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Women aren’t the only ones who struggle with body positivity. That’s something I learned after living with my boyfriend for a couple of years. I’ve caught him in the bathroom, grabbing his tummy, lifting it up, letting it down, and sighing (or making weird sounds that I imagine represent how he feels about his stomach). It made me so sad because, I think he is literally the cutest, sexiest, most attractive person in the world! To me, he just has a magnetism about him. No extra ten pounds or receding hairline could ever change that for me. And as I say it, I realize I’m a hypocrite because, well, I often worry that if I so much as gain five pounds he’ll find me less attractive. But, we’re all usually harder on ourselves than we are on other people. So, for men’s health month, here are ways to get your man to be more body positive about himself, other men, and other women.

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Ask how he’d feel if someone said that about you

When your partner makes a comment about how another woman has put on some weight or let herself go, ask him how he’d feel if somebody said that about you. He’ll quickly realize how hurtful the comment is.

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