No worry girls, FHM study proves guys love fat chicks

Ok let's forget for a minute that black guys are "supposed" to like rounder bottoms. What about this... will someone who favors flatter bottoms please explain their choice?? Truly most, if not all, female buns are nice. I know why I chose what I chose but I want to know how the other half lives soooooo, Flat bottoom lovers speak up!

Well good for men that a way majority of girls are that way. And there is truly sincerely no problem with that. Big girls are perfect the way they are :]

love it.

haha! Take that, diet industry! Men love our natural curves!

there are some girls who are so thin, it amazes me how they don't break their bones more often. Half the time, I'm scared if I hug them, something will break.

That is pure crap!

I love a size 8, hell in the picture above I think the girl in the middle is perfect. Amazing this comes from a Brit version of the mag. I'd figure that the American version would run a story like this since most it seems America has a weight problem.

I have struggled with self-esteem related weight issues since I was 13 and completely understand the plight of anyone who feels pressured to starve down to a certain size.

I've worn sizes ranging from 8 to 18. Was I every happy with myself at any size? NO.
Did I get just as much attention being a size 18 as I did at a size 8? YES. Different people have different tastes.

Yes, physical appearance can factor into attraction to the opposite sex, but there are many varieties out there. There are many different women AND men to choose from and how can you expect someone to love/like you if you don't even like yourself first? I mean, who wants a whiny, self-esteem obsessed head-case?

I think it's time for people of ALL sizes to speak up. Whether your thin or not, it doesn't matter as long as you love yourself and who you are.

Yes, the media & society's expectations put pressure on EVERYONE (not just women) to look a certain way, but why should we care or listen to that narrow opinion?

Do what is best for you and screw what everyone else thinks.

In my opinion, self confidence is one of the most attractive features anyone can have.

^_^

Yes, Binary! I do what's best for me and I say screw what everyone else thinks, too!

I'm a standard size 12, but I'm also 5'9", tall for a woman. My weight fluctuates from size 10 to 14 depending on the stress in my life, and that's fine with me!

I always strive to be healthy and I am, so screw what everyone else thinks!

By the way, those models are supposedly sizes 8-12-14... Yeah right! Looks more like 4-6-10 to me! The bigger girl might be a size 12 on a bloated day. Damn media!

I was actually just talking with a friend about this today. I have come to the conclusion that there is no possible way that I could ever be a size 8 or 10, unless I break a few ribs for the cause.

But truthfully, as long as I'm healthy and I look nice in the clothes I'm in, I'm happy. I'm glad that there are those who stick it to society's views of how women need to be this size or lower to be attractive. Thanks all!

emotional issues aside, Vince Neil (Motley Crue) used to say that fat chicks were sometimes the better more eager lays since they hadn't had it as much =P hehehe but I'm with digit01

my black brothers and the rest of yall can HAVE that too-thick chick on the right...that chick gets full-mount, lol you aint gettin up from that boyz, not till she says so and even then she break it off and take it with her

It's awesome for a woman to be happy in her own body. It's awesome for a man to love a woman who doesn't fit the mold we see in the media.

However, there's a thin line between being curvy and healthy and being overweight. It's difficult for me to see larger women be proud of themselves when they are not eating right and not exercising. It's not about being skinny or being big, it's about being healthy.

Also, if men love curves so much, women need to be careful. Don't read into this as men not loving smaller breasts or butts. America has a serious problem when it comes to plastic surgery. Let's not forget the high school senior who died getting breast implants a few weeks ago. Curvy means that there is more in all the right places, but not every woman is like this. Just because one magazine says men likes women with more on them, doesn't mean that we all have to go out to add more to our chests and our bottoms.

In the end, the moral of the story is stay healthy and love you for who you are. Screw what men (and other women) think anyway.

well...I'm *AM* being rather flippant...just for fun's sake though I guess. But it's not like girls with good curves aren't sexy... just to keep my record ahem..."straight" lol =D but, it's rather unfair to say all "fat" girls have nice asses, while all "skinny" girls have flat ones. More true to say they come in infinite combination of curves and most men are impressed enough by some to entertain the rest of the package...if they care to. And women already know this so they accentuate what they got. =D oh yeah

Id pick the middle one.

I think the title should be changed to say guys love healthy chicks. None of these women pictured are actually fat. As long as you are healthy, confident and take good care of yourself, who cares what your size tag says?

But there is a reason why the popular media like to keep women feeling bad about their bodies - so that the diet industry, the cosmetic industry and the plastic surgeons can make $$$. So they pressure the magazines and the media to constantly tell women that they're not good enough in all the myriad of ways possible, to get us to keep on spending the money. This is the heart of capitalism, ladies and gentlemen: to get people to spend money in any way that they can. Even if they have to destroy your self-esteem in the process. But as long as you keep paying for their products...

