Why is it not o.k to ask a woman her weight?

@reploid (1371)
France
July 27, 2009 1:18pm CST
I have been asking myself this question for a few years. Can anybody out there give me a plausible answer to this question.
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@ucue2008 (924)
• Malaysia
28 Jul 09
As a woman, I don't know why, I also feel shame if somebody ask for my weight and I will not answer it too. I just simply say don't ask. Maybe because people are so obsess with weight and if I tell them my actual weight people will mock at me, so it simply say ' isn't enough for you to see? why you need to know the number of it? hahahah, that my way of defining why I don't want to tell people my weight. and I do think some male doesn't like it too when I asked their weight unless that person has a perfect body, that totally different question.
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@reploid (1371)
• France
28 Jul 09
You are right. I also think weight is just numbers, so, why do we have to feel shy about it. If we are over-weight is doesn't mean that we are bad.
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• India
27 Jul 09
Its not at all wrong to ask any woman regarding her weight but it will depend from woman to woman. most of the woman dont mind it. maybe you have ask a woman who is very obese and must be not wanting to discuss about it with any one.
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@reploid (1371)
• France
28 Jul 09
I think you are right. But I don't see why we should be shy about our weight. Someone who is over-weight can be a very friendly and good person and should not be shy about her weight.
@Wizzywig (7847)
27 Jul 09
Because, those of us who weigh more than we would like to dont want to admit out loud to anyone else just how much those scales are claiming we weigh!! The fact that WE know is bad enough thank you very much I'm sure there are plenty of men out there who are equally sensitive about their weight. Its personal information. Anyway, there are few occasions where you would need to know unless you were a medical professional or ran some sort of activity centre where a person may be too heavy for the equipment.
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@reploid (1371)
• France
28 Jul 09
The weight is a personally information, yes, but at times it seems that it's too over-confidential. I asked this question because some women though they do not seem over-weight behave as if it's wrong or bad to ask them their weight.
@Wizzywig (7847)
28 Jul 09
I guess any question which makes the other person feel uncomfortable could be considered 'wrong'.
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@reploid (1371)
• France
28 Jul 09
Thank you for your response. with the reponse of you and the other members, I start to see a bit more clearly. Have a nice day ;-)
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
27 Jul 09
I think it is because women mostly don't satify with their weight, they always think they are too heavy or not thin enough so they tend to hide their weight, when people ask, they could try to escape from it as much as they could! So I think it is better not to ask women how heavy they are and let it go in order to avoid the embarrassment. Especially if you want to chase a girl, don't ask her that! :-p
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@reploid (1371)
• France
28 Jul 09
I think that if someone is overweight. he or she should not feel shy about it and instead try to feel comfortable until he or she loses some weight. the person should make a personal committment to lose some weight and until then enjoy his or her life like anyone and don't feel to shy about it.
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@med889 (5941)
28 Jul 09
Women are never quite satisfy with their weight so they wait until they get a good weight so that they can tell others when others will ask them. Personally I do not feel shy at all to tell or write down my weight because I am not overweight and I keep myself well so there is no need to feel embarassed to say the weight.
@reploid (1371)
• France
28 Jul 09
I think you are right and I also think that women don't have to feel to shy about it. Everyone has a different body or weight and should not feel shy about it. If someone is overweight, he or she should not be shy to tell his or her weight. Weight is just numbers, I think that until they get a good weight, they should not feel shy to tell their actual weight.
@eyeronik (35)
• United States
28 Jul 09
They just feel insecure about it I think.
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@reploid (1371)
• France
28 Jul 09
I think so too. but what is the reason for feeling insecure about it?
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
24 Nov 09
hi reploid my doctor knows my weight and my best friend, but amyone else no. not any of your business my friend. Most of us weight a bit or a lot more than we want to admit. we just do not like to brag about being overweight and I can believe a lot of men would not like being asked their weight either. people are sensitive about their weight. If they are slim fine they will probably talk your arm off talking about it, but do not ask a woman her weight thank you.
• United States
27 Jul 09
A lot of women and even guys don't want to tell others what they weigh but want you to guess what they weigh and then you can keep guessing with out letting them know. People are not always proud of what they weigh if they are a heavy set person, but them some heavy people don't mind speaking it and are proud to be big why others are not proud to be big, but just are. It is very unpolite to ask someone how much they weigh unless at a doctors visit or something in that nature.
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@reploid (1371)
• France
28 Jul 09
You are right here. I think some guys also might be shy about telling there weight. It's not my case. I feel comfortable with myself. I'm slim but still I weight because I'm tall. Why do say it's unpolite to ask someone his / her weight? I wanted to hear this response. You get some points with your comment, but is there another reason apart the shyness to not feel comfortable with telling the weight? I do not think so. and you, What do you think ?
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