I'm 25 and still a virgin
I'm 5'8
I'm 150 lbs.
I wear a size 8 dress, 8.5 shoes, and swimsuits are tricky because I'm really a mediarge.
I'm a Christ follower
I'm single
I currently don't plan on having kids
I can't pull off a monokini to save my life.
I have thin hair
I don't tan well
I have a lot of acne scars
I have very visible veins.
And you know what? It's all okay. These are facts about me, and I'm okay with them. I wrote this because I'm tired of society trying to set a standard of what it means to be attractive or normal.
Newsflash: I don't meet the criterion of being "hot" in society.
So you're a size 14 and you've got a little flab around the midsection? More to love. Yes, it's important that we respect the body that God gave us, but if you aren't on a strict healthy living plan, it does NOT mean you aren't attractive. So you have a petite frame and a thigh gap? Incredible, but I don't envy you. I know that we were created uniquely, and I'm not meant to admire the green grass on the other side of the fence; I'm supposed to water mine.
Note: There are TONS of different kinds of guys out there, that find different body types, hair colors, heights, humors, etc. attractive.
You may read this and say, "Taelor, you don't understand what it's like to be plus-sized. Your sizes are all perfectly 'normal'." Let me tell you something. "Plus-sized" is a crazy label to me. "Plus-sized" cover models on Sports Illustrated and Glamour only made headlines because we decided as a culture that "plus-sized" wasn't the same type of beautiful as a Victoria's Secret angel. I'm so happy that these "curvier" girls are getting in the spotlight, I just wish it was a shared spotlight.
As for one of the other things I mentioned: I'm a virgin. Since when is this shameful according to society?! I watched a new reality show over the weekend that is about getting people in relationships. One of the girls was a virgin and it took her FOREVER to tell the guy because she was so embarrassed. WHAT?! I'm not dissing on anybody that isn't a virgin. That's their choice, and it's also most of our population. But if my choice is to wait until marriage, then why should I have to be all bashful about that choice? I don't care if that cuts out the number of guys that will date me. I wasn't looking at those guys anyways.
I'll end with this: I'm proud of who I am, what I weigh, and what I look like, and it's okay for you to love the way God created you too.
Laugh. Inspire. Believe. Love.