Strategies for Thick Girls

The confidence and personality gets me everytime. Of course its possible...of course there are exceptions. But seriously. I've had talks with some male friends of mine. And if they are not feeling your size, your confidence can mean nothing to them. I'm not saying this is the normal mentality for most men. But lets not get in denial. Your size, body can determine your attractiveness (along with your face).
 
Are you saying that if you ask men they are likely to say they don't care about dating overweight women? Even the fat men I know have issues dating fat girls.

no that's not what that poster was saying. She was saying it DOES matter
 
I have a male friend and he flat out told me that if you aren't at least an 8 on the 1-10 scale he can't roll with you. Of course body type and personality are apart of that. Oh and his preference is for smaller chicks. The majority of his crew feel the same way and these men are in the early to mid 30's. Bottom line just do you.
 
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I have a male friend and he flat out told me that if you aren't at least an 8 on the 1-10 scale he can't roll with you. Of course body type and personality are apart of that. Oh and his preference is for smaller chicks. The majority of his crew feel the same way and these men are in the early to mid 30's. Bottom line just do you.

Out of curiosity, how he look? Is he an 8 out of 10? :look:

Of course, the sad thing is that because our society is so male-dominated, especially with respect to male-female relationships in the black community, it doesn't really matter how he looks. He could be lookin' like the love child of Flavor Flav and Lil' Wayne and he'd still be demanding a dime :rolleyes:
 
Out of curiosity, how he look? Is he an 8 out of 10? :look:

Of course, the sad thing is that because our society is so male-dominated, especially with respect to male-female relationships in the black community, it doesn't really matter how he looks. He could be lookin' like the love child of Flavor Flav and Lil' Wayne and he'd still be demanding a dime :rolleyes:

That's true. And it's not just our culture that has that same patriarchal bullsh8t, white women have to deal with it too... even worse I'd say, white men go hard on fat chicks lol...That's why Homer Simpson and Fred Flintstone and Peter Griffin are all fat and ugly and stupid with hot, slender wives :lol:

I can't stand when men have high standards looking like billy goats though. My ex best friend is a big fat dark skinned dude with braids that have been the same length since high school. He was in love with me for a good portion of our friendship, and would always want to demand that I look my best when we went somewhere, and make a comment when I wasn't dressed up or caring about how I looked. It was like dude, you got a lot of nerve wanting me to look good all the time when you clearly could not care less about how you look. Part of the reason why I could never return his feelings romantically was because he was just so out of order with his appearance because I loved him dearly as a friend. He put me on a pedestal though (I don't even look as good as he perceived me to be tbh) and it really bothered me because I think a lot of the reason why he wanted me was because he considered me eye candy that would make other guys jealous, or just that he was really attracted to me.
 
Out of curiosity, how he look? Is he an 8 out of 10? :look:

Of course, the sad thing is that because our society is so male-dominated, especially with respect to male-female relationships in the black community, it doesn't really matter how he looks. He could be lookin' like the love child of Flavor Flav and Lil' Wayne and he'd still be demanding a dime :rolleyes:

Actually he is a handsome guy. Nice personality educated with a masters but he is superficial like and knows what he likes. Because he is my friend and I know him well he is a solid 9. He has been in the ready to settle down stage for a bit but complains he can't find what he wants.
 
Some of y'all need to quit with the untruths here lol. Listening to a bunch of women fill your head with your weight doesn't matter in the dating world is the most crazy thing I have read on this board. Ask a group of random men how they feel on the subject and I can promise you its not what the majority of what has been said here. Unless you want to date women I wouldn't be taking full stock in the majority of the "other opinion".

And i notice it's a good number of smaller women proclaiming the BS about confidence and what not.

Thats like a white person telling me that all i need to do to get ahead in life and come out on top is to work hard.
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Actually he is a handsome guy. Nice personality educated with a masters but he is superficial like and knows what he likes. Because he is my friend and I know him well he is a solid 9. He has been in the ready to settle down stage for a bit but complains he can't find what he wants.

Is that so? Just a few days, someone said that men don't have a problem finding a spouse. I guess we don't have to massage a man's feet just to snag him, after all.
 
if you think you need a strategy here it is:
lose 10 lbs and gain some confidence, if 'quality' men now give you admiring glances, but don't approach, lose another 10 until they do.
*currently testing this theory. will update you on my results lol
 
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Actually he is a handsome guy. Nice personality educated with a masters but he is superficial like and knows what he likes. Because he is my friend and I know him well he is a solid 9. He has been in the ready to settle down stage for a bit but complains he can't find what he wants.

