the "term" thing is really iffy.

It still means the same thing to me as it always has. Just as, a size 12 is still a size 12. It is not true that vanity sizing exitsts with all clothing makers. It exists with SOME. In my experience, it is about half/half. There is inconsistency ANYWAY in clothing sizes depending on the maker....but there is even more because of vanity sizing.

It is a mistake when men say things about Marylin's size 12 being a myth because sizes are so different now. Not true. It is true in some cases, not all. And it's not a big difference either. I believe vanity sizing when it does exist is more modest (ie. a true 12 might be labeled a 10 or 8).

Pretty much, I've worn the same range of sizes all of my adult life....that would be going back quite a ways because I have been 5'6'' since 6th grade.

Anyway, the "term" thing makes it hard for all of us. When I first did match in the early 2000's I listed my body type as curvy and sometimes as athletic...as I was both.

Now I list it as average, as that seems the safest. It seems a land mine area ....not because I don't know what I am or what I look like, it's becuase I know how men are going to ineterpret it based on their poor and negative view of these terms, that they have come to expect they mean something that they do not.

If you are a woman shopper, typically, yes full figured means larger chest (as there is a section for full figured, and full coverage in bras). Full figured typically has no other meaning in fashion or shopping that I am aware of.

So, the woman pictured from that tv show would fit my estimation of full figured as well. To me, it does not mean obese. But I think men think almost ANY woman is possibly obese until they see otherwise...so its best (ala eharmony) to not choose ANY body type, and simply post photos!

ps. Mr. Right. The woman in the photo is not a natural red-head I know becuase I read an interview with her. She is a natural blond and has been dying it since she was a teenager