Over half of young adults are obese or overweight, study says. What might the impact be on dating etc.?

wtknight · 2021-12-07T13:08:53+00:00

There is a big impact when overweight people think that they deserve non-overweight people. This affects men and women in different ways, but often in the end the result is the same - bitterness towards the opposite sex in general.

quabbicoo · 2021-12-07T13:14:17+00:00

I’m a chubby chaser so, I’ve always had a larger dating pool.

Ppdebateismental · 2021-12-07T15:23:26+00:00

In a lot of ways…

Obesity makes people feel less confident in their appearance. Men less likely to approach, women less likely to put themselves out there. Both afraid of being mocked for their sexual interest.
Obesity less likely to trigger attraction. Often, not even fat people are interested in other fat people. You can’t negotiate attraction
Obesity literally lowers testosterone and increases the potential for erectile dysfunction. No need to explain further

friendofoldman · 2021-12-07T15:33:17+00:00

Being overweight may contribute to lower testosterone production.

Lower testosterone production reduces that drive for sex, and reduces aggression. So males will be less inclined to pursue a female and will probably be more anxious when doing so.

Lower testosterone will also lead to less then stellar performance in the bedroom. This will lead the females to be more greatly disappointed.

TheHeroReditDeserves · 2021-12-08T00:36:07+00:00

that means just having an average face and being normal weight beings you very close to that coveted 20% status. Its just getting started for thincels. Pure redpill lifefuel.

ApollosArrow11 · 2021-12-08T06:32:28+00:00

Lol I'm Canadian and whenever I go to the US, I feel like a celebrity. Even in LA, where actual celebrities reside, I have been mistaken for one. I guess that's how large Americans are.

RayRayGD · 2021-12-07T05:06:54+00:00

Makes it easier for low BMI people like me to inflate their worth 😂

Prize-Thought-4205 · 2021-12-07T10:54:04+00:00

It means that the market will be more competitive. Skinny & attractive fit women are in extremely high demand, and when this happens they have to be even more selective than girl's naturally are. Every other man has to settle for chubby, obese, or fat women.

throwconfessions56 · 2021-12-07T06:16:35+00:00

Nothing. People here should work retail. There are all sorts of couples our there.

Gigamon2014 · 2021-12-07T11:33:13+00:00

Pretty much.

I feel for you Americans too. The UK TBH is pretty dire too. Its shocking just how terrible women look. The men aren't all that better but there is still a fairly healthy gym/sports culture which means some guys still do take pride in their appearance. What shocked me was that, since the emergence of the Omicron variant in the last two weeks, the gyms where I am have pretty much emptied of women. Its kinda pathetic how so many women literally feel putting on flattering clothing is enough. I've actually ended up having to harshly reject a lot of these women too.

Sorry, but when a guy is out of shape he knows it. I see fat guys all the time and most of them humble themselves and don't expect any kind of special treatment. I run into a lot of larger/out of shape women these days who actually behave as if someone of my shape would entertain them. Sounds harsh I know, but I worked insanely hard to look the way I do and continue to do so. Last thing I can deal with is a girl who think because she read some fat acceptance bullshit on SM then it suddenly makes her SMV higher than it is. Yeah, I said it.

TBH funnily enough back when I was on Tinder, I found that if were a guy with a high desirability/ELO rating then the app wouldn't even match you with larger women anyway. I noticed after a while, the app wouldn't even show me fat women 🤣

sex_is_dirty · 2021-12-07T05:32:04+00:00

I just saw a Youtube which quoted owerweight stats broken down by sex.

The results showed about 2 fats girls for each fat boy. These we for Amerikaner about 18 to mid 30s.

There is no sexual advantage for a lad to be skinnier than his more portly fellows though. For the fairer sex, the advantage is stellar.

Virtual-Jackfruit243 · 2021-12-07T05:36:28+00:00

Nothing. Fat people date each other, marry each other and have hot biggie sex lloll

Mission_Way_2532 · 2021-12-07T17:53:09+00:00

Damn, that’s pretty alarming.

dbz19 · 2021-12-07T16:58:55+00:00

The impact on dating is it's gonna be harder to pay for dates when you're both ordering half the menu

NoMarriageNoKids · 2021-12-07T08:17:54+00:00

Men are much more accepting and tolerant of women with extra pounds than women are of men. Though, it think simply out of necessity everyone will need to accept the new reality if they want a partner.

