A study by Florida State University (FSU) researchers found that marriages tend to be more successful and satisfying when wives are more attractive than their husbands.
“The results reveal that having a physically attractive husband may have negative consequences for wives, especially if those wives are not particularly attractive,” the FSU newsletter quoted Doctoral student Tania Reynolds, one of the researchers.
The research, published in the journal Body Image, found that women with more attractive partners feel pressured to diet and lose weight, as they fear that they will fall short of the latter’s expectations.
On the other hand, women deemed more attractive than their husbands had no extra motivation to diet; and neither do men, whose wives’ attractiveness had no effects on their motivation to diet, the article noted.
“One way to help these women is for partners to be very reaffirming, reminding them, ‘You’re beautiful. I love you at any weight or body type…Or perhaps focusing on the ways they are a good romantic partner outside of attractiveness and emphasizing those strengths,” the FSU news quoted Reynolds.
Source: Florida State University News
