I know of one couple where the man is athletic and good looking, while the woman is obese and dumpy. I don't understand it at all. She is a year younger than I am, and has been mistaken for my mother.  These two are part of group I met through my boyfriend. I've heard he has some mommy issues (can't seem to "cut the cord"), maybe that's why he prefers a woman of her size? He's also a redditor, so maybe just brainwashed.