Dieters’ relationships at risk?
December 1st, 2011
If your partner suddenly gets interested in losing weight, be worried, it might be for somebody else.
A new study claims people who suddenly start fighting the flab while they’re in an apparently steady relationship are secretly preparing to drop their other halves.
Sociologists claim happy couples don’t worry about their expanding waistlines because there is less pressure to look attractive.
Experts who studied the link between happiness and body weight say the warning signs could include a sudden obsession with the gym or getting involved in sports and diets. They say when you are on the lookout for a new partner people try to be as thin and attractive as possible.
Consequently, when one half in a relationship starts slimming down it can be interpreted as preparing for the partner market.
Researchers say people in couples generally weigh more than single people hoping to attract a partner in a competitive dating market, while married couples put on weight through marital synchronicity – a sharing too much rich food and not enough exercise.
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