And tired. Mad and tired.

[cosmolinguist]

I have a sore bit of skin where my bra has rubbed on it because bras are terrible and all betray you eventually.

I realized in the familiar feeling of frustrated despair at this that I'm gonna have to wear a bra every day for the rest of my life and I'm so mad about this.

Comments

[jo]

Have you ever been properly measured for a bra or do you just buy off the rack? If the latter, you're probably not buying the proper size/fit. It is worth getting properly measured and fitted, because there are actually comfortable bras out there.

[cosmolinguist]

Yes I've been fitted repeatedly and am confident I am buying the right size.

Part of my problem is not being able to replace bras as frequently as they demand.

[jo]

I hear you on that one! I'm down to two good ones and one emergency one. I need to get at least one more, but yeah, hate bra shopping...

[norfolkian]

Yep, and I'm an odd size (small shoulders and back with large boobs), so a well-fitting bra costs £££. Not to mention the time and effort needed to try on bras (I find that bras can be the same size from the same brand and still fit differently).

[cosmolinguist]

Yep, exactly: I resent the expense, all the more in the last year when we've not been flush with cash, and I hate clothes shopping anyway, and I'm always a big size which means there's nothing or it's even more expensive. And as you say, the sizes are capricious and unreliable, which I'm fed up enough with in my regular clothes but it seems especially unfair in underwear.

[jesse_the_k]

It's like a hero's quest journey, but the only payoff is ... well, there isn't one.

[cosmolinguist]

Ha, yes. Worst quest ever. :)

[lilysea]

I'm sorry. :(

I had to give up on wearing bras altogether, when I discovered that for me, 30 minutes of bra wearing = 3-4 days of severe neck and shoulder pain.

Is going completely completely bra-less while you're at university an option, or will that cause you more pain than bras do?

[cosmolinguist]

It would be worse. But I have a soft kind of thing -- I think they're called bralettes? -- that doesn't do any proper support but does keep me from hurting. It's actually really comfy; I wear it to sleep in. Must look into getting some more.

[ivy]

My roommate is similarly frustrated with the state of bras. She says she likes swimming because it's the only sport where you don't have to wear one.