Does being overweight stop a very pretty girl from getting male attention?

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Or would the overweight part be a barrier?

emeraldsaphire · Accepted Answer

I've never been overweight, but I've had a few female friends who were what you'd consider plus sized and they got just as many guys as I did. I think a lot of it depends on how overweight we are talking about. A lot of guys like thick thighs and a little bit of chub, but if we are talking about Women who have a BMI of 30+ I think that's going to cut down on your chances. Granted their are men who like BBWs, but they are a minority

Screenwriter · Accepted Answer

Chubby is one thing. Obese is another. I think it's the degree. Most men, as most women, want a partner who's reasonably fit.

slatyb · Accepted Answer

Many men are not attracted to overweight women. Your best chance is to find an activity group that has some men, like a community chorus. When we get to know someone, their appearance is not so important.

How overweight are you? Many men won't date an obese woman no matter how charming.

OneViewpoint · Accepted Answer

By definition an obese woman cannot be "very pretty" to me. I'm just not turned on by obese women. Or the anorexic look for that matter. There's a large middle ground of fit and healthy that I can lust after.

MrOracle · Answer

The way you asked the question implies that you might not understand the extremely important difference between SEXUAL attention and RELATIONSHIP attention from men, and no answer to this question would have any meaning unless you strongly understand the difference.

To put it simply (and this is, of course, a generalization that doesn't apply to every single man, but applies to most), men have low standards for who they will sleep with or give sexual attention to, but their standards for who they will get into a relationship with are much higher. A huge number of women either don't understand this or they refuse to accept that its true, because it's not what they want to believe, and so they behave as if sexual attention is the same as relationship attention. This means that many women THINK that the man they're interested in sees them as a potential relationship partner when he only sees her as potential casual sex.

A number of different things can disqualify a woman from being a potential relationship partner in the eyes of a man, and, yes, some men care less about or are more forgiving of certain factors than others, but I would say that being overweight is definitely one of the things that many/most men would see as a disqualifier. And I'm not talking about being 10-20 pounds overweight, but 50+ pounds overweight. This doesn't mean an overweight woman cannot find a man, it simply means that the pool of men available to her is much smaller, so either it's going to take her more work and more time to find a guy or she's going to have to lower her own standards for who she will accept.

This kind of thing is true for everyone - weight is only one of many factors, and plenty of skinny women have other "red flag" traits or behaviors or histories that cause huge numbers of men to disqualify them, just as there are red flag traits that cause many women to disqualify men.

Still, being overweight is a red flag for a LOT of men - not necessarily for sexual attention, but for relationship attention. That shouldn't be news to anyone - we all know what the standard of beauty is (and this is coming from a fat guy).

Finding a GOOD relationship partner that you actually LIKE is never easy, but the worse your odds, the harder it's going to be, the longer it's likely to take, and the more work it's likely to be, so if you don't want it to be so difficult, you want to improve your odds as much as possible. Having red flags reduces your odds and makes things harder. It is what it is.

Lesbologist · Answer

I honestly question if anything can stop any woman from getting male attention. I mean there is women out there that make me physically sick just because I glanced in her general direction... she still gets men somehow though.

For me though... yuck. The chick GaG attached to your question for instance, there is no way in hell.

DonaldDarko · Answer

It sure wouldn't help her. And, the fatter she is the less desirable. Eventually only men with a fetish will want anything to do with her.

Basically you can have men or you can have ice-cream and candy.

MrChinaski · Answer

Yes. It does. We can argue the merits all day as to whether it should or should not. It does. It is the single largest barrier to receiving male attention.

The good news: It's something you control completely.

Maybe_Maybe_not · Answer

I didn't notice such barrier, plus many people relate to a face more than a body when they mean pretty

beenherebefore · Answer

Most men do not like overweight women. And the ones who like are probably overweight themselves too.

Ellieeexo · Answer

its good to be healthy but like some people aren't stick thin and thats fine too

Lliam · Answer

It depends on how overweight. Then again, some guys like "voluptuous" women.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Nah. I gained far more male attention when I was overweight compared to now.

queenofcardio · Answer

Some men choose not to date overweight women , so yes.

CassandraSpender · Answer

Depends on the male, some cultures think a pot belly is sexy, ever seen Pulp Fiction?

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Not necessarily, no. Some men like big girls

Timi_pinnacle · Answer

It wouldn't STOP her from getting male attentions. It'll definitely limit the quantity and quality of male attention she gets. Same with an overweight guy by the way.

LiamJHayden · Answer

Slightly chunky, no. 5'2 and 500 lbs, probably.

jahaims · Answer

Some guys go for fatties because they are easier to get into bed

Anonymous · Answer

Not if she’s very pretty. A lot of guys love curvy girls.

Anonymous · Answer

Not being overweight, no. Now being FAT might might affect the attention she receives. You know there's a difference right?

Pohjolan · Answer

Very pretty? So she is not very overweight then?

karlaatsd · Answer

Sometimes but some guys like that

KralArthur · Answer

So it means you’re overweight?

Iron_Man · Answer

Not if you have a good looking face.

dudeinohio · Answer

Not for me.

In_Trance · Answer

Yes it would

HairF3tish · Answer

Yes.

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