Staying in decent shape isn't difficult. It all comes down to what you eat. Exercise helps for sure. But, it's a small component unless muscle is your goal. Body fat is mostly due to diet though.

Edited for typo

purplish_possum · 2021-12-07T15:36:27+00:00

It's driving the 80/20 rule toward being the 90/10 or even the 95/5 rule.

Many men are totally fine with having sex with fat women. Very few women want to have sex with a fat guy.

dysonRing · 2021-12-07T05:21:16+00:00

I know for a fact that I am avoiding living in like 90% of the US. Miami, NYC, Vegas, LA. Probably the only dating refuges left.

Dinner-Plus · 2021-12-07T21:08:45+00:00

Fewer relationships, Fewer marriages, fewer babies.

Probably worse for women overall than it is for men. I've seen fit women end up with fat men, but I've never seen the inverse.

Chaos_and_Horny · 2021-12-07T21:26:15+00:00

i think this only applies to the US. Its more to do with cultures than with the pills

IcarusKiki · 2021-12-07T04:52:18+00:00

I think this has more to do with the increase in racial minorities and income inequality and depends on your class, location, and ethnicity. As a person who lives in a upper class coastal college town that is predominantly white/asian I rarely see overweight people and it has no impact on my dating pool. Im sure its a lot different for a person living in a trailer park in Gary Indiana

PunjabiPakistani · 2021-12-07T06:36:07+00:00

nothing

women go for top 1% of people (on tinder) and top 5-10% irl

if 95% of people were obese tinder and OLD wouldn’t change for majority of women

livs4drpepper · 2021-12-07T07:05:21+00:00

idk because whenever I see statistics on weight I’m skeptical because BMI is pretty wack

PlayfulLawyer · 2021-12-07T04:44:08+00:00

They'll probably just start dating each other, either that or reality will kick them in the face to get them to drop the pounds , head for the guys being that overweight might kill their testosterone and ambition to the point to where they're worried more about food than dating lol

Educational-Ad6210 · 2021-12-07T04:45:52+00:00

It’s not, unless there is a tank full of fit people nearby. I don’t see how changing one physical trait in a population will change the dating dynamics itself. Feel free to educate me tho.

Willow-girl · 2021-12-07T11:54:25+00:00

Grade schools are full of little boys who look like walking advertisements for a coronary bypass. Yes, there are some chubby girls as well, but not nearly as many as there are boys, in my experience.

I asked a gym teacher what's going on here and she blamed video games. She noted that the parents of fat kids are usually obese as well.

PaidByPutinBot123 · 2021-12-07T16:44:04+00:00

Based on a 2000s dexa scan study measuring body fat %, young white men are MUCH leaner than young white women over the 7% natural difference in the sexes.

BMIs count mens muscle as fat. Me at 5'7 195 lbs lifting 6 days/week BMI says I was obese with a 30" waist and visible abs.

Women literally cant build that much muscle to distort BMI, and few use steriods.

I can link the study later if someone asks me

2021-12-08T01:43:54+00:00

I'm excited to see society go downhill; massive obesity, severe lack of critical thinking skills; low relationship/marriage rates (lots of deadbeat dads and single mums).

My only concern is how best we can take advantage of the problems society is facing.

In the dating context if you are NOT obese and are regularly employed/have some other things going for you; that means your value shoots up.

Sure Women on the apps go for that top 10% or whatever; but there's plenty of Women NOT on the apps. And with the quality of Men in the dating market dropping (so long as you take decent care of yourself); that means you have more options no?

clitorophagy · 2021-12-07T11:25:21+00:00

Women I know who are overweight report that men are interested in dating them and having sex and hanging out at home and indoors but will balk at going out and being seen by friends with a fat girl. Men are clearly attracted to heavy women but they’re embarrassed about it.

As the slim dating pool shrinks, who will be the brave men who will face the world with fat women who are otherwise quality partners? Once some guys start, the others will come out of hiding

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VTHokie2020 · 2021-12-07T12:40:16+00:00

I see a lot of young overweight couples.

MasterTeacher123 · 2021-12-08T23:13:11+00:00

Your competition as a guy are fatties and dad bods. It’s so easy to stand out lol. You don’t have to look like the rock

Title	Over half of young adults are obese or overweight, study says. What might the impact be on dating etc.?
Author	ToughAnswers
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Date	December 7, 2021 4:19 AM UTC (4 years ago)
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