Why do teenage boys only like skinny, popular girls?

Question

many boys at my sschool like girls that look like tooth picks. (no offence to anyone) but they are so skinny and some don't eat, but boys like to go out with them any way. I'm bigger and a little plump, but still skinny. why don't guys like me?

Answer 1

maybe if these guys only care about looks, leave them behind its ther loss. and im one of those popular toothpicks, and i cant help it (im built that way i dont have a eating disorder and have nvr been on a diet in my life) and as a 'toothpick' ive never had one of the hot cool guys ask me out.

Answer 2

Depending on your height, 133 isn't bad. If you can maintain that weight, it'll be better and better as you get older. They say that guys prefer curves in order to make heavy women feel better about themselves. In reality, a thin girl (up to a certain point - some girls can be too thin) is better looking than a chubby girl for a number of reasons. Being overweight is very unhealthy and it is obvious in the way your body looks. When a person is thin, their body looks more symmetrical (because fat accentuates any in-balances), their eyes look bigger, their skin tends to be healthier (because fat hinders oxygenated blood flow to the skin), etc. Most importantly, you can actually see their curves. When a woman is fat her curves turn into rolls. At 133lbs this doesn't apply to you, but any woman over 150lbs doesn't have curves - they have rolls. Another important factor to consider is that better looking people tend to be better people. "Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes to the bone" is the full quote (people only like the beauty is only skin deep part). Pretty people tend to be more secure and thus less self-absorbed. Fat women seem to often be loud and shrill and they always seem to complain about something. They are also unbelievably catty - they talk about how much they hate any woman that goes by that is skinnier than them and how much this person sucks, etc. Pretty women aren't like that. (this is not true of all people - this is a sterotype and only true for most) Another thing - what type of guy are you going for? I have a great body and lots of girls seem to like it - both fat and thin. However, I was fat once and couldn't get a girl for love nor money. I spend 1-2 hours a day in the gym, 3-5 days a week. I no longer watch TV except for The Office and Fligth of the Concords. It is hard work and why should I settle for someone I don't find as attractive? To the poster above me - it is a myth that fat women were anything but a bizarre fetish in the past. In the 1800s, women used to have their lower ribs removed so that they would look skinnier (many died in the process), and starvation diets have been suggested to women since Egypt was ruled by god-pharoahs. Rubens was a painter that painted heavier women, not proof that everyone in the world liked fat women. The women weren't even that fat - around 150-180 or so.

Answer 3

Very good question. First of all, at that age, hormones are racing all over the place. They aren't thinking with their brains. Second of all, I think a common misconception is that skinny women are appealing to men. Much research has been done to dispute this fact. I firmly believe that it isn't the "skininess" of a woman that is desirable, but more so the PERSONALITY of a thinner woman. The confidence. The bubbly personality. The ability to walk into a room and act as if you own it. Women who tend to be overweight have a harder time with self-acceptance and confidence than those that are not overweight. Try being yourself. People often say to "think yourself thin". That doesn't mean imagine yourself thin and you will automatically be thin. But maybe try "acting" as if you were thin and popular. Be so self-confident that it drives the self-esteem issues a way. I use to have a coach that would say: "Fake it 'til you make it." Once you adapt to this form of thinking, before you know it, you will be popular. Because you will be more charismatic and the negative "vibe" or karma will no longer be noticeable. Silly, I know, but I think it works!

Answer 4

I'm not an expert at this, just a freshman in high school. I think most schools have this issue (if I may call it that). Sure these girls might be skinny, but I'm betting that they don't know what they are doing to their body. Now after saying this, I do know that some girls are naturally skinny and have a fast metabolism. I am sure that your weight is just fine and that you are beautiful, though that one special person may not have figured out how wonderful you are just yet. But you also have to think: do you really want this type boy to like you? If he likes skinny and (sometimes) arrogant girls, is that the type of guy you want to get to know? Personally, I look for guys who have great personalities, and like me just the way I am. It's not that guys don't like you, many boys are shy, and don't have the guts to ask a girl out. Think about it from their point of view: They may have liked you for ages, but just can't get the nerve to say anything. If you were that boy, would you be able to walk up someone and ask them out? I know that through middle school I could never be able to do that. I know this may be annoying, my mother's said it to me a ton, all you have to do is wait. A perfect guy is out there for you, somewhere. You may not meet him tomorrow, or the next day, but one day you'll meet him and he'll like you for who you are on the inside, not on the outside. And a small hint: you know the quieter boys in your school? Keep an eye on them, because they usually turn out to be the great guys.

Answer 5

Teen boys only like perfect girls...and that is the skinny, popular ones. It's the same way that teen girls only like the skinny, popular guys. How many girls you see going out with the little plump guys?

Answer 6

Do u go to a white people school if so thats explanes it cause i know black dudes like think chicks not them toothpicks if u plump but skinny then u probley got an *** find a black or latin ***** and thay will take care of you i know i like thick chicks

Answer 7

I'm definitely not a teenage boy now, but I have never understood the fascination with stick chicks. I want my mate to be healthy, but not look like they are starving. A little hips and curves is alright with me. I think the guys you are referring to need to get a life. There's nothing wrong with you!

Answer 8

I'm a sixteen year old boy. I am not attracted in any way to the kind of people you are describing. If you just stay the way you are, keep being you, you'll find somebody who'll like you for who you are. Plus, do you want to be attractive to someone who thinks that those girls are sexy?

Answer 9

Here's my account, all the popular girls at my school are jerks who insult all the people not considered popular. And plus, they care WAAAAAY to much on appearance and such.

Answer 10

It's their perception of beauty. They'll grow out of it -- don't worry. And a great guy wouldn't judge a girl from the outside. He'll come along, promise.