I had an encounter with a heavily pregnant woman, she works at a place I frequent but I’ve never seen her before and as I was hanging around she started a conversation with me and it lasted an hours just cause she wouldn’t stop talking and when I was done talking to her I asked to rub her belly and she said no even though she shared some personal info with me that I didn’t even want to know (not related to pregnancy). So it’s honestly just the ladies preference not every woman is gonna want that especially if they’re married or dating. It’s honestly a right place right time moment that it will happen and it should be with someone that feels comfortable with you

What I find somewhat amusing is all of the "random guy coming up and asking to touch" simplifications. With the way they're writing, it's almost as if they are forgetting all of the conversation made previously, in an attempt to form a minor relationship: He didn't just go up and ask to feel her belly.

Now, I'm not attacking or defending any particular position. Just that I find wording and specificity to be extremely important. Generalizations are ineffective and inefficient when used in trying to get most points across. Best case, no harm no foul. Worst case, people reading the generalization can come to conclusions that the writer (or the person they may be responding to) never actually intended.

(October 20, 2022, 5:23 pm)bellylover48 With the way they're writing, it's almost as if they are forgetting all of the conversation made previously, in an attempt to form a minor relationship:  He didn't just go up and ask to feel her belly.

To make a counterpoint if a person comes up to you and asks for directions, does that justify them asking to touch you afterwards? A 5 minute chit-chat at a store doesn't nessesarily advance your relationship with a stranger to the point of being able to feel on their belly. It's not like they knew each other prior, or were old friends who haven't seen each other in a while. And if we're going to be honest, swinging by target after work and scoping out the maternity section doesn't help his case. It's not like he bumped into her accidentally.

I don't have a pregnancy fetish, but I wouldn't feel comfortable approaching some random pregnant woman in the maternity section of a store just to "cop a feel". That's a little more than creepy, and a lot of people on the outside would think that's predatory.

im not gonna put you down here, instead offer some advice.

admittedly, i have never tried to approach a random pregnant woman and within that same initial interaction, ask to rub their belly. i HAVE however approached a pregnant woman and asked for her number, sparked conversation, and later gotten rubs. truth be told, your best bet would be to sift through facebook- start with suggested friends, move to local (usually low income single mothers) and see if they have friends that are pregnant. it truly is a numbers game. if you enjoy the "thrill of the hunt" in person (my anxiety could never), i think taking it slower, giving more effort into building a connection will work out better. one thing i've learned in my quests is to normalize the pregnancy. remember, these womens' bodies are being contorted and pained in ways they'd never expect, it sucks 9 times out of 10. if you can provide sympathy and empathy, actually respect and care who they are as a person, the rest will come naturally.

again, remember this is a numbers game and you will have dozens of misses for every hit. also keep in mind that these women are still just women, treat/court them as you would a non prego.

While getting the opportunity to touch a preggo belly is something I can only dream about, it's probably never going to happen. One thing is for sure, I wouldn't just go up to pregnant women I see IRL and ask; Hell, I don't even make eye contact. I just take a quick glance, a few seconds long at most, and make it look like I'm just randomly glancing around the room at nothing in particular.

If you manage to befriend somebody, and she's are okay with you touching or feeling her belly-, or better still, she even asks you to touch or feel, well done! You get a cookie! If you aren't given the chance, well. . .sucks to suck.

Plain and simple. Other posts in this thread, specifically post #14 and #15, sum up how I feel about this.