying goes, can’t hide what’s inside, and we wouldn’t want you to. 

The truth is your guy loves your body. Being allowed to be near it, touch it, and appreciate it is a wonderful gift. And he trusts you, too. He knows you’re aware of things you’d like to improve, some of them he wouldn’t think of in a million years. You can exercise, eat right, and do all the things you think you need to on your time, your way, when you’re ready. For his part, he’s happy. As a matter of fact he likes your body a lot more than he likes his own. 

Bringing it home

We’re insecure that way, too, though we try hard not to show it. And all this insecurity floating around does not help. Imagine, you and your guy have some time alone, and you’re both in a certain mood. This mood indicates that you will do various things, mostly together, and perhaps, if everything goes well, you both will enjoy it. Maybe more than once. 

Of course this is a pretty big ask. It might require all manner of tools, appliances, lotions, sawdust, etc. But you’ve got that covered. What really has to happen to make things magical is, you’ve got to let go. Both of you. You have to stop being so worried so you can start enjoying. And you’d best be quick about it; you only have a few minutes, you know.

So instead of worrying what he thinks, concentrate on letting yourself feel. When you do, you become even more beautiful. All of this is, of course, easy to say and hard to do. It takes patience, internal pep talks, and self-reflection. There is no switch you can throw to experience and instant transformation, so leave the lights off if you prefer. You have everything you need to, ahem, come out on top, so to say. He already loves your body. The real question is, can you?