PUT your hands up high if you hate push-up bras. I thought so.

Cursed be the day that these inventions were born and may the person who came up with the idea of these gravity-defying contraptions never have the warm company of an ample bosom.

It is dishonesty at its worst. My take is that if you have it, flaunt it. But if you do not, well, my plea is that you should not try and pretend that you are as bountiful as Pamela Anderson or the late Anna Nicole Smith.

Generally, most men can spot the difference. Just like it is impossible to pass off a Toyota as a Ferrari, it is not difficult to spot a woman who is trying too hard.

I admit, though, that with the advancement in technology, it is getting tougher and men will probably need to borrow a satellite to spot a padded bra, a wonderbra or whatever else that they call supporting undergarments these days.

Just last weekend, a male friend thought he had met the woman of his dreams. She was intelligent, beautiful and looked to have a cleavage that a careless adventurer can easily lose his way in.

Well, let's just say that his big hopes and dreams were flattened when the lights went off in the bedroom.

My friend, who is not exactly a spelling bee, said: 'One word. Airport.'

AIRPORT RUNWAY

In short, he felt cheated as she was as flat as an airport runway.

What is my preference?

For me, beauty is skin deep. But if I had to think ahead for my future young ones, I would say that I would much rather that they be able to cosy up to a warm and snug resting place.

Ahem.

Having said all that, what really gets my blood boiling is when I hear of boyfriends or husbands who cajole their other halves to go under the surgeon's scalpel in pursuit of larger bosoms.

I think that is wrong. If you are a guy, I would imagine that it will be tremendously unpleasant if your companion admits that she is grossly dissatisfied with the size of your manhood and insists that you go for surgery.

My gut feel is that you will gladly show her the way to the door if she ever suggests that you should go for cosmetic surgery.

But I digress. Back to push-up bras. I say women need to be proud of what they have and be as confident as men.

Do you see us walking around with a sock in our underwear?