![]() ![]() ![]() “When you’re a fat woman online dating, there’s this mind trap you have to fall into with photos - because if you take a photo with a good angle and good lighting and with the right makeup and clothing, you can shave off a pretty good amount of weight,” she told me in an interview in December. She wears between an XL and a 2XL in dresses and between a size 16 and 20 in pants. ![]() She was also unapologetic about the fact that she’s fat. She was upfront about her flaws and sticking points. So, her “obnoxious version” of a profile prominently featured photos of her with her cat. She had tried online dating off and on for years, carefully curating the most polished version of herself - to no avail. But when one of her law school friends - who was starting to date again after a divorce - asked three of her former bridesmaids, including Elisabeth, to sign up in solidarity, she figured she would create “the single most obnoxious version” of herself for her profile. And for fat women, it’s often downright unforgiving. When Elisabeth, a 34-year-old lawyer, first signed up for OkCupid back in May 2014, she didn’t have high hopes. ![]()
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