Don’t ask guys if you look fat–or they’ll be as upset as this dude! | Source: ShutterStock

Chances are you see this in sitcoms a lot: girls ask guys if they look fat. Guys get flustered and no matter what they say, it somehow ends up being the wrong answer.

A new survey revealed the answers girls actually want when they ask guys if they look fat–but we’re not even going to get into that, because it’s so freakin’ stupid. You simply just shouldn’t ask guys if you look fat. Here’s why.

First off, they hate hearing it. It’s sort of insulting to them when you ask guys if you look fat, because, well, they like you. They like you a lot. So putting yourself down is like talking smack about their favorite band, movie, hoodie and best friend at the same time. It’s undermining a choice they made and sort of telling them they have bad taste. And if a guy is into you, chances are his taste is pretty impeccable.

Second, it makes you seem insecure. Ask yourself why you’re asking if you look fat. Do you think you legit gained weight? If so, why would you point out your own flaw? Because chances are the guy you’re asking doesn’t even notice. Are you fishing for compliments? Because that’s really, really annoying, and it makes you look needy and desperate, which is man repellent.

Third, it plants doubt in a guy’s mind when you ask if you look fat. He starts to wonder what he’s seeing, and chances are, he didn’t think you looked fat before–but if you keep bringing it up, he’s gonna start associating you with the word “fat,” and he may begin to believe you. Possibly even worse? He may even start to wonder if you think he’s overweight, too, because if you’re so preoccupied with your own appearance and he thinks you look great, his own insecurities are going to come to the forefront too. And that’s going to make him unhappy . . . and he’ll associate you with that, too.

The more you broadcast your insecurities, the more people are going to notice them–and dude, that’s the last thing you want. This is all aside from the fact that if you don’t want an honest answer to a question, you shouldn’t ask it at all. (Which is exactly why I haven’t proposed to Harry Styles yet. I don’t think he’s ready.)

Do you ask guys if you look fat? What would you want a guy to say if you asked him if you look fat? Do you ever ask guys about your own insecurities? Tell us in the comments!

Fair enough, but can your boyfriend make you look fat?

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