Fat chick, Hot guy

Some might say that a fat chick with a hot guy is like a unicorn, a mythical thing. Let’s look at TV. There are plenty of shows of fat guys with hot chicks like King of Queens, According to Jim, and Still Standing. In cartoons, we had Fred and Wilma Flinstone. But, where do we see the fat wife with the hunky husband. Rosanne was a big woman, but her husband was still bigger than her.

On the show Rescue Me, they did do a storyline where one of the steamy, but not too intelligent, firemen starts dating a fat girl his mom sets him up with. At first, he is repulsed by her, but then he ends up in the sack with her because hey it’s easy sex. She turns out though to be “the best” sex he has ever had, and soon he becomes obsessed. In an ironic twist, she dumps him because she finds someone else who treats her with respect, and is not inclined to hide her from his friends. She may have been easy, but this cookie isn’t going to put up very long with someone who doesn’t treat her well, even if he could pose in a calendar. It was cool to see the “fat ugly” girl kick the jerk to the curb. He can’t believe it, and in the end he says, “But, I’m a hot fireman!” 

I had a co-worker, Edward, who was a really hot guy with a fat girlfriend. When I first met Edward’s girlfriend, I was shocked. I mean guys who look like Brad Pitt typically date girls who look like they could get guys that look like Brad Pitt. Edward told me that people are initially shocked the first time they meet Susan. The two of them had been together for 5 years because she makes him laugh, she stands by him, and he can’t think of anyone else he’d rather spend his time with. I mean it was really beautiful, and for real. When you get to know Susan, you’d want to marry her too, and you don’t see the extra pounds any more.

On TV, I wonder though, would viewers be interested in seeing a relationship between a fat chick with a hot guy? If they focused on the story instead if the weight issue, would we still be interested? If the story was like Edward and Susan, I think it just might work.