So I thought I'd share an unusual experience that occurred during lunch at work recently:
I was sitting down for lunch with several colleagues, two of whom are heavily pregnant (one is 7 months, the other is 9 months). I often find it difficult not to look over as we are all talking, though often they will be sitting and rubbing their bellies as they are talking, which can get quite distracting. There are usually at least two or three pregnant employees in any given year...
As it has been quite hot lately, conversation moved on to how people are dressing. At this point, the more heavily pregnant of the two jokingly said that she had to cover her shoulders because she didn't want me to get distracted and enticed. As you can imagine, I only felt awkward at this point and probably started to blush. She then stood up and started pulling back her dress to reveal the size of her belly, saying how strange she thought her body looked. Another (female) colleague commented on how she finds the shape of a pregnant body really beautiful.
Not a hugely exciting tale, but I thought I'd ask how the rest of you cope in thee situations. I find talking to pregnant women quite difficult because of the attraction, particularly if they are very visibly showing. What do all of you tend to do?
I was sitting down for lunch with several colleagues, two of whom are heavily pregnant (one is 7 months, the other is 9 months). I often find it difficult not to look over as we are all talking, though often they will be sitting and rubbing their bellies as they are talking, which can get quite distracting. There are usually at least two or three pregnant employees in any given year...
As it has been quite hot lately, conversation moved on to how people are dressing. At this point, the more heavily pregnant of the two jokingly said that she had to cover her shoulders because she didn't want me to get distracted and enticed. As you can imagine, I only felt awkward at this point and probably started to blush. She then stood up and started pulling back her dress to reveal the size of her belly, saying how strange she thought her body looked. Another (female) colleague commented on how she finds the shape of a pregnant body really beautiful.
Not a hugely exciting tale, but I thought I'd ask how the rest of you cope in thee situations. I find talking to pregnant women quite difficult because of the attraction, particularly if they are very visibly showing. What do all of you tend to do?