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Is skinny hot or not?

Do men really prefer slim women or is voluptuous best?

Results of research conducted among 40 male students from the university of Zululand in 2004, found that most of them favoured slim women over those with fuller figures. The results came hot on the heels of previous studies, conducted by the same team, that revealed African women are striving to be thinner because that is what they believe men find attractive.

TRUE LOVE conducted a survey among 20 black men between the ages of 22 and 40 to find out their preferences.

So, do men prefer a curvaceous or a skinny woman?

90% said they prefer women with ample curves

10% said they liked someone in between

When it comes to clothing sizes – what is attractive?

70% said they prefer women between the sizes of 32 and 36.

20% said they had no idea about women's clothing sizes and that body proportion was all that counted.

5% said the bigger the better.

5% completely contradicted themselves and said they wanted a woman with ample curves and meat on her bones but she must be a size 32. Go figure.

Do they think women pay too much attention to what they weigh?

90% said yes.

5% said weight doesn't matter; it's attitude and how a woman carries herself that counts.

5% said in their experience thin women have more cellulite than big women.

Have they ever dumped a woman because of her size – so if she lost or gained too much weight?

60% gave vague answers.

20% admitted to cheating or avoiding their girlfriends if they gained weight.

20% said that love conquered all. Likely.

Do they still think a fuller figure is the standard for African beauty?

90% said yes.

10% said it depends on how big the woman is.

So there you have it. This is what men really think, well, the 20 men who did the survey at least. Tell us what you think in our comment box below. We'd love to hear.

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