Get ready for my long and honest review lolI LOVE THESE SHORTS!I wear these almost every day. I own five pairs. I’ve tried so many shorts from Amazon and hated all of them except these. I’ll upload some photos in a review update because that’s always way more helpful.For sizing I’m a pretty typical XL in pants, ~200lbs and 5’3”. I’m curvy with a mom belly, but I’m also a weight lifter, so I’m built in a way that can make buying clothes a huge pain. Especially online. I have very muscular thick thighs, wide hips, a mom belly, a big butt, with a smaller waist.Most other shorts on here are that weird thick seamless material with a waistband that totallyaccentuates my belly and gives me that “spare tire” look despite being advertised as flattering. And the “butt scrunch” can be kind of… over the top and lewd when you naturally have a very large behind and make me feel like im on display, which I don’t love since I’m already always getting a lot of attention being very heavily tattooed. Not to mention almost everything is friggin see-through when you’re curvy, regardless if it says it is squat proof.These shorts are the holy grail for me. They’re high waisted but not restricting and the cross over front is so flattering. I wear mostly longline sports bras as shirts and these compliment them beautifully and it’s a very flattering look. They’re not too long on me, and not too short, the perfect length. They STAY IN PLACE when I’m walking!!! They ride up when I’m sitting down sometimes (usually at the end of the day when they’re a bit more stretched out) but whatever, it’s walking that is the important part for me. They are totally not see through at all. They don’t pinch or dig into any part of me. And they do make my butt look AMAZING without being too much. The material is not uncomfortable and it never feels stifling like some athletic or cheaper clothes can. The top rolls down sometimes when I’m sitting, but I have a belly and it isn’t the shorts fault it’s just what happens with clothes on my body. I can dress these up and I can wear them casually. They really are perfect. Plus perfect sized pockets!!!!!!!!The second most important part for me: I can also wear them to the gym and they never retain that awful sweat smell that some clothes do. I wash them and it’s like I never worked out in them. I ain’t really into the “athleisure” look but I hate having two distinct wardrobes for the gym and whatever else. These are a seamless transition item for me.I have worn these almost exclusively all summer. They wash up great and I have noticed no piling. I’m going to stop putting them in the drier so they last longer (which I recommend to anyone with any kind of stretchy material as heat will kill them faster than you’d like.) and I’ll update in the future with how they age.I hope this rambling review helps any other curvy gal struggling to buy clothes on this site that is increasingly less trustworthy. These shorts are definitely worth the money.