overweight people were attracted to each other and tended to marry each other...

Research done in Scotland shows that men and women often end up with partners or spouses who have around the same amount of fat on them. The study which looked at over 40 different couples also considered things like social class, height, good looks and ethnic origin. The researchers said that they can definitely conclude that people who have around the same amount of body fat on them are more likely to be attracted to one another then people who have different amounts of body fat on them.

The researchers said that the fact that the overweight people were attracted to each other and tended to marry each other might actually contribute to the problem of obesity in the United Kingdom and in other parts of the world. Children whose parents are both the overweight are much more likely to become overweight themselves. The bad eating habits of parents are known to become the bad eating habits of the children in the future.  Also parents who place a big emphasis on physical exercise are likely to pass on this to their children.

The researchers also commented on the fact that as people are getting married at later ages these days many more people walking up the aisle are overweight than they were say 50 years ago. This means that in the 1950 for example the issue of being overweight before getting married was not one which was so prevalent as it is these days.

Obviously people who are slightly overweight feel more confident and comfortable with people who weigh around the same as them. People who take fitness and nutrition very seriously would find it difficult to go out with people who did not.  People who have shared interests and values whether it is to do with religion, leisure or eating habits are likely to get on better.