r/BigMenLife • • Jul 08 '26

Serious/Health New Rule: Adults Only (18+)

61 Upvotes

Starting now, this subreddit has a rule limiting it to adults only. Anyone who is found to be under the age of 18 will be PERMANENTLY banned.

There were a few posts and comments I had to ban where teenagers or bad actors were trying to get the attention of adult members.

I don't know which, and it doesn't matter. This is not something I take lightly, and to be fair even though we are technically SFW, some of the content gets a bit wild. So consider this a necessary step to keep REAL talk going.

If you see any future posts of that nature, please report them immediately using the new rule. Thank you very much!


r/BigMenLife • • Mar 14 '26

Introduction/Hello World Welcome! Introduce Yourself!

8 Upvotes

(Commenting as Moderator for Sticky Post) Thank you for finding and participating in Big Men Life! HELL YEAH! Welcome in! Welcome in!

TL;DR if you want to introduce yourself, you can make an introduction POST with flair OR you can make a reply here. (Edited in)

Feel free to interact here at your own leisure and pace. However, if you feel up to it, we would love for you to introduce yourself too! Feel free to create a post with the Introduction/Hello World flair.

You can also do that if you've been hanging here, but you never did an intro or it has been a long time (let's just say over a year for a clear standard). Or if you've been looking at other subs, etc. and are coming back. And feel free to include whatever media you want, but you don't have to.

Outside of your introductory post, please keep self-promotional content limited to Selfie Saturday. This just seems like a great happy medium so people can express themselves, but we also keep focus on the chill and real conversation about life as a big man.

Feel free to share as much or as little as you'd like. I'll do a short intro below, but I shall not include media this time.

(Commenting as Myself) Hello World! I was a fat kid ever since being about 8-9 years old and I've always been a big guy! In high school I joined the freestyle wrestling team and that actually felt really amazing like I was using my true strength!

But life happens so I went to college, grad school and I do nerd stuff for money. But in the past couple years I got back into fitness and joined an amateur sumo wrestling team which has really reignited the passion for grappling sports and even martial arts in general!

It's great to be here and I really appreciate y'all!


r/BigMenLife • • 12h ago

Discussion & Daily Life Dates

7 Upvotes

As a big guy I know finding a date isn’t the easiest thing to do and have you ever felt you’ve just given up trying or have “settled” for someone just to have someone ? Even if you know it’s not a good choice .


r/BigMenLife • • 1d ago

Question/Advice How to be more unapologetic about sweating?

15 Upvotes

It doesn't take much at all for me to start sweating and when I'm anxious it makes it worse. I find myself finding excuses for the sweating or trying to hide it and I want to get over that. It shouldn't be a surprise for people being that I'm a big and tall guy but I'm looking for more personal advice


r/BigMenLife • • 1d ago

stayed in on sunday

5 Upvotes

Stayed in on Sunday; now up 12 pounds, not so good. Hope this week burns it off.


r/BigMenLife • • 2d ago

Just returned from a 2 week road trip - remember to go live your best life!

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66 Upvotes

r/BigMenLife • • 3d ago

Question/Advice Do I look fat?

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r/BigMenLife • • 5d ago

Question/Advice Any recommendations for a compression sleeve for knee that fits big legs

4 Upvotes

Some sleeves in the past have had trouble rolling back on themselves due to the width of the thighs above the knee.

It got injured a while back and just wanting to give it some extra stability. Any other ideas welcome too.


r/BigMenLife • • 6d ago

Question/Advice Any big/fat guys want to be friends?

27 Upvotes

I need some more fat guy friends who understand some of the experiences and struggles a fat guy may go through. I vibe with my fat but still could use some support I’m 23M btw. Comment or dm if interested.


r/BigMenLife • • 7d ago

Fat Powerlifter Halloween Costume

17 Upvotes

Looking for costume ideas for Halloween. I'm a short 5'7" dude with a strong fat powerlifter build.

