"I'm overweight and my boyfriend is not."

[Caddy1316]

Originally Posted by iknowftbll

The article is one data point on the curve. There are plenty of examples to support your argument as well as the opposite. I don't know who has it easier, to be honest. I think when we talk in aggregate numbers we lose sight of the fact that we're talking human behavior and it can be difficult to predict or quantify. Real people with real preferences are not necessarily going to behave the same way as the cohorts in front of them or behind them.

5' 7" and I've been with more beautiful women (not fat, pretty face, nice body curvatious or slender but NOT fat. The normal definition of what most men call beautiful) than the average guy by a long shot. Land beasts, like the one in this article, do not have it easier. In fact, it's probably quite the opposite.

Sure someone will go hogging at the bar occasionally after a long dry spell, or there the chubby chasers (rare), or its the best they can do. By no measure do cows have it easier than "short" men in finding a long term mate of ***decent value***.

[Lucario]

Originally Posted by JetJockey

Yep, and for those who do online dating it's amazing how many men are very obviously obese (and I'm not talking in the 'might be a linebacker' sense) and describe themselves as 'average' or 'athletic'. Yeah...no. And many of those guys have stipulations like 'must be under 130 lbs', 'no fat chicks' etc etc.

I'm on OKcupid and I did a general search for 'no fat chicks' and had a BLAST reading those profiles

I need to get out more

Did you see the ones that said "no fat men?"

[Lucario]

Originally Posted by Stockyman

But that's the problem, obesity rates are increasing bringing other types of health problems. Most obese/overweight people are not losing the weight, it's only getting worse.

And treating them as pariahs is going to help?

[somebodynew]

Originally Posted by PhenomenalAJ

That woman is deluding herself in thinking her man isn't a chubby chaser. The only guys who date those women are guys who can't do any better or fetishists; she's quite lucky to have found a man who likes riding the blimps.

OP: I like fat women.
PhenomenalAJ: No you don't. I know what you like better than you do.

[srjth]

What I don't understand is why women's appearances get fussed over, nitpicked and even discussed so much. It's unnerving.

[fleetiebelle]

Originally Posted by somebodynew

OP: I like fat women.
PhenomenalAJ: No you don't. I know what you like better than you do.

Welcome to the internet.

[Caddy1316]

Originally Posted by srjth

What I don't understand is why women's appearances get fussed over, nitpicked and even discussed so much. It's unnerving.

Lol. Because as much as feminists want it to be untrue, the majority of a woman's value (her ability to attract a mate of value) is derived from her appearance.

If this were not true, why do the majority of men with endless options almost UNIVERSALLY choose slender pretty faced women?

[srjth]

Originally Posted by Caddy1316

Lol. Because as much as feminists want it to be untrue, the majority of a woman's value (her ability to attract a mate of value) is derived from her appearance.

If this were not true, why do the majority of men with endless options almost UNIVERSALLY choose slender pretty faced women?

Women don't like to reduced to that, just like men don't like to be reduced to their bank accounts. It's very unromantic.

[PJSaturn]

I think this tread has run its course. Since it's no longer staying on topic, it's closed.