Hi all! I fell in love with this dress today, but am cautious to buy it because of body issues... I'm upset by myself for even thinking about it, I wish I could just buy things I love, but of course I'm also affected by norms and ideals in society...

My issue is with my tummy, and I normally wear clothes that conceal it more than this dress. It's not at all a tight dress but still more than I'm used to. So I wonder whether I should buy it and hope that it's mostly a question of getting used to wearing another type of clothing, so that I will feel more comfortable as I get more used to it... but with the risk that it will only hang in my wardrobe if I don't get used to it...

As always would love to hear your honest thoughts on this!

I tried taking pics showing what I see in the mirror, not sure if they fully capture what I see, but still an attempt.

And I want to say that logically I think everyone should wear what they like, and I wouldn't react if I saw someone looking like me wearing a dress like this, it's just me at this moment trying to feel more comfortable in my own body, which is hard in today's society that is so obsessed with slimness!

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