Odiere_desk

My roommate back in school was a very slim girl, but I believe she didn't like how lean her arms, hips, and chest were. Later this year, I ran into her on a commercial bus on one or two occasions. I could barely recognize her because she looked completely different. Her hips were curvier, her chest and bust were full, her arms and legs had more flesh, and she had even grown a bigger butt. It was obvious she had taken something to gain weight. We’ve been told that managing our weight is a simple game of math and vanity—a struggle measured strictly by the notches on our belts and the unforgiving numbers on a bathroom scale. But focusing entirely on how our clothes fit misses a critical, silent reality: our bodies don’t just care about how much weight we gain, they care about exactly where that weight goes. From naturally slim individuals taking unregulated pills to rapidly force a curvier silhouette, to anyone watching their midsection expand, hidden internal changes can ...

Content Warning: This section contains discussions of sexual assault and trauma. My neighbor has been married for 10 years, and they recently got a divorce. The reason given was that his wife cheated on him. At first, I felt deep sympathy for the man, knowing how heartbroken and betrayed he must feel. That was until I heard the other side of the story from his wife. She had been neglected and cheated on by him many times throughout their marriage, and finally, she decided to cheat back. It’s ironic how some people believe she should have remained faithful and prayed for her husband to change, while others believe she did the right thing because her husband had a toxic habit. Harsh judgment is almost always passed on a woman when she cheats or has a high " body count ," but rarely on a man. When a woman chooses to cheat back, she is intentionally reclaiming her sexuality, taking it out of his exclusive possession and putting it back on the market. For the husband, ...