Comments on: Socially Fat http://www.notblueatall.com/archives/socially-fat/ I'm just a fat gal with a blog and an opinion. Well, lots of opinions. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Not Blue at All http://www.notblueatall.com/archives/socially-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-6500 Not Blue at All Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:11:58 +0000 http://www.notblueatall.com/?p=606#comment-6500 Thank you for sharing this. I think it's fantastic that you're putting fat acceptance out there and as a part of your dating profile. To me that is some rad activism! Thank you for sharing this. I think it’s fantastic that you’re putting fat acceptance out there and as a part of your dating profile. To me that is some rad activism!

]]> By: Christa http://www.notblueatall.com/archives/socially-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-6493 Christa Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:36:00 +0000 http://www.notblueatall.com/?p=606#comment-6493 I use OKCupid (which is free!) because as far as I know it is the most queer-friendly site of the major sites (e-harmony, match.com, etc) even though it still has a way to go on that front. Anyways, they give a few options for size that I'm not completely happy with. I'm listed as 'full-figured' but I think the option they have for the largest of folks is 'overweight' (it used to be 'obese' !!!) which I don't identify as for obvious reasons. I think the other options are curvy, a little extra and fit, thin, etc. I wish fat were an option, because thats what I would choose first. I don't get a whole lot of hits on my account because it is pretty specific of what I am looking for but I have full body shots and in my profile I list fat acceptance as something I think about or care about or something like that. I use OKCupid (which is free!) because as far as I know it is the most queer-friendly site of the major sites (e-harmony, match.com, etc) even though it still has a way to go on that front.

Anyways, they give a few options for size that I’m not completely happy with. I’m listed as ‘full-figured’ but I think the option they have for the largest of folks is ‘overweight’ (it used to be ‘obese’ !!!) which I don’t identify as for obvious reasons. I think the other options are curvy, a little extra and fit, thin, etc. I wish fat were an option, because thats what I would choose first. I don’t get a whole lot of hits on my account because it is pretty specific of what I am looking for but I have full body shots and in my profile I list fat acceptance as something I think about or care about or something like that.

]]> By: Not Blue at All http://www.notblueatall.com/archives/socially-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-6410 Not Blue at All Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:18:25 +0000 http://www.notblueatall.com/?p=606#comment-6410 Thank you for sharing your story. I'm so glad that you've found someone awesome! I am not sure how common that is with eharmony, but hooray for the two of you! =0) Thank you for sharing your story. I’m so glad that you’ve found someone awesome! I am not sure how common that is with eharmony, but hooray for the two of you! =0)

]]> By: Mary http://www.notblueatall.com/archives/socially-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-6409 Mary Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:48:15 +0000 http://www.notblueatall.com/?p=606#comment-6409 About a year after leaving a really toxic relationship, I signed up for e-harmony. A friend and I took some photos and I posted the more flattering ones (but they didn't hide my size). I went out on a few dates and finally met a really great guy I've been dating for 8 months. He makes me feel confident (read fat and sassy) and sexy. I don't really trust pics so I didn't take them seriously. It was nice to get to know people for who they were before I really knew what they looked like. About a year after leaving a really toxic relationship, I signed up for e-harmony. A friend and I took some photos and I posted the more flattering ones (but they didn’t hide my size). I went out on a few dates and finally met a really great guy I’ve been dating for 8 months. He makes me feel confident (read fat and sassy) and sexy.

I don’t really trust pics so I didn’t take them seriously. It was nice to get to know people for who they were before I really knew what they looked like.

]]> By: Not Blue at All http://www.notblueatall.com/archives/socially-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-6277 Not Blue at All Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:08:48 +0000 http://www.notblueatall.com/?p=606#comment-6277 Thank you for sharing your story. Wow, you've had some adventures out in the world, too! That is so rad! It seems as though things haven't changed so much since I was dating, but there are far more outlets for these types of interactions is all. I am so happy for you both! I love hearing how people meet! Thank you for sharing your story. Wow, you’ve had some adventures out in the world, too! That is so rad! It seems as though things haven’t changed so much since I was dating, but there are far more outlets for these types of interactions is all. I am so happy for you both! I love hearing how people meet!

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