[Tall_Texan]

On a side note, I had someone tell me their theory. She said she thought a lot of women from unhappy childhoods and dysfunctional backgrounds will get pregnant and gain massive amounts of weight to drive the father and other people away

I have met women that get depressed and then pound down the ice cream as if to say "since I'm undesireable, I'm going to make myself fat to advertise how undesireable I am."

I have done a lot of reading about parrots and there are birds that pluck themselves nude when they deem themselves unworthy for mating. Same principle, I suppose.

[USCG SimTech]

I have done a lot of reading about parrots and there are birds that pluck themselves nude when they deem themselves unworthy for mating. Same principle, I suppose.

Why does the image of B. Spears and a shaved head come to mind?

[Moonman62]

I have met women that get depressed and then pound down the ice cream as if to say "since I'm undesireable, I'm going to make myself fat to advertise how undesireable I am."

Depression can be a part of it. People who are depressed should look into cognitive therapy. It's been around for almost 50 years and its effectiveness keeps getting confirmed in study after study. It works without drugs, works faster than drugs, and can be done on a self help basis.