it's ok to compliment their outfits, if you like them. It's ok if you find one attractive. It's ok to have sex with them if you want to.
It's ok to tell people to stfu and mind their business when they give unnecessary and unsolicited criticism about your or anyone else's body size.
it's okay to tell those people that their opinions about others' bodies don't matter. No matter how much they gaslight and concern-troll you and tell you you're heartless or dishonest or unhelpful.
Shaming rarely results in lasting behavior changes.
Being kind, outwardly nonjudgmental, and letting adults deal with their own bodies between themselves and their doctors is not "coddling" or "enabling."
It's simply not being a jerk.
It's ok to tell people to stfu and mind their business when they give unnecessary and unsolicited criticism about your or anyone else's body size.
it's okay to tell those people that their opinions about others' bodies don't matter. No matter how much they gaslight and concern-troll you and tell you you're heartless or dishonest or unhelpful.
Shaming rarely results in lasting behavior changes.
Being kind, outwardly nonjudgmental, and letting adults deal with their own bodies between themselves and their doctors is not "coddling" or "enabling."
It's simply not being a jerk.