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9. As somebody who suffers from a significant amount of back pain

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 11:16 PM

Jul 2013

I don't envy women for this.

I had a neighbor who had a back that was too bad for her to work and yet she went and got implants. I was rather confused by that.

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American Bra Size Average Increases From 34B to 34DD In Just 20 Years, Survey Says [View all] onehandle Jul 2013 OP

I never could figure out bra sizes. rug Jul 2013 #1

Bra Fitting MicaelS Jul 2013 #4

Their system is wrong. They're adding to the band size. politicat Jul 2013 #8

Thanks for correcting me, and MicaelS Jul 2013 #17

Short answer: yes. politicat Jul 2013 #5

It's determined by the diff between the band measurement at the ribs, woodsprite Jul 2013 #6

Damn, I was hoping it was evolution, lol. BootinUp Jul 2013 #2

A friend of mine made that comment 20 years go NewJeffCT Jul 2013 #19

DD is the AVERAGE? Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2013 #3

I don't think the actual size has changed that much NewJeffCT Jul 2013 #18

that's the good news Bombero1956 Jul 2013 #7

As somebody who suffers from a significant amount of back pain mythology Jul 2013 #9

At 40 I finally went for a "proper" fitting... 2theleft Jul 2013 #10

It's the McNuggets, man. Iggo Jul 2013 #11

OK! Geez. I'll say it. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #12

I don't know much about sizes, but I always love what goes in them Taverner Jul 2013 #13

Once again . . . Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #14

Two cups in the front, two loops in the back... how do they do it? pokerfan Jul 2013 #15

... In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #16

I'm a professional bra sizing consultant. Have a breast/bra question? Ask me. Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #20