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Survey finds: Men with skinny wives/girlfriends more likely to stray
New.Com.AU ^ | May 14, 2004 | staff writer

Posted on 05/17/2004 6:45:53 AM PDT by yankeedame

Curves are for keeps

May 14, 2004

MEN are more likely to stray if their partners are slim, a survey has found.

Men with skinny wives and girlfriends could be interested in appearance alone - and on the lookout for someone even more attractive.

In contrast, seven in 10 faithful men prefer their women size 16 or over.

The revelations will be little comfort to Victoria Beckham amid claims her husband David had an affair. The former Spice Girl, who captivated the footballer with her curves, has become much thinner since they married.

Nearly half of more than 1200 men questioned in the survey admitted cheating. Most of those had slim partners.

Sixty-four per cent of men with a partner under size 12 confessed to straying compared with 20 per cent of men with partners above size 12.

Seven in 10 of those with slim partners also said their lovers were too worried about appearance to enjoy sex. Eight out of 10 of those dating cuddlier companions said their love lives were "fantastic and uninhibited".

The Daily Telegraph


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To: TheBigB

Well, I'm still not convinced that the size of the wife and the fidelity of the husband are really related.


101 posted on 05/17/2004 10:09:44 AM PDT by NYC GOP Chick ("If I could shoot like that, I would still be in the NBA" -- Bill Clinton, circa 1995)
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102 posted on 05/17/2004 10:12:33 AM PDT by TaxRelief (Keep your kids safe; keep W in the Whitehouse)
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To: Nightrider

Australian Size 16 must be about an American Size 10.


103 posted on 05/17/2004 10:14:39 AM PDT by TaxRelief (Keep your kids safe; keep W in the Whitehouse)
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To: Dick Vomer

How did she get that water cooler into her butt?


104 posted on 05/17/2004 10:16:09 AM PDT by gathersnomoss
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To: yankeedame; Marie Antoinette

Heh, Bump to the lovely Marie!


105 posted on 05/17/2004 10:28:04 AM PDT by Big Giant Head ( < / something or other....Hey how pointless HTML tagline jokes? >)
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To: Gabz
Being 5'10 and 115 pounds .....but I wear a size 12.

If that is true, I will never understand how they size women's clothing. My fiance is a whole 6 inches shorter than you, but only 8 pounds lighter and wears a size 2. She is very skinny... but she knows she has nothing to worry about with me. :)
106 posted on 05/17/2004 10:33:23 AM PDT by Flying Circus
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To: yankeedame

women obsessed with their figure are hard to live with...

women who enjoy eating often enjoy you know what.

And finally, remember Ben Franklin's advice on why to take an older Mistress? They are soooo grateful....

And we're not fat, we're just fluffy...and soft.


107 posted on 05/17/2004 10:35:47 AM PDT by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: knuthom
I talked to my husband about this. He is an OB/GYN. He suggested that there might be a biological reason for this. Sex hormones are stored in fat and heavier women could have higher hormone levels than skinny women. If this results in greater libido for fat women vs skinny women, that could explain why men with fat wives are less likely to stray. They are getting more sex at home than men with skinny wives.

That's assuming that the sole or primary reason men cheat is because they're not getting it at home...

108 posted on 05/17/2004 10:37:13 AM PDT by NYC GOP Chick ("If I could shoot like that, I would still be in the NBA" -- Bill Clinton, circa 1995)
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To: knuthom
Sex hormones are stored in fat....

I never knew THAT!!!

109 posted on 05/17/2004 10:38:04 AM PDT by Carolinamom
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To: misterrob
But the overweight ones are often miserable and bear the scars of low self esteem and that, is the worst affliction a woman can have.

Only grossly overweight women, not those size 16-20.

And many compulsive dieters have low self esteem...and bulemia...

110 posted on 05/17/2004 10:39:43 AM PDT by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: Flying Circus

I'm 43 years old and I have no clue how they size women's clothes!!!!!!!!

My husband is the same as you when it comes to figuring out women's clothes............and looking elsewhere!!!


111 posted on 05/17/2004 10:40:48 AM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my second hand smoke.)
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To: NYC GOP Chick
I'm still not convinced that the size of the wife and the fidelity of the husband are really related.

Me, neither. I'd like to know why they didn't study the appearances of men whose wives cheat.

I'm far from skinny...6'3" and about 220 lbs. I think I need to drop a few pounds, myself. :)

112 posted on 05/17/2004 10:45:43 AM PDT by TheBigB (Jaime Pressly: proof that God does indeed exist.)
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To: yankeedame

Either that, or men with heavy wives are less honest.


113 posted on 05/17/2004 10:52:28 AM PDT by VRWC_minion
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To: LadyDoc

Actually, there are plenty of women who can't stand the sight of themselves in the mirror and they are maybe 25-30lbs overweight. I grant you that probably qualifies as obese in some cases but it's enough to send most down the low self-esteem trail.


114 posted on 05/17/2004 11:02:45 AM PDT by misterrob
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To: SaveTheChief
- I need to lose weight in order for attractive women to take me seriously

Actually, men would do better if they made more money and dressed well... Very atractive women don't care if you're chubby if you look decient, take care of yourself (dress well and are clean) and prove that you can take care of them. If we're being honest.

115 posted on 05/17/2004 11:06:08 AM PDT by Marie (My head hurts from smacking it on the desk.)
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To: boris
And from the Pennsylvania Dutch:

Kissin' don't last -- Cookin' do (paraphrasing)

116 posted on 05/17/2004 11:07:00 AM PDT by varina davis
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To: Fintan

gee...thanks for the visusal....


117 posted on 05/17/2004 11:08:35 AM PDT by birbear (I'll take Things Nobody Knows for $300, please, Alex.)
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To: gathersnomoss
How did she get that water cooler into her butt?

Man... I didn't see that.... water cooler that is..rofl!

118 posted on 05/17/2004 12:11:37 PM PDT by Dick Vomer (liberals suck....but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is .)
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To: knuthom

That is really interesting information.


119 posted on 05/17/2004 12:23:06 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my second hand smoke.)
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To: NYC GOP Chick

I'm with you.

After 16 years my hubby still hasn't gone anywhere else. And you know what I look like :)

He has this really weird thing about agreements/contracts/oaths - his word is his bond.


120 posted on 05/17/2004 12:28:41 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my second hand smoke.)
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