How Does a Womans Negative Body Image Affect Men?
Most men answered that it is a real turnoff. That’s right: Many guys looking for love tell me that they are much more turned off by the negative body image of women than a woman with an extra 10 lbs. Men say again and again….that a woman who is confident in her body and her self is sexy… and the ‘feeling bad about your body’ thing takes away from her real beauty and attractiveness to them. How does a woman’s body image affect men? Answer: Confidence is Sexy I remember a woman–let’s call her Alyssa–that told me–in a discussion group of men and women–that she had stopped trying to find love because of the 10 lbs. she had gained over the past year. Somehow, I don’t think she is the only one who feels that way. With one exception, the men responded to Alyssa’s fear by saying….that if guys looking for love would be affected by that was superficial….and that their attraction to a woman would not be changed because of 10 lbs. Almost all of the men voiced that Alyssa should not sto
