Dear Ella707,

Sex can be enjoyable for people of any size! Even though there's often a lot of social pressure on women to be thin, the fact is, there are many bigger women — even very fat women (and men, for that matter) — who have healthy, happy sex lives.

It is perfectly normal for teens to worry about their body size, but remember that it's totally unrealistic for most people to look like models. As for sizing, just remember that those numbers can vary depending on the kind of store and the designer. A size eight in one store may be a size 10 in another and a size six in yet another. Getting hung up on being the "perfect" size will only lead to frustration.

Hope this information helps!

Take care,

teenwire.com^® Editors

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