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Originally Posted by prefabsprout
Okay I see from your later post she isn't western by birth so this may have a cultural aspect. Perhaps her manners are different, as well as her attitudes.
Firstly, no I don't agree. I'm sporty and athletic build, many of the people I know are too, but quite a few of my friends are not. If I discriminated against people by their body type it would be stupid of me, I would miss out on terrific friendships.
Some of my friends struggle with losing weight and if they talk about it I support them but otherwise do not bring it up. I do realise it's not easy for everyone to lose weight and respect that is a challenge they are facing.
As for the other point about not having a career/working, I can say that as a one time stay-at-home mom I encountered that, it can be isolating. People often identify through their occupations, for so many it's 'who we are', also lots of people form social networks/friendships through workplaces. It's not like people disrespected me because I didn't have that, more that we didn't have that point in common to talk about. So yes, I think there's some truth in it being harder to make friendships when you aren't in a workplace.
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Hi, sorry for the slow response. I can get tired, depressed, and just plain overwhelmed at times. Anyways, that's great that what other people look like don't matter to you-
It's what's on the inside that counts when it comes to friendship. Now, I can understand why looks would matter to someone who is in a relationship or looking to be in one though.
You're right, it is NOT easy to loose weight, no matter what! I'd have to go on a really strict diet and work out hours each day to loose weight, but even then, I'd never be a certain size since that's not the way that I'm meant to be. Also, you're probably right about what you said about not being able to relate to people who don't work or have kids. Although there are some people who do maybe see those that don't work as being lazy, uneducated, or something stupid like that.