It's summer now. How much would you show your body?

[Spirithound]

I prefer to be covered more than most women my age and always have. However, that doesn’t necessarily make me more modest than other women my age. It may even make me more vain than them since some of my concern is based on vanity.

I strongly disagree with the highlighted part. It just…doesn’t ring right…

 

[GraceDK]

I strongly disagree with the highlighted part. It just…doesn’t ring right…

I dont know if I understood my sister correctly… but I think she speaks of the pharisaic sin of wanting to appear holy and pious… like… a woman may wear a veil or a long dress and long sleeves and she KNOWS that other people notice her and that some might think she looks pious because of her clothes… sometimes or maybe just one time, she puts on the veil to impress mortals instead of out of deep humble reverence for the Holy Lord.
I think its called spiritual vanity. I know that I have fallen into that on occasion… its very easy to lie to one self about one’s motives.

 

[BiologyBrain]

I dont know if I understood my sister correctly… but I think she speaks of the pharisaic sin of wanting to appear holy and pious… like… a woman may wear a veil or a long dress and long sleeves and she KNOWS that other people notice her and that some might think she looks pious because of her clothes… sometimes or maybe just one time, she puts on the veil to impress mortals instead of out of deep humble reverence for the Holy Lord.
I think its called spiritual vanity. I know that I have fallen into that on occasion… its very easy to lie to one self about one’s motives.

You are correct about my intention/implication. Covering up can be just as attention drawing as stripping down.

Plus it is also a sin of vanity to care over-much about your appearance. If we can all agree that there is nothing fundamentally immoral about showing ankles, for instance, but I care over-much about the appearance of my ankles & therefore cover them up so no one will notice that they’re ugly, fraught w/ varicose veins, bumps, bruises, etc. I am commiting the sin of vanity b/c I do not want to display what I perceive to be my faults. In the big scheme of things, its not a big deal whether my ankles are pretty or not - they’re ankles. However, it is possible to be over-concerned about appearance even if you are covering yourself up for the most part… At least that’s how I understand it.

 

[Jack17]

It really depends if you have a decent body to show off more than a flabby body, since a decent body will look more conservative than if a body is all flabby (200 lbs +) wearing tight clothing and its skimpy.

 

[Voradin]

I believe there is too many concerns with clothing and not enough,
I think that going to anywhere you use; Common Sense.

 

[lobster]

We should all present ourselves modestly, but we can do so dressed in various styles of clothing.

If I’m dressed modestly, even in a 2 piece swim suit, and present myself modestly (no leg spawling, provocative motions, etc) then I’m doing my best to preserve my modesty as well as those around me.

You raise some good points which I am interested to discuss further. I started a separate thread “How should women act so as not to draw undue attention”

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=342624

 

[peregrinator_it]

It’s summer now, and obviously it’s hot. How much would you show your body when you are wearing summer dress?

Hot though it will become, this summer I will try to show as little skin as humanly possible. I don’t want to incite lust…

…in any mosquitoes.

I have been bitten on the eyelid.

This why cities should not be built on swamps,George Washington!

 

[budgie2]

I wouldn’t wear a bikini as it’s basically just a bra and knicker set for the beach. If you want to wear underwear then book a private spa for you and your husband or just wear it at home. As for going out, I’m of the opinion that if it makes you feel self-conscious about your body then cover up a bit more. Wear clothes that make you feel comfortable rather than incredibly self-conscious although nice to dress up for going out on dates or nights out.
I personally wouldn’t wear above the knee as a married woman in my twenties although skirt line occasionally went higher when I was in my teens.