Help! Part of my flesh is caught in a zipper! (Need answer fast)

In My Humble Opinion
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I was just getting dressed a couple minutes ago, zipping up my denim skirt. Got it about 4/5ths of the way up when I felt a painful tug and realized part of my skin got caught in the metal zipper.

Now, to those of you unfortunate enough to have experienced this, what’s the best way to free myself? As is, it doesn’t really hurt as long as I don’t move. I tried to gently tug my skin away, and it hurts. Tried to unzipper, and it hurt even more. I’m wondering whether I ought to zip the rest of the way up, but I’m scared to try. I’m not really sure how much of me is caught, maybe a centimeter?

I’m thinking about just going about my day, forgetting about it, until a sudden unexpected movement does the work for me, but I don’t really relish the thought :(.

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Close your eyes and unzip as hard as you can. It’s the only way. :frowning:

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Yep. Faster and sooner the better.

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Just be glad you’re not Ben Stiller. :frowning:

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one motion. quick as possible.

It’s going to hurt.

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I think most of the responses are from males and trust me, when we get caught it’s in the worst possible place.

I hate to say it but they’re right. Like ripping off a bandaid - do it fast.

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Hope the lack of updates is not indicative of an ER visit. :eek:

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You might want to get a friend to do it. I stuck myself with a fishhook once and couldn’t muster the strength to yank it out of me. It didn’t hurt or anything, but my “don’t kill yourself” reflex was kicking in. My friend was able to yank it out without a problem though.

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Hold the unzipped parts and pull apart. Quickly.

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Thank you for the advice. I am okay and have freed myself, though I have a small, puffy patch of skin from where the zipper was. with one hand on the zipper and the other holding the side of my hip down, I was able to free myself by unzipping quickly. Hurt like a mofo, but life goes on.

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Glad you survived.
:slight_smile:

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Possibly the only real advantage of granny panties.

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The op said skirt, so at least we know it’s neither frank nor beans.

Wonder what it was… :eek:

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Franks and beans!

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It must not have been too painful, considering the amount of time it took you to post your OP.

Next time this happens tie a piece of string to the zipper pull tab and the other end to the door knob. Then slam the door, hard. Hey, if it works for human teeth, then it should be a piece of cake with zipper teeth.

:smiley:

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Since it was a skirt that got mostly zipped up before disaster, it was hip or belly skin, depending on where the zipper was.

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Did you find someone to kiss it and make it better?

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Average guy here.

“We got a bleeder!” is accurate. Never got the beans above the frank, but you learn that replacing things and zipping up is a job best done slowly. Rushing to catch the train/friends/etc. can only end in disaster.

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Also another good reason to wear underwear.

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Now we know it’s over with, I just have to mention, this is a perfect example of why we wear slips under our skirts. Then, you just catch fabric which is much less painful to release :slight_smile: Not that I wear skirts, tbh, I only were slacks anymore, but when I did wear dresses and skirts, I wore a slip underneath.

Seriously, that’s what underwear (including a slip) is for, at least in part.