Too many fat women, eh? Well there are more than enough slender women for him to snatch up:yep:
 
I can't with some of y'all :lachen::lachen:

Off Topic: I will never care for Mo'nique since she decided to dedicate a whole comedic tour and book to the theme, "Skinny Bisshes are Evil."
 
I have a male friend and he flat out told me that if you aren't at least an 8 on the 1-10 scale he can't roll with you. Of course body type and personality are apart of that. Oh and his preference is for smaller chicks. The majority of his crew feel the same way and these men are in the early to mid 30's. Bottom line just do you.


***unrelated... but your friend better be at least an 8 on the 10 scale. where do men get off sometimes with the dumb shallow ish that they say? not ragging on your friend...i just don't like when men act like they have to have perfection in a mate when they have flaws themselves...

back to the thread.

ETA: Sorry!!! Just read your responses to a similar post. Thanks for your honesty and opinion:yep:
 
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if you think you need a strategy here it is:
lose 10 lbs and gain some confidence, if 'quality' men now give you admiring glances, but don't approach, lose another 10 until they do.
*currently testing this theory. will update you on my results lol

Pretty much! Already down 11 pounds!
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That is wonderful Glib. I had already anticipated doing this and decided to early this year. I will be documenting my results as I go along. Always been curious how the other side lives in terms of attracting men.
 
This thread still here? :lol:

But for real, I'm getting the overwhelming sense that the major advice in this thread is "You don't deserve a good man until you get rid of those pesky 20 pounds. Don't expect for anyone to be attracted to you and if they are, you just got SUPER lucky."

I'm all for reality, but isn't that a little harsh? No one seems to have any empathy for overweight women. Truly, we don't know their story. There can be so many factors to why a woman becomes overweight. Not every woman is eating whole cakes and pies after midnight and waking up with potato chip crumbs in her bed :lol:
 
I don't think anyone in here is talking about an extra '20' pounds... Well I won't speak for everyone but I know I'm not talking about only 20 extra pound. more like fifty to a HUNDRED and twenty extra pounds...
 
This thread still here? :lol:

But for real, I'm getting the overwhelming sense that the major advice in this thread is "You don't deserve a good man until you get rid of those pesky 20 pounds. Don't expect for anyone to be attracted to you and if they are, you just got SUPER lucky."

I'm all for reality, but isn't that a little harsh? No one seems to have any empathy for overweight women. Truly, we don't know their story. There can be so many factors to why a woman becomes overweight. Not every woman is eating whole cakes and pies after midnight and waking up with potato chip crumbs in her bed :lol:


You know I was just in a restaurant with my dh, and in front of us was a lady who was about 6th tall, and had to weigh about 280+. This lady was huge, with a cute fro. She was at least 3-4 times my size. Despite her size, she had on 4 inch heels. She was alone. Then I saw this suited up, fine piece of dark chocolate, in shape man, walk towards us. In all honestly, I didn't think he was with her. As he walked up, he reached out held her hand proudly.

There is somebody for everybody regardless of your size. When speaking of the masses, men typically prefer smaller sized women. The two aren't mutally exclusive.
 
This thread still here? :lol:

But for real, I'm getting the overwhelming sense that the major advice in this thread is "You don't deserve a good man until you get rid of those pesky 20 pounds. Don't expect for anyone to be attracted to you and if they are, you just got SUPER lucky."

I'm all for reality, but isn't that a little harsh? No one seems to have any empathy for overweight women. Truly, we don't know their story. There can be so many factors to why a woman becomes overweight. Not every woman is eating whole cakes and pies after midnight and waking up with potato chip crumbs in her bed :lol:

I got that same feeling too. :yep: I think that's sad, to be honest.

I think everyone deserves to be loved...big, small, black, white, pretty, not-so-pretty... just MHO.
 
I got that same feeling too. :yep: I think that's sad, to be honest.

I think everyone deserves to be loved...big, small, black, white, pretty, not-so-pretty... just MHO.

I agree. I also think that women should have the confidence to expect a man to love them for who they are...without needing additional "strategies" that other women do not need.
 
