Using BBW apps or mainstream apps to find love as a BBW doesn’t have to feel scary or like it’s work. The process can be fun and provide a lot of success if you know how to approach it properly. We’ve already walked you through how to pick out the best online dating app for BBWs. Now let us share a few tips on how to use the properly to get the results you deserve.
Highlight Your Best Attributes
It’s important to remember that what you look like is only a portion of who you are. There are so many other great things that make up who you are. You’ve got interests, accomplishments, goals, and personality traits that make you-you. Embrace them! Show them off!
Don’t Be Misleading With Your Photos
It may be tempting to take pictures in a certain way that hide that you’re a plus-sized woman. Or you may be tempted to pick out 
photos that don’t genuinely show what you look like. This might make you feel a little better, but it’s unfair and misleading to the singles you’re talking to. We’re not saying you shouldn’t try and take awesome photos that showcase your best light! But make sure you’re taking honest pictures that show what you genuinely look like. Otherwise, you’re setting yourself up for an awkward first date, and it’s just unfair to the other person.
Don’t Accept Abuse of Any Kind
This is a non-negotiable for us and it should be for you too. Whether you’re online or dating in-person, any verbal abuse, bullying, or anything like that is 100% unacceptable. If it happens to you online, utilize the tools you have at your disposal.
- Block the person
- Report them to customer support
- Try not to let them affect your emotions or how you feel about yourself. Remember, people bully people because they themselves have low self-esteem.
- If it escalates or continues, contact the authorities. People have to follow the same laws whether they’re dating in-person or online.
Your size doesn’t define you. Sure, it’s part of who you are, but it’s not everything that defines you. There are a lot of other things that make you into you. For that reason, don’t feel obligated to use BBW-only dating apps. If you want to use traditional mainstream dating websites, go for it! In fact, you’ll notice that we do encourage it. You may need to wade through some people a bit more, but anything worth it takes a little work!
Be Wary of Fetishist
Tons of people find different things attractive and sexy, which is awesome. That being said, some people can get fixated on certain things (especially physical traits). When this happens, it can make people want to enter a relationship for the wrong reasons. This isn’t something that happens that often, but we want you to at least be on the lookout for people who might only be interested in you because of the way you look. Healthy relationships are ones built on substance and not just the way someone looks-no matter if they’re bigger or smaller.
Challenges of Using Dating Apps as a BBW
We wish we could send you out the door and tell you that everything is going to be rainbows and unicorns when you start your online dating journey. And while for the most part you’re going to have a great experience, there are some unique challenges you may face dating online as a BBW.
The most annoying part is that these are mostly going to be as a result of other people’s issues and not something within in your control. However, being aware of what you may encounter can help you to be prepared and can set you up to brush off anything that looks to get in the way of you finding love.