As a result you feel, well, blah.
Fast-forward to sex and you magically turn out the lights, hoping your man won’t see the truth of your flawed glory. Even worse, you sometimes avoid sex like the plague, terrified to show your body at all.
If this sounds like you, you’re definitely not alone. Body image is a sex life killer -- and it’s preying on more women than one would think.
Consider this depressing statistic.
More than half of women avoid sex because they feel so overweight, according to the Daily Mail. In fact, 52 percent said lack of body confidence made them want to avoid sex.
Come on now, it’s no surprise that women feel this way. Really, who wouldn’t?
The Impression that We Get
Magazines we adore display airbrushed images that are anything but real. And let’s not even go there with the average “model” these days. It’s no secret that most of them look emaciated.