Hmmmmm...didn't read the entire article, just the highlighted points, and quite frankly, I thought it sounded like they were talking to people who had body image issues as if they were impressionable children rather than adults facing the realities of the world. I don't like that, which is the reason I rarely read the articles that are posted here.

Take a look at my picture and you will see that I am not a skinny woman, nor am I obese. However, the men I meet very rarely take issue with my appearance, regardless of their size or shape. The very few who do usually have qualities that I do not aspire for in a potential mate, and I have a feeling if I was the glamourous woman they were seeking, I'd still fall short in their eyes in some way.

People have their preferences in who they wish to date, and that is fine; to each his/her own. I see it the same as I see other characteristics that I look for in a person: honesty, character, integrity, intelligence, values, and work ethic, to name some that rank high with me. A man can be so handsome that my heart skips a beat if he looks in my direction, but if there's nothing happening between his ears, I'm just not even remotely interested. Take a guy who might not be as handsome for whatever reason (weight included), and show me that he possesses these other qualities that mean so much to me, and I'm going to give him a chance to see if we click.

Does that mean I don't care about appearance at all? No, I do need to be attracted to a man, but in my own way. Looks will fade over time, and we're all going to be old and wrinkly one day no matter how much we fight it. If there's no substance behind a person when that happens, then it doesn't really matter what they once looked like or thought they looked like, because they aren't going to be quite the catch anymore. So then what? Dump 'em for a better model? I think not. It's not for me, anyway.

Just tossing my two cents in...