Being the Right Size Is More Important than Finding Love

Being slim can bring women more happiness than any man could ever do, a new study has learned. Fat is not socially acceptable, but being single is, scientists say by means of an explanation for this.

The study, conducted over a period of 24 years on women living in Germany, has determined that being the right size is extremely important for them – almost surpassing the desire to find a husband.

One explanation for this, as noted above is that, while being single is now socially acceptable, being fat comes with the stigmata of being lazy, unhealthy and disgusting, the Daily Mail says.

Understandably, women would rather face a lifetime of loneliness than a lifetime of being overweight.

“It seems that being obese leads to more misery and suffering than being single – while being thin provides more satisfaction than a relationship,” the Mail says.

In other words, being overweight and having to deal with people’s reactions to it have come to have an impact on nearly every aspect of women’s life.

“I have worked with many overweight women and their weight is always on their minds. And not at the back of their minds but at the forefront, because we live in a society that is constantly evaluating shape, size and attractiveness,” Dr. Pam Spurr, psychologist and author of “How to be a Happy Human,” says.

“People who are obese are stigmatized by people thinking they are stupid or lazy or just don’t care,” Spurr says.

Women don’t want to go through that, especially not when being slim, even if single, would literally boost their chances of finding Mr. Right.

Speaking of Mr. Right, the same study also reveals that women who have already found him are feeling more satisfied if they concentrate on building a happy home instead on their career.

An active social life and regular exercise also boost satisfaction in women, the findings of the same study indicate.

On the same note, being overworked is preferable to having no work to do, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin reveal in the study.