Happy Fat Couples, Represent.
Watching More to Love so closely over the past several weeks has left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth (TO SAY THE LEAST), and I’m sure it has for others too. So, I’d like to put together a public Fatshionista-approved collection of photos and stories from happy fat couples, as a sort of palate-cleanser, and to remind us all that the dire and often-depressing circumstances depicted for fatties on TV are not reality.
Thus, I’m putting out a call for you happy fat couples–these can be couples in which one or both people is fat–of all persuasions and flavors to submit a photo and a short telling of your story together.
If you’re interested, or for more information, please email me directly at lesley at fatshionista.com, or use the contact form on this site, and we’ll work it out. (Don’t leave the good stuff in comments, if you please! You’ll wreck the reveal!)
And all you happy fat single people, please be patient. I am coming for you next.
This is awesome! I just sent you something.
Me too! Me too! I can’t wait to see all the great pics.
If I can only get my hubby to STAND STILL long enough, we will send you a pic!
(so much for the stereotype of the lazy fat person)
I’m glad you’re coming for the happy fat single people too.
Even though I’m currently (very newly) coupled, I still identify strongly with being single. For years I was miserable about it, but that changed significantly in the last year. I think it’s really, really, incredibly important not to hold coupledom up as the ultimate goal/validation/measurement of worth/proof of acceptance/full stop.
Not that I think that’s what you’re doing here. But it’s the bee that’s currently buzzing around in my bonnet, so…
Hey there, I have sent in my photo and ’short’ story.
People should never, ever, ever ask me to start talking about mah hubby and me. I am wont to go on at length. I disgust myself with the sap and swooniness.
What a lovely idea! I’m working on an email right now with a few pictures (I couldn’t pick one, so I sent two) and a little story about me and my cuddly SO.
I agree with sizeoftheocean.
While I think its wonderful that there are happy fat couples out there, I’m not one of them. In fact, I have been single my entire life. Its starting to feel hopeless and depressing. An overwhelming feeling of never gonna happen.
I should be inspired by the stories and pictures of happy people in love, especially when they are people who “look” like me. Instead I feel more depressed and sad. Just another step on my path to self-love I suppose.
Hello, Everybody! I’ve been lurking about the Fatshionista blog about long enough to catch the “More to Love” recaps and I have to say that I think I’ll stick around for a while. Not only am I glad to find somebody as disheartened by this show as I am but manage to be drop dead hilarious at the same time. That’s worth some money.
I’ve been meaning to write HGTV about this, but this seemed like a good place to start. There was one episode of their show that featured a very happy seeming, normal, sweet fat couple, that were looking for a home. It was awesome to see fat people represented as just like everyone else. In love, with children, married, wanting to buy a home. Of course weight was never discussed in any way shape or form, and the end scence was the best: a huge party was had at their new home, with skinny realtor invited too. I have never seen anything on TV quite so fat positive. So refreshing to see fat people married and happy on TV! And they were real too!
Looking forward to the pics of single people! :)
I sent you an email with photo attached!
Why do happy fat couples get to go before happy fat singles?
because of couple privilege. It’s a thing.
You guys, don’t forget to send your fat bride pictures to Here come the Fat Brides! http://www.flickr.com/groups/1193552@N24/
We’ve got 57 lovely fat bride photos but we can always use more.
The main reason the couples came first is because I really devised this as a response to the bazillions of people I’ve heard and seen saying, “I hate that show More to Love but it’s still amazing to see fat people dating on TV!” It really evolved as a result of my MTL-related suffering. That said, from the initial idea I’ve planned there should be a single-people version too, because being coupled+ isn’t for everyone, and being in a LTR with a stupid fucking asshole is certainly not better than being single.