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And 1 in 10 men have admitted to dumping a lover for piling on extra pounds
A new study has revealed that three quarters of people in the UK would feel less attracted to their partner if they gained weight and may even dump them if they do so.
The research commissioned by new pay-as-you-go gym programme found men to be the shallower sex as they are twice as likely to dump their lover for piling on pounds with one in ten admitting to have done so at some point in their lives. Perhaps this is why half of the women polled have insisted on turning out the lights when making love as they are body shy in front of their significant other.
Having said this people are tolerant of smaller weight gains with only 10% saying they find it unappealing if their other half gained anything up to just one stone. Two thirds of Brits would find any weight gain in surplus of one stone a put off.
Both sexes cited muffin top (the bulging layer sprawling over tight trousers) as the most unattractive aspect of carrying extra rolls. Nearly half of women said that male ‘moobs’ would be a definite turn off; unsurprisingly the same couldn’t be said for the male sex with 90% not minding if the weight went on the breasts.
Neil Harmsworth, spokesperson for payasUgym.com which carried out the study said “We were really surprised at how shallow some people could be. It would seem payasUgym.com not only saves people money whilst getting fit, but it turns out it might save a few love lives too!"
The survey also found that people lie on their social networking and dating websites with almost a fifth admitting to having used a profile picture of a more slimline time in their lives. And worryingly the same amount of the populations said that they had pictured someone else when having sex with their lover because they had put on too much weight.