Yeah that all sounds good but those experiences are a bit random IMHO. Sometimes you gotta try something different if want different results. I see nothing wrong with that. I think what many are forgetting is that there is more to this picture than weight. Is your attitude and demeanor jacked up? Are you friendly and unselfish? There are many other variables that are equally important.
 
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This thread still here? :lol:

But for real, I'm getting the overwhelming sense that the major advice in this thread is "You don't deserve a good man until you get rid of those pesky 20 pounds. Don't expect for anyone to be attracted to you and if they are, you just got SUPER lucky."

I'm all for reality, but isn't that a little harsh? No one seems to have any empathy for overweight women. Truly, we don't know their story. There can be so many factors to why a woman becomes overweight. Not every woman is eating whole cakes and pies after midnight and waking up with potato chip crumbs in her bed :lol:

I hear ya and yes that is the way it should be but the reality is that is not how it is. I know for a fact that once in my life I was overlooked in terms of getting the guy I wanted stritctly because of my weight. I was the cool down to earth chick and don't get me wrong he did like me. Did he see a future with me? Of course not. I remember him saying that he wanted a slimmer body style for a potential wife because he wanted his children to be healthy and have minimal health problems if any. I couldn't fault him for his level of thinking.

Hell I have passed men over in the dating world because they were not what I wanted physically. Do you date unappealing men? Why is it such a big deal to women when men have their own criteria for who they want to date when women do as well? Dating is about putting your best foot forward and if one sees the need to make changes physical or not that is okay.
 
That is wonderful Glib. I had already anticipated doing this and decided to early this year. I will be documenting my results as I go along. Always been curious how the other side lives in terms of attracting men.
NOthing wrong with that, but I can assure you as someone being on the "other side" it isn't as peaches and cream as it is suppose to look. Not every man is going to make a pass at you because you are thin. If anything loose the weight for you, because having expectations can set yourself up for failure. But I feel you:yep:.
This thread still here? :lol:

But for real, I'm getting the overwhelming sense that the major advice in this thread is "You don't deserve a good man until you get rid of those pesky 20 pounds. Don't expect for anyone to be attracted to you and if they are, you just got SUPER lucky."

I'm all for reality, but isn't that a little harsh? No one seems to have any empathy for overweight women. Truly, we don't know their story. There can be so many factors to why a woman becomes overweight. Not every woman is eating whole cakes and pies after midnight and waking up with potato chip crumbs in her bed :lol:

I get that too and I leave threads like these shaking my head:nono:. There is NOTHING wrong with putting your best foot foward, but all this superficiality...its a no wonder why we have over 50% in divorce rates. People priorities are a bit skewed. Its as if people say to overweight people, that they deserve any rejection they get and thats not fair. May be life according to some, but its not fair. Its the same attitude people have on the mistreatement of blacks. But thats another topic:look:.
Yeah that all sounds good but those experiences are a bit random IMHO. Sometimes you gotta try something different if want different results. I see nothing wrong with that. I think what many are forgetting is that there is more to this picture than weight. Is your attitude and demeanor jacked up? Are you friendly and unselfish? There are many other variables that are equally important.

I don't either. And I don't think there is anything wrong with someone losing weight. I just say don't expect the world to love you all the sudden because, I don't care if the majority of men want thin women, not all thin women have a man. There are some thicker women with men that love them.
 
Oh no doubt do I understand and agree with you. My life is not gonna do a total 360 if I drop 4-5 pant sizes but I have identified what exactly is holding me back and its the weight. I do plan on it changing by 180 though. No seriously being heathly is important to me as I am getting older. I just had a surgerey that I probably could have avoided if I wasn't carrying this excess weight around. I am trying to protect the rest of my joints at this point. It's all about the choices one makes and the consequences they deal with afterward. Enough is enough in my eyes.

Do you know any man that isn't superficial? I honestly don't think they exist. Everyone has a type. Who settles for any ole person? That's laughable.
 
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This thread still here? :lol:

But for real, I'm getting the overwhelming sense that the major advice in this thread is "You don't deserve a good man until you get rid of those pesky 20 pounds. Don't expect for anyone to be attracted to you and if they are, you just got SUPER lucky."

