“Are Big Breasts Worth It?”

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I couldn’t wait to read all the answers to “Are big breasts worth it?” when somehow, I landed on this header in my Quora feed. I pretty much know all the answers (even if I don’t sport a pair) but still, was curious enough to check out a few of the responses.

For starters, I pondered the question itself given that it implies there is a downside to having big breasts. I’ve known some women who wouldn’t be able to see that downside. But I spent 20 years of my working life selling advertising to women (with my “adult” ad agency) whose livelihood depended in great part on the size of their breasts (or at least, that’s what they thought).

The Downsides

Let’s begin with the cup half-full (couldn’t resist). Big breasts weigh a lot and basically, get in the way during virtually every activity. Running or even walking? In the way. Playing sports? In the way. Sleeping? In the way. Basically, they’re useless except for breast-feeding (which is why they’re there). Otherwise, breasts are dead weight I’m sure women would be happy to do without if they weren’t so significant in attracting some people to their beds.

Second, there’s the pain big breasts can inflict on the unfortunate woman who has them. Carrying all that weight can put a lot of…