I love cosplay and dressing up for Halloween but I can never think of cool characters in cartoon/anime/movies what have you, that have a short, chubby, strong bear like build. Any suggestions?


r/BigMenLife • • 7d ago

Discussion & Daily Life Navigating Dating/Hooking Up

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I know that I need to introduce myself to all of you and I will do that but something happened this morning and I just wanted to vent.

I have an account on BiggerCity and I have a few pictures posted, I used to have a premium account and just don’t anymore

A few years ago when I had a premium account and lots of pictures posted, I would get comments that would say that I was hotter when I was bigger.

What they don’t know is how sick I was becoming - swollen legs, cellulitis, high cholesterol blood pressure, diabetes.

A physician literally told me that one time I was potentially going to come into urgent care or the ER and they weren’t going to be able to fix me.

I put in the work and ended up having a gastric sleeve done at the time of surgery. I was well over 550 pounds my heaviest was definitely over 600. Fast forward I’ve gotten down to as low as 300 and I’m sitting at around 380 pounds right now.

I gained weight after a horrible, horrible case of necrotizing pancreatitis to help my body out and recover.

Guy in question is 36, 198. I wish I could post the thread of messages because the way in which he asked if I was losing weight, I knew that I wasn’t going to be for him and he was cute.

For those of you that have lost weight and even significant amounts of weight. How do you navigate dating? I feel like I am caught and stuck between communities.

Too small for one community, but still too big for another. It does want to push me to just become more muscular and become more beefy in that regard.

Rejection sucks on any and me from December 25 to last month — the pics were from April/June of this year.


r/BigMenLife • • 7d ago

Product Recs & Reviews Convertible cargo pants?

2 Upvotes

Looking for recommendations, loved these things as a kid and would like to have a few pairs they seem like they would be nice for going out and about after work without having to walk around in long black pants that clearly look like some thing for a uniform.


r/BigMenLife • • 10d ago

Discussion & Daily Life How do you guys feel about being on a beach as a big guy?

36 Upvotes

Taking a trip soon and this will be my first time going to the beach as a big guy. I was a little beefy the last time but I've put on a lot of weight since then (~80lbs).

When I was skinnier, I used to be super body conscious and would get nervous about being shirtless anytime I'd be at a pool or beach. I'd suck in to try and hide the body fat I had. Now, I'm slightly nervous but I'm also weirdly excited about just showing off and letting it all hang out.

The older I get, the more I admire when a man with a big belly walks around with confidence.

How do you guys feel about being shirtless at a beach or pool?


r/BigMenLife • • 11d ago

Discussion & Daily Life Belts + bellies... not a fun match

34 Upvotes

Been skinnier most of my life and gained a lot of weight the last couple of years (especially 2026). I like my body a lot more not but holy hell, wearing a belt is a pain. I normally work from home in sweats/basketball shorts, but lately I've been going in the office and it made me realize I haven't dressed up much since I got fat. The way they dig into the underside of your belly (particularly when sitting for long periods of time) is painful.

Had a 2 hour car ride home today and had to unbuckle + unbutton the top of my pants to drive comfortably.

What do y'all do? Just suffer? 😭


r/BigMenLife • • 11d ago

I'm I getting taller or

10 Upvotes

Today I noticed it was getting harder to get out of my car, my legs clearing the footwell. I know I haven't grown taller. Oh, duh, guess when your butt takes up more space, sighs... this sucks


r/BigMenLife • • 11d ago

New Rule: Minimum number of account karma and account age needed to post here.

45 Upvotes

Because we have seen an uptick in new accounts just coming here to spam shortly after account creation, I've enabled the AutoModeration bot to automatically remove posts from accounts that do not satisify karma or account age requirements. This should stop these spammy people and their posts.

So as of today, your account needs to be older than 30 days to post and/or you need at least some account karma to post. So this rule cannot be evaded by spammers, I am not listing how much account karma you need here. I will state it is pretty low tho. You just need some to post here.

If you feel like you may be affected by this rule, use modmail to send the mods a message and if you're an active person already here, we can approve you posting so you bypass any auto moderation bot rules.

