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Jan. 21, 2009

MEN FIND PLENTY TO LOVE IN BIG, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN

DEAR ABBY: "Happy Being Me in Massachusetts" (Nov. 20) is a
large girl whose mother told her "heavy women are not desir-
able." Well, I was a size 18/20 and weighed more than 200
pounds when I met my husband while out with mutual friends.
He's good-looking, smart, witty, affectionate and passionate.
He's everything a woman looks for in a life partner.

He had never dated a plus-size woman before, but he was
smitten from the moment he saw me, and pursued me from the
start because he thought I have a beautiful face and a great
personality. We have one child and another on the way, and
he finds me as appealing now as he did the night we met.

No woman should ever "settle" for a partner, and "Happy"
should not do so just because her mother thinks she's "too
heavy." That mother is trying to pass her low self-esteem
issues along to her daughter, and I hope "Happy" is savvy
enough to brush it off. Big girls can be sexy, too, because
there's nothing sexier than confidence.
-- MICHELLE IN MICHIGAN

DEAR MICHELLE: The letters of encouragement in support of
"Happy" have far outweighed her mother's negative stance.
Read on:

DEAR ABBY: "Happy Being Me" needs to know that there are
men like me who prefer plus-size women. My wife weighs 275
pounds, and I think she's gorgeous. "Happy" just needs to
put herself out there, and one of us will find her.
-- HAPPY WITH MY LARGE LADY

DEAR ABBY: I met my first husband when I wore a much smaller
size. As the years went on, my size increased. He ended up
leaving me for a smaller girl.

After our split, I moved home and the first words out of my
mother's mouth were, "You need to work on yourself because
you're not going to find someone new looking like you do."
It was extremely hurtful, but beyond that, it was WRONG.

Less than a year after my divorce, I was in a healthy re-
lationship with a man who loved me for myself. We married,
have a baby and are living happily ever after. The size of
my jeans has never mattered to my hubby -- only the size of
my heart.
-- BIG JEANS, BIGGER HEART

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DEAR ABBY: In the past, I admit I was one of those men who
wouldn't look twice at a large girl. Then I met my wife. She
wasn't exactly petite, but it didn't matter. She truly is
the girl of my dreams.

We have both gained some weight over the years, but size
really doesn't matter. "Happy's" mother is wrong. The right
woman can always find the right man.
-- LUCKY MAN IN ALBUQUERQUE

DEAR ABBY: I attend dances every month that support women of
size. I met my dream man at one of them a few months ago. He
is kind, supportive, handsome and loves my body. (And I love
his!)

Because society says that a larger woman isn't attractive
doesn't mean EVERYONE thinks so. When I started going to
functions for plus-sized women at the age of 26, I found a
whole new world where I was accepted and welcomed.

"Happy" should get on to her Web browser and look for "Big
Beautiful Women" groups in her area. Love is out there --
for ALL body types.
-- LARGE AND IN LOVE

DEAR ABBY: My mother, who is big, wonderful and loving, made
me appreciate large women. My wife was small in high school
and "blossomed" later. I love my "big gal wife" and support
her in every way possible. If she wants to change her appear-
ance, then I want her to do it for herself. And if she's
happy the way she is, I'm OK with that, too. "Happy Being Me"
just needs to be confident in her own skin and she will find
"Mr. Right," not "Mr. Right Now."
-- BRIAN IN WISCONSIN



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