Everything's sunshine and roses at the beginning of a relationship, when you're still shaving your legs and he has a six-pack. But what happens when your partner lets his once-toned body turn to flab, like what happened with this couple.
Her solution? Withhold sex until he drops some lbs. Effective? Yes. Fair? Not really. Imagine the female backlash if the tables were turned. Your unhappy boyfriend gives you an ultimatum: Lay off the donuts or lay the hell away from me. Feminists everywhere would have a field day, and you'd be pretty pissed too.
At the same time, it's hard to argue with the lady's logic. She says, "It's hard to admit but he's simply not attractive to me anymore. I'm turned off by his body fat and love handles."
Putting the kibosh on all nookie seems pretty harsh to us, but what's the correct response if your partner starts packing on the pounds?
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Ben Stone (Seth Rogen), "Knocked Up." A beautiful woman with an unbelievable job hops right into bed with an out-of-work Canadian stoner, under the cinematic pretext of "beer goggles." Please let us know what she was drinking so we can buy stock.
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Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), "Say Anything." Oh, Lloyd Dobler. Now that we know that kickboxing was not, indeed, the sport of the future, following gorgeous, smart Diane Court to college in England without a job or prospects of his own just seems kinda pathetic.
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Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell), "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." Steve Carell's hairy manchild had neither a driver's license nor a lick of sexual experience, but landed small-business owner and hot single mom Catherine Keener. You know, 'cause he was so nice.
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Chuck (Adam Sandler), "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry." A homophobic firefighter so broke that he agrees to marry his male co-worker for domestic-partner benefits lies to Jessica Biel about his sexual history. She falls madly in love with him. Who wouldn't?!
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Troy (Ethan Hawke), "Reality Bites." Unemployed musician makes romantic pronouncements about smoking Camel Wides and bitches at Winona Ryder even as he crashes on her couch and hits her up for free pizza. The love story of our time.
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Seth (Jonah Hill), "Superbad." Aside from a rather impressive collection of obscene drawings, this paunchy, raunchy dork seems to have little to offer the cute, funny girl he gets.
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John Beckwith (Owen Wilson), "Wedding Crashers." A gorgeous, altruistic treasury secretary's daughter falls for a "professional mediator" who spends his spare time lying his way into parties and bridesmaids' underpants. Obvs.
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Ben Wrightman (Jimmy Fallon), "Fever Pitch." Boston baseball superfan and crap boyfriend constantly ditches his beautiful, successful girlfriend because the Red Sox "need" him. How adorable!
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Dante (Brian O'Halloran), "Clerks" & "Clerks II." A chubby dude with a creepstache and a series of crap jobs that he loves to whine about. Catnip to women like Rosario Dawson.
Weinstein Co.
Michael (Zach Braff), "The Last Kiss." A mopey man-boy cheats on his lovely, pregnant girlfriend with a college student, and she takes him back. In the movies, he's "conflicted." In real life, we call that "sleazebaggy."
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Tuesday 05 May
By scamps
I say wait and see if your SO is concerned about their own weight. If they are, let them know that you are willing to support them in whatever they decide to do. Concentrate on the health aspects of weight loss. Discuss it only when they're comfortable with discussing it - don't nag. Genuinely compliment them on other aspects of their appearance(no back-handed compliments, i.e. "You have such a pretty face, if only..."), and on other factors. Remind them how much you love them. Otherwise, get over yourself.
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Tuesday 05 May
By artpyshcopedia
Approach the issue as concern for each others' health. You don't even have to mention weight if that will shut the conversation down-- there are hundreds of other benefits to eating healthier and exercising on a regular basis that can motivate him/her to get off the couch and put down the chips. (Better complexion, more energy for sex, decrease risk of hereditary disease) And make sure you're playing too-- if you put him/her on a diet, you are on a diet too. Go jogging/hiking/paint-balling/swimming/whatever together. It's only fair, and it helps to have a support system.
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Wednesday 06 May
By VeronicaInLA
I'd say the simplest, most effective way of nipping this problem in the bud is to call them fatty right from the get-go. ;)
Seriously though, if you ignore a problem until it gets really bad, hate to say it but you're SOL. Better to say something when you first start noticing, or drag them outside for a run. Just saying...
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Friday 08 May
By NC3R
im not sure wat i would do because my boyfriend has always been big since the day i met him and i wouldnt change it for nothing.i love him no matter what :)
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Friday 02 October
By Matt
I was one in good shape and currently trying to get back to that point. I went out with a girl for 3yrs during this period and towards the middle I started to blow up because she wouldn't leave me no matter what. After a while she got over me and although she said it is because I treated her like shit, I treated her like shit throughout the entire relationship and she was addicted to the drama so that definately "wasnt" it. Looking back on it now despite her never telling me it was because I got fat and unattractive I would have to guess that was the reason. Ill tell you she definately grew on me and I regret ever letting myself go and now that Im older and have a slower lifestyle and not as much time on my hands its harder to lose weight so its been an ongoing struggle to get back to my hayday status. Anyway my point is if you don't like where your bf is going in terms of looks and he is gaining way to much weight than do him and yourself a favor and straight up tell him for his own good! He will understand trust me men like women for their looks more than men do women. If he cares enough about you and about himself he will hit the gym like a mad cat. Its the best thing you can do for him and I wish she wouldve told me but she kept on fuckin me and callin me and then one day kaboom.... so follow my advice girls and have a nice night
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