Ask QC: Should I Diet to Find a Boyfriend

Dear Ask QC,

I have been a bigger guy ever since my grandmother’s death in the 4th grade. Recently, I heard about this diet called the HCG diet and I’m a little nervous about starting it next week.

As a fat guy, a relationship has never been an option for me because other fat guys look for chubby chasers, and all of the chasers I’ve met (not saying all of the chasers out there are) have been assholes.

It’s no secret that our community is a pretty shallow one, so my question is, should I go through with putting myself through the next couple months of hell and not eating just so I can find a boyfriend?
Thanks,
OliverSteve22

Hi OliverSteve22. Thank you so much for your question and concerns. I’ll leave it to our readers to dole out the real answers, but my first instinct is that changing yourself so that other people will like you is no way to live your life. Don’t get me wrong, fitness and health are important, but major life choices/changes need to be undertaken for the right reasons. Among other things, if you try a diet that your heart’s not really in, the odds of success drop significantly. Plus, as healthy habits go, fad diets are almost never the key to long-term weight loss.
On top of that, there’s no guarantee that losing weight would help you find a boyfriend, or that finding a boyfriend would make you happy. Do what you want to do because it makes you happy, not because you hope it’ll help you catch someone’s eye. (Incidentally, happiness is often the best way to attract a quality boyfriend. Take a beat to love the synergy.) Do you really want to date someone who is only interested in you because you lost weight? What advice do you have, readers? Any suggestions or information about the HCG diet itself? Have at it, folks!
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