Genie wrote "Jeri, I think one reason guys aren't bothered by cracks (no pun intented) about their physiques is that they are far less likely to be rejected by the opposite sex because of them than women are."

I don't think we're anywhere near as likely to be rejected as we believe we are. Men can buy into the media image of "the ideal woman" but the real problem is we women buy into it and constantly compare ourselves to it. Most of my life I wanted to be pretty and skinny. It wasn't gonna happen (not without a whole lot of surgery) because it just wasn't ME. I don't believe anyone is very attractive, at least not for long, if they can't be happy in their own bodies.

I agree with Fred Miller. The most attractive people are the ones who seem at home in their own skin. That grace borne of a quiet confidence is the biggest aphrodesiac.