I heard a commercial for breast enhancements that promised that that we'd love the "perfect us" after the procedure. Give me a break -do women still think like this?

whoops.. then the one that doesn't knock things over might be the perfect you ;)

I think most "normal" men prefer overall fitness or athleticism to big breasts/stick thin-ness. I don't get what the big deal is with big breasts.

Proud owner of small boobs :-)

How much do boobs weigh?

Come on you know everyone is curious and no one knows

They weigh enough to cause back problems for the women with large ones!

I also am the proud owner of dd's, and they aren't always like they're cracked up to be. Mine were hereditary so they couldn't be avoided. I had a boyfriend that was a breastman in every sense of the word. I couldn't walk pass him without him touching them or attempting to. I was so turned off by that. I believe that if you are confident within, you don't need to make any adjustments to yourself, be happy with you. If you start changing to please others, you'll have to do it for the rest of your life.

Bigger Breasts - The Perfect Me?  Uhm... Negative.  Until recently I was always pretty much a B cup and wanted more.  I was too afraid of getting augmentation and never did but I have recently put on some weight and I now have full C's.  I like em' but I find that because they are more obvious to me now, I feel that they make me look "bigger" everywhere.  I guess they'll take time to get used to but I must admit I like how I feel,  I do need to tone up but the size of my breasts are perfect for me and my SO.  He is a leg and butt man and I came equipped with enough of both to satisfy his needs/wants/desires before my slight weight gain. I guess now there is more legs and bootie for him to enjoy. LOL

I'm a D-cup but used to be a B-cup, before I gained some fat and had two kids.  I don't mind the size its the effect of gravity I would like to reverse. 

I have "b" cups and very proud of them.When I was 17 years old I have only a little dot , and I felt sad .  So I am grateful that I have something.

pjricher says ...

 I've heard women say there's nothing wrong with a woman getting a boob job if it's going to make her feel better about herself.  But isn't the only reason she'll feel better about herself is that she'll think she is more visually acceptable to men?  In the words of a wonderful male friend of mine, "It's not the fake boobs that are so unattractive.  It's the low self-esteem behind them."

As for myself, I used to have big boobs when I was overweight.  They were cumbersome, often sweaty underneath, and I HATED not being able to go bra-less.  Now they're small...saggy, mind you, but small, and I love 'em.   My best wardrobe secret is a great push-up bra!  Nobody but my man needs to know my girls really just look like 2 tube socks with golf balls in the bottoms of them. 

Funny: I've joked that mine are like jello in a baggie. (exaggeration) (well, kind of)

Anyways, Breast Augmentation happens for many reasons. I am not either for or against it when it comes to what other women want to do with their bodies. Personally, not for me , at this time. what if I wanted my breasts to be returned to their pre-five-kid stage...some think that women do it only for men? Not always the case. Breast cancer patients sometimes opt for this option too, again not for men. 

TheEverydayFeminist says ...

pjricher says ...

 I've heard women say there's nothing wrong with a woman getting a boob job if it's going to make her feel better about herself.  But isn't the only reason she'll feel better about herself is that she'll think she is more visually acceptable to men?  In the words of a wonderful male friend of mine, "It's not the fake boobs that are so unattractive.  It's the low self-esteem behind them."

As for myself, I used to have big boobs when I was overweight.  They were cumbersome, often sweaty underneath, and I HATED not being able to go bra-less.  Now they're small...saggy, mind you, but small, and I love 'em.   My best wardrobe secret is a great push-up bra!  Nobody but my man needs to know my girls really just look like 2 tube socks with golf balls in the bottoms of them. 

Funny: I've joked that mine are like jello in a baggie. (exaggeration) (well, kind of)

Anyways, Breast Augmentation happens for many reasons. I am not either for or against it when it comes to what other women want to do with their bodies. Personally, not for me , at this time. what if I wanted my breasts to be returned to their pre-five-kid stage...some think that women do it only for men? Not always the case. Breast cancer patients sometimes opt for this option too, again not for men. 

Yes, you're right, DM.  I was not referring to breast lifts, deformity correction, or reconstructive surgery.

I've had relationships with both small and large breasted women...I never fixated on the size - if the size fits her, then it's okay by me! I had a friend who was very flat; she had augmentation done so she could have a better selection in clothing as well adding a curve where there was none. Overall, I prefer natural over fake...especially the ridiculously large fakes. 

 I'm beginning to realize that my previous post needs further explanation.  Please allow me...

It is impossible to hear a person's thoughts when they write but I assure you that my question was voiced in a tone of caring and concern, not of judgment.  It was an honest question (which some of you have answered, thank you).  And I believe as many of you do - that every woman has the right to do whatever she pleases with her body.  I am pro-choice all the way.

My male friend’s comment was stated with equal caring and concern.  It was made during a conversation with a female friend of ours who was about to graduate from college.  Her mother had offered her a “boob job” as a graduation gift.  In her mother’s words: “I know you’re graduating and everything but I just want to make sure you’re gonna be OK out there.” 

My young friend was appalled at the suggestion that despite being armed with a bachelor’s degree, she had no assurance of being “OK” unless she underwent needless (and possibly health-jeopardizing) surgery in order to live up to our society’s apparent growing demand for large breasts. In an effort to reassure her that she wasn’t foolish for turning her mother’s offer down, my friend gently explained that not everyone agrees big breasts are desirable.  And as a man, he is saddened that some women felt it necessary to undergo surgery because they feel physically inadequate in their ability to provide sufficient sexual appeal for men.  He is a devout feminist, and I was proud of him for saying that.

MissKitty stated earlier, “Thank God I don’t live in L.A.”  She makes an excellent point.  In areas where this procedure is more commonplace, women and girls more frequently find themselves comparing their physical assets, and often see that they come up short.  In fact, the more breasts implants are around, the stronger the feeling that it is downright expected of us.  Over time this gnawing feeling can result in a belief that our smaller breasts are actually a birth defect that can be “cured” with expensive surgery that could jeopardize our health.  Never mind that we may have been perfectly happy with our breasts beforehand.

There are huge industries that make enormous profits off of our insecurities (particularly women’s insecurities).  They stand to gain obscene amounts of money in having us believe that having larger breasts is our idea or our choice.   I suspect that for many women, it isn’t really their choice, but their resignation.  I say this because I know 4 women who have had this procedure, and out of curiosity and concern I had many conversations with them.  These talks ultimately revealed that deep down, this was true for every one of them.  Sadly, a number of other unhappy issues surfaced as well.  One of them even said at one point that her money would have been better spent on therapy than on surgery. 

I’m deeply concerned about the ongoing damage to the collective female psyche from this cultural conditioning that has us focusing on our looks instead of our other gifts and talents (a disempowering prospect, both emotional and financial) and that keeps us in competition with one another.  A growing body of research tells us that women gain enormous inner strength when they bond together.  I sincerely hope that we can all offer support to any woman who needs it when she struggles with issues such as these.

I realize my former abbreviated version of this did not convey my feelings properly.  Thank you for allowing me to explain.

 As long as they are natural, big or small, they are beautiful. I have seen women who have AA cups and look gorgeous in anything they wear.  I have seen some great DD women who aren't afraid to have some sex appeal. Also, I love a woman who can keep "the girls" sexy yet classy...:)