Having recently moved from Orange County, California, the land of men who are more pretty than me and speak in "toad"-ally, I have had my fill of the superficial. Coming to Texas, I had high hopes for true Southern gentlemen, but thus far, I have been quite disappointed.
I recently signed up for an online dating service and have been continuously surprised by the obsession with a woman's appearance. I believe that Hollywood and the media have played a large part in disrupting a man's view of how women "should" look. Long gone are the days when meat on your bones was a status symbol or women with a figure like Marilyn Monroe were considered beautiful. Today, it appears that most men are just looking for stick-thin model types.
After speaking with a guy online, texting and eventually talking on the phone with a suitor from this website, I received a shocking request. After scheduling our date, he comments, "Based on your photos, you tend to have fluctuations in your weight, and I see on your profile that your body type is listed as curvy. And I love curvy, really I do. Assuming we are talking about the Jennifer Lopez or Kim Kardashian curvy." For one of the first times, I was truly speechless. He then proceeded to ask me to go take a picture of myself in a swimsuit so he could determine if my curves would be acceptable.
That's when I realized, frogs live in the shallow water.
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