Do You Think I'm Fat?
P erhaps one of the most awful questions a woman can ask a man is "Do you think I'm fat?" Equally as unpleasant for a man to hear are its cousins, "Do you think I need to lose some weight?"; "Does my butt look big in this?" as well as the self-evaluative, "I feel so fat today," and "I'm ugly," which, in spite of their declarative nature still beg for a response. Finally, there is the completely ruthless, "Do you think she's prettier than me?" Ladies, is it not true that there is one and only one reason why we do this to men? See if your assessment lines up with mine . . . Essentially, in evaluating my own heart and observing the actions of others, I believe the motive behind asking men questions such as these will always fall into into one of two categories: 1) I am insecure and need reassurance from a man, any man, that I am attractive; 2) I know I'm attractive and I want to force every man in my path to ac