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First impressions are everything

I hate bra shopping.

I want a bra that both fits comfortably and presents nicely, and I honestly don't think that is asking too much. What I do understand to be too much is wanting all that and something pretty to look at.

Not that my breasts aren't pretty to look at; quite the opposite, in fact.

(I can see my mother's eyes widening, my name coming form her mouth with the emphasis on the last syllable, Valette, in disbelief of the things I choose to share with the internet. The internet likes my breasts, I'm sure, Mom.)

Instead, all I find are bras that were meant to hold torpedo boobs, or bras that were never created with the ability to hold anything... substantial.

Frankly, I am surprised at the number of bras I tried on that were funnel-shaped. Do some women want their boobs to point at their companion? Do the men who manufacture the bras want their women's boobs to point at them?

Or do the bras look fine and natural on other women and completely pointy on me? I've never notice my boobs being extra-pointy, and no one has ever mentioned it.

If I had a friend whose boobs were extra-pointy I would definitely mention it. That's the kind of friend I am.