I knew that just not being fat was enough to stand above the crowd of single women my age, but that doesn't matter much when most of the men in my age group are dripping fat freak-shows who are less fit than my 80-year-old father. Then again, my dad was dating someone I graduated high school with, come to think of it... You're right, it's better to date someone closer to death in years than someone who courts death with every meal.