Her Friend Screamed At Her For Not Agreeing To Wear A One-Piece Swimsuit While On Vacation In Italy In Order To Make Her Feel Better About Her Body
Have you ever been asked to cover up or wear a more modest bathing suit during a day in the water?
One woman was recently asked by her friend, who recently had a baby, to wear one-piece bathing suits instead of bikinis while they were on vacation because she felt insecure.
She’s 29 and recently traveled to Europe with her husband for two weeks. While they were there, she found out that her friend from college, Lizzie, and her husband would be vacationing in Italy at the same time as them.
“After we found out that both our families were gonna be in the same area for a few days, I suggested that we meet up and spend a day together,” she said.
“They happily agreed. My husband and I had chartered a small yacht to take us around Italy for three days, and we invited them to come with us for two of the three days we had the boat.”
The first day on the yacht seemed to go perfectly. She hadn’t seen Lizzie, who had a baby a year ago, in a long time, so it was great that they had the opportunity to catch up.
She spent the day lounging around in a fairly skimpy bikini while Lizzie wore a one-piece bathing suit.
However, on the second day on the yacht, Lizzie pulled her aside so she could talk with her.
Lizzie started her confrontation by telling her that she’s been feeling very insecure since having her baby because she’s put on some weight.
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“She’s been feeling horrible about her body and how she just feels incredibly ugly in her skin because of the weight gain and the stretch marks,” she explained.
“Then she confessed that seeing me flaunting my body and being so thin made her feel really upset and uncomfortable, as well as envious.”
“Lizzie also mentioned that she knew her husband had been looking at me, and that made her even more upset.”
She sympathized with Lizzie and tried her hardest to reassure her that she was a beautiful woman. But then, Lizzie made an intense request. She asked her to change into a one-piece bathing suit for the rest of their time on the yacht.
Taken aback by her bluntness, she told Lizzie that she hadn’t packed any one-piece suits for her trip.
Lizzie started becoming irritated and asked her to go to town and buy one. She could tell how angry Lizzie was getting but didn’t know what to say.
After she didn’t respond right away, Lizzie snapped and screamed and cursed at her, telling her she was selfish.
She calmly apologized to Lizzie and told her it wasn’t her job to make her feel better about her insecurities.
This upset Lizzie even more, and she had a full-blown meltdown where she accused her of ruining her vacation.
“After a few more minutes of back and forth, I just removed myself from the conversation, ran back to my husband, and told him we were leaving them,” she recalled.
“We didn’t end up contacting them for the rest of our time in Italy.”
Now that she’s back home and still hasn’t heard from Lizzie, she’s wondering if she did anything wrong that day.
Should she have made more of an effort to cover up, or was Lizzie being too sensitive?
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