7. Did you gain weight?
We are continuing our list of most annoying questions to ask your friends with this one, that is a tough one because it’s related to body image, which can be a touchy subject for many people, but not for others. Even though it might not be ill-intended, most of the times this question just sounds like they’re saying “you look fat”, which might very well be true, so why would you say that to people’s faces? Personally, I’ve always been too skinny for the likes of me (I know people who say this are loathed, which is also unfair), so I actually enjoy the extra weight, but for some reason that doesn’t make the question any less uncomfortable.
Although this is often considered a sensible issue for women, a contemporary paradigm has proven that it is just as hurtful to men; after all, we still live in a superficial society, and body shaming knows no gender. I know it may take some effort to befriend your own reflection, but when you do, your answer to this question should be “Don’t know, don’t care, so why do you?”
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