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I guess this question is tied into the whole issue of whether society looks down on larger women in general, but this thread is about society's perceptions of men who date larger women. By "larger" I mean larger than themselves. I am not dealing with the issue of large men dating large women. More so thin men who date large women.
I think society looks down on men who do this because it implies the man couldn't "do better" and it doubly implies that a larger woman doesn't deserve a man who is thinner. So both are seen kind of "at fault". I also think that society probably assumes that the man couldn't possibly be sexually attracted to his larger partner, so he must be just dating her because he's alone and has many other issues that a thinner woman couldn't overlook. I feel it's more likely for men to think this about other men but I feel maybe women could think that, too. I am not sure about female opinion on the matter. Do some women think a guy who has dated a large woman is not dateable?
I also feel there *might* be a double standard when it's the other way around. Like if a larger guy has a thin woman, both men and women cheer him on, but when a larger woman has a thin man, the man is seen as the loser and the woman is given no credit.
These are my theories. I'm not saying society is "right" for doing this, I'm just pointing out possible theories. What are your thoughts, O diverse opinionated people of city-data?
I couldn't care less who dates who. If he's fit and attractive I might wonder for a brief few seconds why he'd want a fat woman, but I don't give it that much thought or care.
I don't look down on them, but I'll admit that I do find it a bit strange. I understand that some men find larger women attractive, but it looks a bit strange when an in shape guy is with an obese woman. I think it's because we as a society have been trained to think that the man is supposed to be bigger and stronger than the woman.
Fourteen year old dorks do. Mature, intelligent people don't.
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