# Cleavage....or the lack thereof **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2001, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230 "2001-04-17T01:51:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230/21 "2001-04-18T18:36:40Z")
Interesting query, **Mr White**. First of all, I am considered to be fairly well endowed. I often wear low cut, v-neck type blouses, tops, shirts, whatever you want to call them. In fact, right now, I’d say that at least half of my tops would be considered low cut, and a fair number of my dresses as well. Why? Because I like the look of them \, and because they’re comfortable to me. I cannot stand anything real tight around my neck, and no one has seen me in a turtleneck since I was about 10 yrs old. Do I do it for the attention? Hmm. Hard to say. I mean, I get looks no matter what I’m wearing a lot of times, especially in some parts of this town; so why not be comfortable? It’s not like I can hide that I have large breasts or anything after all. :rolleyes: I, too, have some issues with my overall weight, but as I keep losing weight, and work on getting healthy, that becomes less of an issue to me. The people I care about most love me just the way I am; the rest don’t matter. **Mischievous** said: _As to the “things falling in” idea, I can confidently state that wiping spaghetti sauce/ice cream/whatever off exposed cleavage is much easier (and sexier) than getting it off your shirt. And this does tend to happen more to those of us in the largest sizes, since we do have to sit farther away from the plate._ Yep! It sure is. Just ask **Mr Bear**. And, sometimes, instead of sitting farther away, I just lean over more. 😉 **Intriguing** , I have that problem too, at times, but I have found one that works very well, it’s a one hook in front type, very comfortable. I currently have 5 of them, in various colors. So, does that answer your questions enough for you? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230/22 "2001-04-18T19:12:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by VenusGirlTrap \* > \*\*I have pretty large breasts and I used to wear low cut things. Then one time I was at my friends 40 y/o (I’m 19) boyfriends house and he kept making comments about it and I felt like shit and that was the last time I wore anything low cut. He also knew my mom and compared my tits to hers…sick! \*\* Okay, the last part is tacky, and maybe he shouldn’t have talked about your breasts so much, but why did it make you feel like shit? ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230/23 "2001-04-18T19:37:05Z")
I think VGT might have the same problem one of my friends (also the proud owner of much boobage) has, namely that of overly preachy friends/coworkers (or in VGT’s case, FOAFs). My friend will occasionally “show off” her cleavage and has occasionally been on the receiving end of some disparaging comments from some of her more conservative, generally more religious friends. Of course my friend is quite “liberated” and generally accepts anything along the lines of “you’re a slut” with much appreciation, so it really is quite amusing. (FTR, she really isn’t a slut, though. More of a tramp.) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230/24 "2001-04-18T19:58:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KKBattousai \* > **FTR, she really isn’t a slut, though. More of a tramp.** Close enough. 😉 Okay, so why would people take hurtful comments by dorks seriously? Never mind. I was 19 once. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230/25 "2001-04-18T21:22:35Z")
Because of this thread, I now wish I had bigger boobs. **poohpah** – :o 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Intriguing\_Question\_Mark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee59a6/32.png) [@Intriguing\_Question\_Mark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intriguing_Question_Mark)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230/26 "2001-04-18T23:17:27Z")
Thanks purplebear I’ll look for one like that. ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230/27 "2001-04-19T02:58:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > \*\*And a lot of dirty young men, too. > \*\* You say that like it’s a bad thing… ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230/28 "2001-04-19T03:08:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > **Because of this thread, I now wish I had bigger boobs.** Just unbutton another button and there they are! May I take a moment to laud my smaller-busted friends? Especially when they don’t wear bras? My SIL bent across the table to fix her kid’s plate and they were close enough to lick. I’ve seen her breasts so much I wonder why she wears a blouse at all. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230/29 "2001-04-19T06:49:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dropzone \* > **Just unbutton another button and there they are!** ::unbuttons button:: And there they are. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230/30 "2001-04-19T07:41:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > \*\*::unbuttons button:: > And there they are. 😃 \*\* _ **rob** wanders into thread, looks around, and…_ How _you_ doin’, **Audrey**? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230/31 "2001-04-19T12:20:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by silent\_rob \* > **How _you_ doin’, Audrey? 😃** See? Works every time. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230/32 "2001-04-19T13:07:53Z")
A quick link for those that have trouble finding bras for the _cough_ fuller figure _cough_… i always shop at [Bravissimo](http://www.bravissimo.com) (BTW - isn’t that most genius name for a plus-sized bra shop?). It’s a UK shop but i’m pretty sure they ship stuff. They’ve got gorgeous half-cup, strapless, balconette, seamless, etc stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-or-the-lack-thereof/62230.md?page=1)