My British wife is just fine thank you. :-)

Duran duran - you are right about LA. I was there at venice beach and it was nuts. Seemed like amazing women on skates just hanging around waiting to be discovered as the next best thing. Totally unrealistic people. But then look a little further down the beach and you have vagrants sleeping on it.

Knew this would be a contentious issue but think the OP did try and question diplomatically so maybe some of the comments are a bit unfair, no need to delete the thread methinks, could be a interesting debate...

It's been in the papers enough that British women are going up in clothes sizes and are getting taller as well apparently. Bust sizes are on the up too and I for one are not disappointed with this. What I am disappointed with is the obsession with having as smaller size as possible which I believe is not the general view just those within the modelling profession - from what I remember the actual designers themselves but I have no evidence to back up what I can remember from reading somewhere.

I believe also that it's built into the male psyche sort of thing where curvy women are a better bet with procreation due to the perceived better ability to bare children in the same way we're supposed to be more horny in the summer so that by the time a baby comes along it's spring the next year so it has the best chance of surviving.

For me personally a larger woman is most definitely more attractive and sexy but that's on appearance, the same old adage "don't judge a book by it's cover" is most apt here, though I don't think British women or the men are by any means different to any other nation when it comes to size, but it's just my opinion of course :p

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Me too.

What a daft and sweeping statement?
 

What a daft and sweeping statement? All UK women are overweight?

It seems many from East European are slim, as are the vast majority from Asia

Once the USA crew get over 30 yo, they are usually carrying a few extra pounds

The UK? Maybe it is only wives that are a little overweight that go along with having their nakedness photographed.

My wife is near 60 than 55 and although shows a wee bit of fat, she's basically got a mid-20s body

Bottom-line, we all like naked ladies and there is no law to say that they should all be at an optimum BMI

Cool thread, like a few pics though?

"Do British men believe that heavy set women are the norm?
What is it about such women that stokes their fire? "

You may have got this impression because there are often comments such as 'a real woman' and 'natural woman'.

I think this is basically a reaction to the plethora of stick thin model types we see in the media who all seem to have the same look of straightened dyed blonde hair, too much make up and a pout.

So it's not a matter of liking heavy women necessarily, just real ones that we can identify with, for me 'girl next door' or 'everyday' housewife.

Spot on sir
 

Spot on sir!

I have more than a few Europeans, including British, who say the same thing about Americans in general. Live by the sword, die by the sword.

Now I may be showing my age, but the gal that started the ultra skinny thin is in, name Twiggy, was she not a Brit?