{"id":2530,"date":"2013-11-28T17:34:26","date_gmt":"2013-11-28T17:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2530"},"modified":"2013-11-28T17:34:26","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T17:34:26","slug":"how-should-you-describe-your-body-on-online-dating-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/how-should-you-describe-your-body-on-online-dating-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"How should you describe your body on online dating sites?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone who has used an online dating site will have been asked to pick the option that best describes their body.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of the standard boxes to tick before your profile goes live, but it is also something that causes plenty of confusion and concern.<\/p>\n<p>Glamour magazine has published a blog by Gena Kaufman that explains how users are routinely asked to choose from terms such as slender, big and beautiful, athletic, average and overweight.<\/p>\n<p>But for such 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