What a thoughtful response to all this!
This is a great reason NOT to leave or get too disgusted: That there are people here like Belly Admirer!
When I read something like this here, it warms my heart and makes me see that not all humanity is rude, crude, mean or cruel.
Belly Admirer wrote:I think most people in this community do feel alone or alienated at some point or another, onsite or off.
However, I can very much relate to feeling out of place here sometimes as an FFA/female feeder. There seems to be an automatic assumption from many male members that all the women here are BBWs or aspire to be such. Not true!
I get frustrated with all the FAs on this site sometimes. I understand why they are here, as it is the same reason I'm here, but I would say at least 75% of the men I chat with here would prefer it if I was chubby myself.
On the other hand, sometimes I feel I have a lot of common with the FAs and male feeders and have had some great conversations, each respecting the other's current size and disinterest in gaining but enjoying being able to discuss that we like it in others.
At the end of the day, it really comes down to the individual. Some people are jerks. Some people are perfectly nice but have little in common with you. Etc.
I think I've wandered quite off topic. As for real life . . . I can also relate to what the OP said about it being awkward to discuss in real life. Personally, I will admit to preferring chubby guys if it happens to come up, but I've never mentioned the feeder aspect of it all. That's definitely one reason I'm on this site. It feels good to make "friends" (albeit online) I can talk to about all this and know that they relate rather than just thinking I'm strange.
So yeah, if anyone wants a friend (especially if you're another FFA/female feeder who feels out of place sometimes here), I'm open to chatting with most anyone at least once to see if we've got anything to talk about.