Problems with "man"-spreading

[u/FX114]

I find it hard to keep my legs closed, and it sometimes makes me dysphoric. I don't know if it's something about my hips, my thick thighs, or the fact that I don't tuck, but it's genuinely uncomfortable to not sit with my legs in their natural, splayed position, and I know it doesn't look feminine at all. Plus, it's actually inconvenient in certain situations.

[u/EGGINDENIALLOL]

For me it was just a matter of doing it tbh. I was sitting in church with my family one day years ago and realized it was super annoying when my brother spread himself out across the seat. So from then on I spent every Sunday holding my legs together for as long as I could lol. Eventually it just became my default