Plus-size woman's 'friends' told she didn’t deserve her model boyfriend. His answer proved love always wins

In a post to Reddit, u/GhoulsAnonymous revealed the painful way people around her dismiss her relationship, insisting she doesn’t deserve her partner. The 25-year-old "plus-size" woman has been happily dating her boyfriend for a year, and described him as "romantic, sweet, kind, intelligent, and insanely attractive." Although they both are satisfied in their relationship, certain people around her think otherwise. "I get told I’m the luckiest girl in the world because my boyfriend (31M) is hot," she wrote.

She explained that her boyfriend constantly reassures her, how she has "the prettiest face and a smile that lights up the world." Still, she admitted, "he loves me so he sees me differently than others do." Living in South Korea, where beauty standards are famously strict, only adds pressure. "I have gotten small comments from friends and family, even a few co-workers saying that I’m the lucky one in the relationship. It makes me feel like he’s doing charity on me. It’s like all they see is super hot model boyfriend, and kinda ugly girlfriend," she wrote.

A classic social psychology principle backed by studies — the physical attractiveness stereotype — shows that people often assume those deemed attractive also possess positive traits, like intelligence, warmth, or success, known as the "halo effect." By contrast, those who aren’t "conventionally" attractive are often unfairly judged as lacking those qualities. Her experience reflects exactly that bias: instead of seeing a happy couple who adore each other, people reduce the relationship to looks alone, unfairly framing her as "lesser than." The breaking point came when a close friend told her to be wary of others in their circle, adding that they "were sh** talking me for almost an hour saying I didn’t deserve my boyfriend, and that he needs someone skinnier, prettier, and more successful."

She confessed, "I spent most of the night crying. These girls are friends I was going to have be bridesmaids. I’m just hurting lots." Despite the cruelty of others, her boyfriend has been a steady support. "[He] always lets me know there’s no one else he’d rather be with. That I’m the most beautiful person he’s ever met." In an update, she said she showed her boyfriend the post. "He said he can’t date anyone else because no one will play chess with him as much as I do lol. We’re gunna work on separating from our current friend group and maybe go join some new hobbies to find other friends," she said. Her boyfriend even tried to convince her to post a photo of them together to prove she's cute. "No thank you sir, I will not be fed to the wolves today," she noted.

Readers also reassured her and called out the toxic behavior of so-called friends. u/Various-East-5266 commented, "Girl. Holding your hand kindly as I say this. He is with you, loves you, and finds you gorgeous and lovely. Trust him. Don’t let the insecurity eat at you. Your 'friends' are jealous. Full stop!! I’m sure you both feel the luckiest, and that’s all that matters. F*** them and keep around the friend who told you, cause that’s a real one." u/DomApoxyus wrote, "Some guys prefer thicker women, and it really bothers the skinny b**** who think that the 'chiseled hot guy' should be with them. Drop those losers and find better friends." u/Mispict suggested, "Asking them to repeat it and what they mean is a good one. They'll get awkward and stumble over their words."

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