I used to simulate all the time. Mine looked real enough, and I slowly made it bigger over time, that people just assumed I had gained weight. My husband was fine with it for years, and then all the sudden he started worrying that it was going to hurt my body (I'm 28, he started getting worried about it around a year ago). So far I am yet to be hurt, but he is really worried I am going to end up hurting myself. He says it's because he doesn't understand the appeal or how I do it, or what measures I am taking to make sure I don't hurt myself, but when I try to explain it to him he says he doesn't want to know. So I just stopped because it's not worth fighting over. I've been thinking about it constantly for a few months, now, though. I really miss my big round belly.
When it seems like no one else loves you, remember that I do.