Corsets - Girlfriend - Questions!

Well, my 22" one I got a couple of months ago, and I've been wearing it for a couple of hours a day whenever I have time, only as tight as is comfortable to get used to it, as my eventual aim is to be able to wear it comfortably for an evening clubbing, and be able to dance in it. I usually lace it just tight enough to stay on and leave it like that for about 15 minutes and then keep easing it a little tighter, and keep it on for a few hours, but loosen it if it starts to get uncomfortable (this one presses on my ribs a bit more than I'd like at the top). When I first got it I was a bit eager to try it on and laced it up quite quickly quite tightly which is when I was a bit achey in my lower back the next day - since then I've gone a lot slower, and I'm not forcing it at all - I'm now getting it within an inch of closed without much discomfort. It is a lot better on an empty stomach, unsurprisingly. And every time it goes a bit tighter a bit easier. But i think that it is much better in the long run not to rush it, and not to do anything that is overly uncomfortable. Patience and practice and all that.

To be honest, they can get quite uncomfortable after a couple of hours regardless of tightness - I've had a 26" victorian style one for ages and even that gets uncomfortable after a night of wearing it. I think it's more about the fit than the size per se in that case, and the posture.

6 inches isn't bod mod at all people. people who exercise and lose 6inches off their body aren't bodmods are they?

when people put on corsets, they don't just tighten it by 6 inches...the body has to adjust, then slowly they decrease the gap. for some it's 20mins, for others it's 2 hours, for others it can take years...again depending on how squishy they are. if she can fully close her 4 22inch corset, then obviously it'll take less time for her to get into her 18 inch one. The thing is, after wearing corset for a long time, it does help reduce the waist, not because of the corset pushing the ribs, but because of the things the person does whilst wearing the corset..so they eat less when wearing it, they stand up striaght increasing good posture, they lose a bit of fat.

if she was wearing it 24/7 that's when you should be worried because that would be in the realms of bod mod. for anyone who wears corsets, they know they can get a bit uncomfortable. i'm sure your gf knows that after every tightening it's going to be a bit uncomfortable because the body has to adjust..it's like wearing shoes a size smaller. she will have no doubt learnt she has to take it easy and won't go as tight next time. i'd also like to point out that although she might have an 18 inch corset,there's every chance that she might not be able to close it fully, just for physical reasons. i would be worried when she begins to 'force' herself to get it fully closed, i.e. when it becomes an issue for her. also finally on the uncomfortable thing, if you see that clearly her tightening the corset is after heR breathing or something, then i suggest you loosen it or make her loosen it. If she's just uncomfortable that it's tight and she can still get on her normal stuff, then she's ok..again it's like wearing something a size smaller, it'll be uncomfortable but it's not deadly.

another thing, just because it wasn't made to her exact measurements, it's still a proper corset, because all the expensive ones use real boning and are slightly 'made to measure' when compared to off the peg corsets.. you may never know though, she might have sent her measurements off to where ever she got it from.

I think you may be onto somthing with fit. Sarah's 2nd corset which is 20" she finds easier to wear, even at 20" and i think that's because the shape is better for her. On a couple of ocassions she has worn that one at 20" from mid morning to very late at night so 16+ hours. This new one i think suits her less. It is longer in the body as well. When I tighten it I feel as though I have to pull the laces much more on the new one than the 20" one. I think the new one effects her breathing alot, but she says it doesnt. She always seems to go in 2 or 3 steps lacing tighter rather than lots of lttle ones - perhaps I should encourage smaller steps.

Can you lace your own corset or do you need someone to do it for you? Do you wear anything under your corset?

I can lace my own corsets (if they are the sort that is laced up from the bottom and down from the top with the laces meeting in the middle, then it is quite easy), and usually wear a shirt or vest underneath (one of mine is underbust so I can't really go out in it without something underneath, and also the vest can be washed, whereas the corset can't). The shape of the corset does make a lot of difference. My 22 inch one is a lot more comfortable almost fully laced than my 26 inch one is, probably because the 26" one is made for somebody with a much shorter torso than me so it presses in the wrong places. And there is a huge amount of variation between different styles too even when they do fit properly.

I don't think you need to worry too much about your girlfriend, but encouraging her to take it slowly is probably a good idea, and finding out why it is she's so determined to get into the smaller corset, and at what point she wants to stop, if any! They can get a bit addictive - I have mine on at the moment and it is quite a comforting feeling, kind of like a tight leathery hug.

How big is her waist naturally?

Also, it sounds like she has self esteem issues, maybe instead of allowing her to wear the corset so tightly, maybe tell her if she wants to get slimmer she should exercise or something, so that's she's dealing with it, but not causing herself pain.. Just a suggestion