Can Your Weight Indicate the Strength of Your Relationship?

Is There a Connection Between Great Relationships and Great Health?

By Holly Bourque, published Feb 20, 2008
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My thinking behind this is very simple. If you were to enter a relationship where you were constantly told how beautiful and sexy you were, would you try harder to live up to those words? Granted, everyone's metabolism slows as they age, but would you find ways to eat better and exercise so that you would stay as beautiful and as sexy as your spouse told you that you were?

First of all, let me clarify one thing. My assumption does not extend to gym rats that met and fell in love at the gym. I'm talking about most regular everyday people who meet and fall in love. Maybe they're in some modicum of shape, maybe not, but more than likely neither of them routinely exercises.

I'm going to go through a couple of scenarios and see if you find yourself in any of them. What are your thoughts and feelings as you read each scenario and find the one applicable to your situation?

Scenario 1

 
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Insightful... Well done!

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Posted on 04/22/2008 at 10:04:58 AM

 
Interesting article! My approach has always been to exercise and watch what I eat. Fortunately, because of that at 47 I've been able to maintain my high school weight and am in far better shape now than I was then. My husband and I go to the health club together which allows us to share more time as a couple. I think if more couples did this, they would feel better about themselves and wouldn't need to be complimented about their physical appearance. They'd know they were in good shape both from a health and a physical standpoint. I enjoyed reading your article. Great job!!

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Posted on 04/08/2008 at 12:04:40 PM

 
Interesting thoughts, Jamie. I know my husband showered his first wife with compliments about how beautiful she was, but according to him, she always blew him off and didn't really believe him. In my first marriage, I wasn't really ever complimented at all, so maybe by the time my hubby and I met, I was "primed" for receiving compliments. I'll take any compliment, whether I think it is true or not, over not being complimented at all.

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Posted on 04/02/2008 at 9:04:32 AM

 
I think that a woman has to feel good about herself first. While it's great to receive compliments from your significant other, if you don't believe they are true you may question the sincerity of them. When you feel good about yourself - not based so much on how you look but more on your overall worth as a person - a compliment from your spouse can be appreciated. Society makes it tough for women though - by placing so much emphasis on physical appearance and unrealistic standards of beauty.

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Posted on 03/31/2008 at 4:03:35 PM

 
Great job with this. I guess I have never really thought about these kinds of things. I have a wonderful hubby who does tell me how beautiful I am and how good I look and not a day goes by without telling me he loves me. I guess it is something to think about. Great job again.

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Posted on 02/29/2008 at 4:02:50 PM

 
interesting ideas...As much as I'd love my boyfriend to shower me with compliments 24-7, I'd still want him to be honest. It's a balance.

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Posted on 02/25/2008 at 5:02:45 PM

 
Guys prefer trim women and a fat one would be considered less valuable. Of course the strength of a relationship would diminish as the woman becomes fatter. You are using the exceptions to make your article more interesting. But confusion sounds good to the fatties. Keep it up!!

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Posted on 02/21/2008 at 7:02:11 AM

 
wow what a great job and very well thought out. lovely read and i enjoyed.

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Posted on 02/20/2008 at 9:02:16 AM

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