I'm a curvy woman and I make it a point to dress in a very stylish manner. None of this is for attention, but there are times I feel like I get comments that I am dressing up to impress my male counterparts. It makes me sick. Does anyone have this experience?

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Most women dress nice to get compliments from other women, not men.

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So so true! Women's compliments are so much flattering

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Yes my work bestie and I get the same comments (she’s thinner, I’m curvy). I usually just ask if they make that comment to everyone in the office whose clothes fit them correctly and tell them it’s inappropriate for them to make comments on my body. I’m always going to wear clothes that are tailored for me the same way everyone else should.

If it’s an older woman, I say “oh that’s what you did at my age?”, and walk away. I take the snarky route, but they don’t say it again. To my face at least. If it’s persistent, I’ll straight up say I don’t feel comfortable in the conversation honestly.

Haha snarky seems like the only route. Thanks for sharing! Feels good to know I'm not alone in this

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I have seen many women give each other a cold shoulder or shun the women in the office who have more pizazz. It's a mean girl behavior, and we barely have any men in the office. In these cases, it is pure jealousy.

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