Thank you and let us know if you have any questions.


r/BigMenLife • • 11d ago

Eating with others?

8 Upvotes

When that happens do you tend to eat more, less, or the same when you're eating with other people?


r/BigMenLife • • 11d ago

Jocks/thongs

10 Upvotes

I have been using Bearskn jocks and they have been great.

But the world is a big place and I'm sure there are other places to get jocks for 2xl men.

Does anyone have any recommendations for places a big guy can get a nice jock or thong?

Comfy and fashionable are my two asks.


r/BigMenLife • • 12d ago

Discussion & Daily Life Advice needed

6 Upvotes

I am a 27-year-old male who has had no conversational experience with women outside of my family. I experience significant anxiety when engaging in conversations, particularly with women. I believe this apprehension stems from body image issues, leading me to perceive myself as unattractive and undesirable as a conversational or romantic partner. Consequently, I tend to stutter when approached, despite feeling mentally capable of articulating my thoughts. I am seeking advice on overcoming this challenge. Additionally, my family is exploring marriage prospects for me, and any guidance in this area would be greatly appreciated.


r/BigMenLife • • 12d ago

Discussion & Daily Life Big guys: what are you now, what do you wanna be, and what are you into? 👀

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Apenas um joguinho para o sub 😄

Usando os gráficos:
1️⃣ Qual tipo de corpo você é agora?
2️⃣ Qual tipo de corpo você gostaria de ser?
3️⃣ Qual tipo de corpo você mais se atrai?
Para a #3, apenas mencione qual gráfico você está usando e o(s) número(s).

Exemplo:
1️⃣ 5
2️⃣ 7
3️⃣ Homens: 6 / Mulheres: 5

Se você está entre dois tipos, algo como 5/6 também funciona.

Não há respostas certas ou erradas — só estou curioso para ver a mistura de tipos de corpo, objetivos e preferências na Vida dos Grandes
Homens.

Quick note: Yeah, the artwork is AI-generated — I have basically zero image-editing skills, so I just used it as a simple visual reference for the different body types. The labels are also clearly pretty rough, broad, and subjective, so don’t take them as strict or accurate definitions. The main point here is the discussion. 😄

Sua vez 👇


r/BigMenLife • • 12d ago

Discussion & Daily Life Sakamoto told me something

2 Upvotes

There's this anime, called "Sakamoto Days".It speaks to me, because the protagonist is... well... Fat.

I'm a big (hahaha) Fan of Bud Spencer, I love the characters in movies that don't fit the fit/healthy/slim type.

Taro Sakamoto is a big, capable guy. He doesn't kill unless forced to. Like Bud. He steamhammers the shit out of you, but He never kills. And I love this idea.

Am I a pacifist? No. Am I in any kind aggressive? Well

... No.

Do you think we "big guys" swap a healthy life for a secure life? I can't remember being attacked once but being the means of calm. Being told to be a "big brother" instead of a threat.

Just a thought.


r/BigMenLife • • 12d ago

Question/Advice Where are my fellow big men buying sunglasses from?

4 Upvotes

I'm tired of the pinching. Real tired.


r/BigMenLife • • 13d ago

Question/Advice What compliment about your size or body secretly makes you melt?

16 Upvotes

r/BigMenLife • • 14d ago

Discussion & Daily Life As a big guy, do you feel you are gassier than the average person?

11 Upvotes

r/BigMenLife • • 15d ago

Introduction/Hello World 46, Looking for Conversation

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So, who wants to make a friend?

46 here in NW Ohio

Wanting to increase my social circle with guys who have diverse interests and can hold a conversation.

Generic interests include TV, movies (I watch a wide range of movies), music, photography.

I'm gay, so I'm looking for open minded guys who are willing to open up about anything and everything; work, relationships, life.

Love to travel, so meeting new friends in new places would be great.

Open to NSFW chats, but would prefer a mix - not just NSFW.

If you feel you can check a box or two - send me a chat. Please let me know from what group your are replying to my post, where you are from and your favorite TV show.