File this one under Duh: a recent poll conducted by the U.K.'s Fabulous magazine showed that women most envied US size 4 bodies, while men tend to lust over bodies that have a little more T&A, hitting around the US size 10 mark. But what was most interesting to me is that the men decidedly preferred women whose bodies were very similar to their wives or girlfriends, with their decidedly average US size 10ish bodies. Which, I guess, makes total sense. After all, the guy is going after someone he's attracted to, right? It would absolutely follow that they wouldn't want you to change a thing and that they like you, much like Bridget Jones, just as you are. The question shouldn't be whether men expect women to have perfect bodies, but what the definition of "perfect" is.
Conversely, what's being ignored in the subsequent "Yay for curves" article is the ranking on what it would take for a guy to leave their partner. The choices are going up one, two, three or more dress sizes, with 67% of respondents stating that they would leave their partner if they went up more than three sizes. I'm choosing to believe that at least some of the respondents were stymied by the lack of a choice "I wouldn't leave my partner for stupid reasons like weight gain because I love her more than I love her current ass", and notice that no one is concerned about a man's feelings if their partner started dropping dress sizes. For this, I blame the pollsters, though, because that's just lazy survey skills.
What's most endearing is the sentiment that more than 3/4s of the surveyed guys wish that their ladyfriend would be more confident about their bodies. Easier said than done, fellas, but we're working on it. Believe me, we're working on it.
Posted on: Yahoo! Shine
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