Jewish Pork

Am I the only person that notices that women who've been in a relationship for more than 6 months start gaining weight? They've never had kids or any other condition that is biologically out of their control causing them to gain weight. I'm honestly curious about the cause of this. Are they willfully choosing to eat more or exercise less?

For a side discussion... Could this be considered false advertising? Meaning, should they disclose their intentions to put on 20lbs 6 months into the relationship before talks start getting serious?

I'll hang up and listen.

Lloydy

This is true but it works both ways

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Jewish Pork

Then share your opinion of it for both sexes, please.

Lloydy

People get lazy and complacent when they have a partner, shits already there you dont need to work for it.

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Jewish Pork

Would you care to comment on why they become defensive when questioned about the weight gain. Assuming that the criticism is constructive...

Grieves

The time has to go somewhere...More time with a significant other doing non-active activities will have their impact on free time spent working off for show...

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Grieves

Social conditioning...Also you must be aware that comments on image that aren't easily remedied are mostly unwelcomed...Mostly due to the fact that the individual is most often already aware of their 'shortcomings'...

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Jewish Pork

Honestly, if this is mutual between both partners, neither of them can be upset about it... I'm more gearing this towards when it's just one and not the other.

Jewish Pork

Would you consider this a valid reason to break up with a significant other?

Grieves

No, but I wouldn't put myself in the position in which it were down to "bitch stays thin" she stays, "bitch gets fat" she goes...

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Mercury

a lot of times it's because a couple has nothing else to do but eat together. when the day starts to stall they'll make something to eat or go out to eat. totally understandable.

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AnimalLover420

It's a common side effect of being in a long term relationship, and I definitely think a lack of effort has something to do with it. If you know you've got someone to come home to, a lot of people slowly lose interest in their physical appearance. But I think it can also be due to the timing. A lot of people choose to settle into a serious relationship at about the same time their metabolism is slowing down.

I actually make an effort to stay in shape, but my man is one of those guys who has a 6 pack of perfectly chiseled abs with little or no effort on his part. Fucking asshole.

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Mescalito

It's obviously because they don't have a good enough sex life.. otherwise.. they wold be as lean as rabbits.

Edit: Unless one always does all the 'work'... and.. whats the best form of exercise.. SEXERCISE.. of course.. fuck!

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turmaline

Dumping someone because of their weight...made me think.

What a waste of time and energy even being in a relationship to begin with..fuck that.

Not too mention if you arent in the relationship you will be skinny till the day you die...that is all.

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my_scatterheart

Women when entering serious relationships have been proven to take on a higher workload regarding house(ly) duties. Sometimes to the tune of 4 fold the amount of hours than they had previously spent. For me, I clean relentlessly anyway. Since my inherent desire to clean is already there, it's not very difficult for me to multitask and start making dinner. It's not hard for me to get a meal started then mop the floors, go back to the meal, and start cleaning up. But I know a lot of women where that is inconceivable. Where it completely stresses them out. So they don't. They have partners that don't necessarily want to cook, etc. So they are left not eating as healthfully as they could be, choosing a quicker, usually lesser quality meal.
Compounded with fat inducing stress hormones, natural weight gain, sudden lack of personal time, and about a million other fucking reasons like a douchey boyfriend who likes to point the finger and probably looks like shit himself - it's called life.

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The Rev

Whoa. You just described my life, Scatter!



The Rev

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Jewish Pork

Household*

And where is any type of proof are you referencing?

I'v also observed this trend with couples that aren't living together.


I'm a little confused about the direction you are going with this quote....

I'll just take a leap on this and say that I believe that household chores should be divided equally if both partners are working (regardless of income), assuming they are both working the same amount of hours...

If one of them is better at multitasking, I don't see how this is the fault of the person who is aware of time management.

Eating healthy doesn't necessarily mean preparing a meal that takes a long time to cook...

I'd like to start off by addressing the previous quote...

You've excused someone neglecting their health due to stress. Stress is a part of life. Stress management is a valuable skill to have. In addition to that, I do not feel that stress is an excuse for making poor life choices.


I'd also like to address the "douchey boyfriend" quip by saying that I created this thread with absolutely no motive behind it (I have no dog in this fight). I'm simply curious about a trend that I've observed.

Jewish Pork

Do you feel this "lack of effort" is one party of the relationship being neglectful of the other?

Jewish Pork

Honestly, this sounds depressing...

deadhead94

How do you turn a fox into an elephant?


















Marry it.

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