Clothing Sizes R Insane !!!

I knew there were variations in sizing but this ridiculous!

I do not know how anyone manages to shop successfully for clothing online(or by mail), unless you are buying more of an item you already have. Wearing a combination of both male and female clothing, I have items that fit me properly ranged form size S all the way to size XXXL. To break it down a bit more, my male clothing items run from S to XL, and the female ones run from M to XXXL. lol

Gee, is this typical, or have I run into rare extremes?

While annoying it is also kind of funny.
~Hypatia >i< ..:::