If there's one thing men know, it's that some women are out of our league. We're just not that good looking for some of you. Sure, women may say that don't care about looks. Of course, women also have giant, massive orgasms when all you did was just touch their little button once. We know how honest women can be.
The truth is, if you're 50-60lbs overweight, there are just a lot of women you have no chance with. If you're 20-30lbs overweight, there are still going to be women you can't get. Men don't want to believe that's true (especially the fat ones), but it is. Sure, intelligence and a great sense of humor is a plus, but if you're packing on the pounds, you ain't getting your foot in the door with a lot of women.
But let's suppose for a second that somehow a heavier guy does end up with someone usually out of his league. Maybe not a fat guy, but one who looks out of shape. And one who is definitely not as sexually appealing as the woman he's currently with. What happens then?
Two things can happen: a) the guy doesn't change and decides if she accepted me at this weight, then I'll stay at this weight; b) people start whispering, "Why is she with him," guys gets paranoid and either loses the weight or the relationship ends. For a perfect example of option b look at the relationship between Britney Spears and Jason Trawick.
These two have known each other for a long time, but when they started getting serious, Jason wasn't exactly the sexiest man in the world. He had a little belly on him. Britney, of course, basically redefined sexy for a whole generation. She was to the 2000s what Marilyn Monroes and the Betty Paiges were to the 50s and 60s. It stands to reason, then, that the coupling of Britney and Jason would draw some curious glances.
In a normal situation (i.e. one not under the public spotlight) Jason would have had the two options described above. Unfortunately, he only had one choice. For the record, I am in no way suggesting Britney only dates guys based on their looks. Just look at the men she's been with for proof. However, there's no doubt that the rumors and whispering (and that's just from her own fans) would have caused tension. A man can only hear about how much hotter his girlfriend is than him before he snaps.
Clearly, Jason valued the relationship and Britney enough to sex it up, so to speak. He may not be everyone's cup of tea, as it were, but to the naked eye, they look more like a traditional couple.
See, in today's society the whole May-December romance isn't as taboo as it used to be (not that Britney and Jason are necessarily May-December, as there's only a 10 year age difference). It's more acceptable to see a younger man with an older woman or vice-versa than it is to see "sexy" man with an "ugly" woman or vice-versa. We (humans) still haven't learned to accept that there are MANY reasons to love someone (and looks can be at the bottom of that list).
Therefore, the 10 year age difference wouldn't have bothered people more than their difference in appearance (her being super hot and him being average).
So, congrats to Jason for getting ripped. Unfortunately, it was probably done more for vanity (so fans, media, society would accept him as Britney's boyfriend) than for health or well-being.
Society is a cruel mistress. She takes and takes and hardly ever gives back.
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