auntblabby wrote:
my wealthy bro in law's younger brother, @ 57 years of age, is at his high-school weight and shape. my ex is of her high school shape and weight. some people have good protective genes, is all. those people will live to their 90s with no health problems and can eat and drink what they wanna. these same genetic lotto winners will also be several standard deviations above average IQ and wealth. charmed lives they lead. lucky them.
I've seem a mix of body types when it comes to smart people. I've seen MASSIVE men and women with masters and above but I've hand on heart never in my life seen a toned slim woman without a good job and/or decent education or at least had one at an earlier point in their lives before moving on to a different chapter.
The stats in my area at least don't lie. Obesity, a lack of education and poor employment seem to all go hand in hand and it's usually mirrored around the western world. It's not that obese people can't be successful, I've seen plenty of those. It's just that my brain has been hard wired over the years to associate obesity with a poor lifestyle beyond just food and I don't find obese women attractive as a result.