From my early twenties till the end of that interesting decade, I wore a girdle almost every day. The main reason why: I didn't (and don't) have a flat stomach. That said, I felt an almost compulsive need to contain it, smooth it out, hide it, etc. I was ashamed of my fleshy, weird -looking stomach …
Lifestyle. Melanin. Me: Off the Beaten Path.
This Square Peg. 