I have to admit that even though I am making peace with belts, they are still not 100% comfortable for me. I'm wondering if it's something I'm doing wrong or if it is just not meant to be. I just can't seem to get them to stay at my waist. They always creep up on me and end up around my ribcage, which is very uncomfortable. I suspect if I had a longer waist, that wouldn't happen. If you are not short-waisted, do your belts ever come around your ribcage?

It bothers me for three reasons: 1) It's painful to constantly have the belt rubbing against my boney ribs, 2) the belt is sitting up too high and not around where I am smallest, so I look bigger and even more short waisted than I really am, and 3) as the belt rides up, it rumples up my shirt or dress.

Is it a size thing, and if so, is it because the belt is too big or too small? I am guessing small because a belt that was too big would slide DOWN, not ride up. My H&M and UO belts both do this, while the one Angie gave me with the flower does not. I wonder if it might have to do with stretchy belts vs. non-stretchy belts. It's something that happens over time, so trying a size bigger on in a store won't really answer the question. I'd have to try it out for at least a few hours.