The powers-that-be in this country love it when women have low self-esteem. It means we won't make any trouble. For every one woman they can keep fixated in front of the mirror, that's one less woman demanding for equal pay, for health care, for an end to domestic violence, a serious fix to our schools, etc... Plus that's one less woman demanding a pay raise because they don't feel good enough about themselves to do that, thus ensuring a constant supply of cheap labor. You see ladies - plenty of people are benefiting from your low self-esteem. Just not you!

How about a different game plan. Let's open a can of whoop ass on those greedy mofos who are benefiting from your private and personal hell. Hit them where it hurts - the wallet! Refuse to buy diet products, cut back on cosmetics, and boycott magazines. Unless and until they put women's well being first, they have no business to our wallets.

How about above all else -- love yourself first? Then eat right and exercise. And don't forget to fight global warming or volunteer for a cause or a presidential candidate you really care about. You'll find that it's easier to lose weight when you're not focused on your weight. ;)

Phoenix . . . you said everything I tried to say in detail. I concur with everything!

Thanks, ctrieu!

bones are for dogs...meat is for men!!!

I'd agree with Phoenix also.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but most guys (and gals) will agree that a healthy person is attractive. Doesn't mean they have to spend more time exercising muscle than grey matter, but what and how much a person feeds their body, and how they treat their body is most definitely both a psychological and sociological issue.

I was raised on organic foods and square meals - I expect a similar level of dietary integrity and care for their organism from any companion. If you think about it, what does it matter if you recycle and reduce pollution - only to pollute your own body with processed foods by companies whose primary concern is not feeding and nourishing the American people, but maximizing profits for CEO bonuses and to increase shareholder's wealth. Worse yet, for those companies that support wars, killing and destruction.

Ya'll got to ask yourselves if you only have integrity about issues that are the flavor of the day, or does it extend to every aspect of your life? Don't like government stalling greener technologies, but you'll eat at McCrapple's once a day? You recycle but are content buying commercial produce (if you even eat vegetables cause either your still rebelling against mommy and daddy or you weren't taught it was necessary) grown in petroleum based pesticide rich, nutrient depleted soil, frozen and stored for months in warehouses? You'll use a high efficiency bulb but reward with your money greedy companies genetically altering God's own creations?

Think about!

Oh, I'd take the middle one also - me-ow!

Scr*w the political correctness. Being overweight is a physiological manifestation of a psychological problem. What's attractive about that? It ain't. Doesn't mean the overweight of our population doesn't need and deserve love and acceptance - that is my dear, a separate issue so let's not mix them up. 99% of the time it's a guy with similar problems or equally low self-esteem that favors obesity over health.

But, being overweight isn't only about societies attitude toward it. Those individuals who allow themselves to become obese pass judgement on themselves - and quite frankly, it is why they allow themselves to deteriorate into such a low state of metabolic function, lethargy and poor maintenance of their "earth vehicle" - the body.

Accept them? Absolutely. Pretend there is nothing wrong? Come on! Get real.

Well, to start: I don't care what sizing metric you're using, the girl in the center is NOT a size 12 (I'm a 12, and I'd kill to look like that), etc.

And no worries, everyone! I know when articles like this one pop up, a faction is always overzealous to shout that this nation is dying from fat people and that all these pro-self-esteem women telling us to love ourselves are going to lead to diabetes and premature death!

But not this time! This article isn't a free pass to eat another cheeseburger, and honestly I bristle when I see comments from people who are acting as if they read the column. In fact, the word "fat" is used only once in the text (inside a quote), because the article isn't about men wanting girls who are fat. It's about the psychology of what men consider a feminine ideal versus what women hold up as a feminine ideal, and the disparity between the two. And most interestingly, the article underscores the fact that women are competing AGAINST OTHER WOMEN... which is why that psychology perpetuates, and has absolutely nothing to do with what men want.

I think it's about how one carries herself. You get big girls who wear clothes that don't fit right and aren't really striving to look nice and you get skinny girls trying to wear leggings over their toothpick legs and over-doing it in the make-up department.

We have so many discussions about size but it's really about how you wear your clothes, posture, the confidence, how you present yourself. Even as a woman, I find Gisele Buchen very attractive despite her thinness and I find Kate Winslet to be just as hot with her curves. But it's because these women carry themselves so well. Also, a little help from a personal stylist doesn't hurt either.

Also that chick on the far right is most likely an 8. My body type is similar to hers and I'm an 8. Except the boobs. My boobs aren't that big! lol

A healthy look is a great look. I love sharing a meal or a drink with a girl who isn't worried about enjoying herself and having a beer, regardless of how many calories it contains.

As a curvy girl, I rather not be stick thin.