I'm all for reality, but isn't that a little harsh? No one seems to have any empathy for overweight women. Truly, we don't know their story. There can be so many factors to why a woman becomes overweight. Not every woman is eating whole cakes and pies after midnight and waking up with potato chip crumbs in her bed :lol:

But, I assure you, that even those wome who ARE going home and eating whole cakes and pies are not doing it just because of greed or gluttony. I am a living witness that overeating/obesity is just a symptom of a bigger problem. So, the person who does go home and gorge on junkfood is trying to meet some emotional need . . . whether it's loneliness, boredom, or what have you . . . some people smoke, some people drink, some people take drugs or are promiscuous . . .and some people eat Scootie Pies :lick:

I don't think anyone in here is talking about an extra '20' pounds... Well I won't speak for everyone but I know I'm not talking about only 20 extra pound. more like fifty to a HUNDRED and twenty extra pounds...

What I said above applies to the bold here as well - the weight is not the problem . . . well, not the only problem :look: but is a symptom of something else. The only difference between the fat and fit is that the fat folk are *wearing* their issues and carrying them around for all the world to see. We all have shortcomings and vices . . . but for those who use food as their drug of choice, well, the consequence is excess body fat. Meanwhile, another non-fat person could be going home every night drinking themselves silly or raging at their partners but no one would be the wiser, for the most part. That's where empathy should come in. Each of us - regardless of circumstaces - is fighting our own battles and dealing with our own demons. Again, it's just when you're obese that you're basically advertising that fact and it's in plain sight for all to see.

I hear ya and yes that is the way it should be but the reality is that is not how it is. I know for a fact that once in my life I was overlooked in terms of getting the guy I wanted stritctly because of my weight. I was the cool down to earth chick and don't get me wrong he did like me. Did he see a future with me? Of course not. I remember him saying that he wanted a slimmer body style for a potential wife because he wanted his children to be healthy and have minimal health problems if any. I couldn't fault him for his level of thinking.

Quick question, though - was this guy really into health himself? Because, if not, this rings false to me. Very, very rarely is a person who disdains fat really concerned with "health" . . . it's just the cover.

You actually gave me an idea for a spin-off . . .
 
Glib Gurl go ahead and do your spin off. I sat in amazement as he told that because dude had some extra weight as well. Actually he is a big dude and ex college football player. He slipped up after college on his workout plan even though he coaches high school football. He's the cute teddy bear type. Last time I talked to him he was still single lol. There is no doubt he wouldn't have wifed me up if I was his ideal body type.
 
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Some of ya'll :nono::nono:

I think I might start a thread titled "Strategies for Dumb Girls."
Or how about "Strategies for Ugly Girls."

I mean, come on. We need to do better.
 
This thread still here? :lol:

But for real, I'm getting the overwhelming sense that the major advice in this thread is "You don't deserve a good man until you get rid of those pesky 20 pounds. Don't expect for anyone to be attracted to you and if they are, you just got SUPER lucky."

I'm all for reality, but isn't that a little harsh? No one seems to have any empathy for overweight women. Truly, we don't know their story. There can be so many factors to why a woman becomes overweight. Not every woman is eating whole cakes and pies after midnight and waking up with potato chip crumbs in her bed :lol:

So here's my 2 cents, honestly being a plus size girl myself, I had this same thought when I first read the thread. At first I was a little upset, but when I reflected on it, while some people absolutely were lacking in tact it is a harsh reality that people have to face. When I was a size 24 I can count on one hand (actually 2 fingers) how many guys approached me at all, let alone quality. Now that I am down to a 16, I get approached more often, some good, but for the most part not usually "quality" type guys. Granted my confindence level has increased, and I went from an apple shape with no definition, to having definite shapeand muslce tone, but the fact is, although not impossible, it is harder (or should I say it takes longer) to get approached then when you are more fit. Although "skinnier" people mean well by saying it's all confidence, and your fine the way you are, it doesn't change the fact that when we go out, they get hit on by the "desirables", and you get hit on by Roscoe, if you get hit on at all.

In all honesty, I feel like the best strategy is to work on whatever it is you yourself are insecure about, and the rest will eventually follow. I am personally insecure about my weight and my health, so I made it a point for myself to do what I need to, and that includes losing the weight. If the past is an indication of the future, my prospects will continue to get better.

ETA: I've been called thick by guys alot, because my behind is fairly bigger then my waist, although I don't have a flat stomach, I think guys relate more to proportions then your actual size. If you're over a size 12, 14 pushing it, it's a nice way (at least they think it is) of calling you chunky.
 
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