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It possibly also has to do with the city I live in which has always been filled with so many gossipers. The less people were saying about me the better, so I got used to not divulging too much about myself.

I don't know if any of that has to do with me keeping NBE secret but there's my psychoanalysis.

I think this is more likely the possible reason, because everything you mentioned before it was a description of me! Well, only despite my mother's judgmental and bossy nature, I still shared with her anyway. So, we just fought a lot And now I have learned to be able to share things with her and take her criticism with a healthy, understanding grin, and in response, she gradually learns that no matter what she thinks, I am my own person, will do what I want to do, and she respects that now. Sharing is a healthy reaction to do with the people you love. Not opening up to anyone is usually the result of hurt, not independence necessarily. And this is coming from a girl who was so shy and independent all through elementary school that by the time she got to high school she homeschooled herself...

So yeah, possibly your reaction to the gossipers, or another judgmental aspect being you might possibly be very afraid of what would happen if your bf ever found out. As illustrated earlier.

Jen, do whatever makes you happy, but I wanted you to know that I think your breasts are PERFECT. They are the loveliest shape and in proportion to your body. I would consider them large for your body type.

Just wanted to give you my two cents

Thank you Rose. They still are not proportionate at all though. That bra makes them appear larger. I am around 33" on average across bust and a 37" ass, haha. I will take bra-less body shots hopefully this month to show it is not hourglass at all. But thank you so much!! I love the shape of them too now! Hard work truly does pay off!

I think proportion, although fundamentally based on measurement, is really more dependent on the eye. I feel that I am learning the truth of that the more and more I look around this site. Matching the top measurement to the bottom measurement is really kind of baseless. It is good for a guide but, when it comes down to the last stretch, I am not so sure about the validity of matching the measurements. This is because even what we are measuring can appear smaller or larger than the actual measurement based on the shape of the body part measured, and the size/shape of the body parts surrounding the body parts that are measured. This is because proportion is determined on what the eye sees more than the numerical measurements.
In other words, you look proportionate to me from the photos I have seen. And I think your lack of proportion is in your head. But, we'll wait to see those braless full body shots as you insist it is the bra that is fooling us.

Well anyway, how do you measure your bust? I think that if one really insisted on going off of measurements by which to "proportion" themselves, they should do the lean-forward measurement method. That would make a big difference. If you grew your bust another 4 inches you would be top heavy, without a doubt, so it depends on your method of measurement.