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View Poll Results: What is your "sizual" orientation and identity?
Chubby homosizual (chubby person attracted to other chubby people) 8 3.98%
Chubby heterosizual (chubby person attracted to non-chubby people) 18 8.96%
Chubby bisizual (chubby person attracted to both sizes) 22 10.95%
Non-chubby homosizual (non-chubby person attracted to other non-chubby people) 102 50.75%
Non-chubby heterosizual (non-chubby person attracted to chubby people) 6 2.99%
Non-chubby bisizual (non-chubby person attracted to both sizes) 45 22.39%
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Old 11th Jul 2011, 10:08 PM   #1
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Default Your "sizual" orientation?

I once heard the terms "homo-sizual" and "hetero-sizual" used in a discussion about chubby chasers, and remembering that discussion made me wonder what people's "sizual" orientations are. So here's the question: what weights are you sexually attracted to? Are you attracted only to people who are your own weight, or only people who deviate greatly from your weight, or both? For the sake of ease of discussion, we'll split all people into "chubby" (overweight and heavier) and "non-chubby" (average and lighter), even though such a dichotomy is as misleading as the gender binary. Also, in answering the poll question, please only answer as regards the sizes you are sexually attracted to; not the sizes you can find cute or handsome or beautiful, but the ones that turn you on.

So, just to be clear, if you are a chubby person who is only attracted to other chubby people, you are "homo-sizual". If you are a non-chubby person who is only attracted to chubby people, you are "hetero-sizual". If you are attracted to both, you are "bi-sizual".

Edit: And if you aren't sure whether to call yourself "chubby" or "non-chubby", just go with whatever one you identify as, though do keep in mind my parameters of "overweight" being the cut-off point for "chubby".
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Default Re: Your "sizual" orientation?

Interesting topic.

I have no idea at the moment (primarily because I've never been in a relationship), but maybe it's because I'm extremely shallow, but I find myself looking at skinnier people than I do chubby people. So for now, let's just say Homo-sizual, but it could go either way in the future.
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Default Re: Your "sizual" orientation?

I guess I'm a chubby "bi-sizual" with a leaning towards "homo-sizual"....haha. I'd say a little more than half of my crushes have been at least slightly "chubby" while a little less than half of them were "skinny" or "non-chubby." But overall, it honestly depends on my mood. One day, I could be seriously sexually attracted to "skinny" guys, and 2 hours later, I could be all for my slightly heavy-set men. I generally tend to favor men with more meat on their bones, however.

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Old 11th Jul 2011, 10:13 PM   #4
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Default Re: Your "sizual" orientation?

I'm going to go with calling myself chubby bisizual.
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Interesting topic.

I have no idea at the moment (primarily because I've never been in a relationship), but maybe it's because I'm extremely shallow, but I find myself looking at skinnier people than I do chubby people. So for now, let's just say Homo-sizual, but it could go either way in the future.
The shallow is exactly what I'm asking about. I know that I myself could be in a relationship with someone of any size, but I'm only sexually attracted to chubby people, and sexual attraction is often (for some of us, at least) concerned with the shallow.
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Old 11th Jul 2011, 10:17 PM   #6
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I've had two long-term boyfriends. One was skinny as a rail, and the other is quite round. It really doesn't matter at all to me.

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Old 11th Jul 2011, 10:40 PM   #7
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I like muscles or fat.
Anything but skin n' bones, I guess.
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Default Re: Your "sizual" orientation?

I consider myself a chubby bi-sizual. I'm about 20 pounds from my "ideal" weight, so I consider that chubby. As far as sexual attraction goes, I'm attracted to guys of all sizes. Very few guys in either extreme turn me on though: too skinny and I'd be afraid of breaking him, and too big means we can't do everything we may want to do sexually.

By the way, the word sizual is awesome! I've never heard it before.
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Default Re: Your "sizual" orientation?

Honestly, when you're close with someone in the heat of the moment, it's just nice to have a bit of meat to grasp onto. I would rather have a slightly large guy to a slightly tiny guy for that reason, but the best would be a happy medium.
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I like muscles or fat.
Anything but skin n' bones, I guess.
I agree. It's no fun trying to cuddle or make love with someone who you're afraid of breaking.
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Default Re: Your "sizual" orientation?

Non-chubby homosizual here. I'm about 40 pounds underweight and I like my guys and girls skinny as well. A bit of muscle on a guy is OK, too much muscle is horrible, but generally I prefer skinny.
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i Like Muscles Or Fat.
Anything But Skin N' Bones, I Guess. :d
I Agree. It's No Fun Trying To Cuddle Or Make Love With Someone Who You're Afraid Of Breaking.
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Default Re: Your "sizual" orientation?

I'm non-chubby. I'm mostly homosizual, but I have seen some cute chubby girls. So, uh, bisizual?
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Default Re: Your "sizual" orientation?

Non-chubby bisizual. I am very thin, and find heavier men to be very attractive. The only problem is that I'd probably feel self-conscious about being so thin with them. Thinner guys are OK sometimes too. I think personality would end up mattering more to me in a relationship. If only I were in one...
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Default Re: Your "sizual" orientation?

I have never heard of these terms before but I would consider myself to be a Chubby heterosizual. It's hard though because I haven't really met anyone smaller looking for a larger guy except for online. I have only ever heard of bear, chub, and chubby chaser.
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Chubby bisizual.
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I'm Chubby Heterosizual and I've found someone who fits what I'm looking forward to. 10 1/2 months already so far.
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I'm a non-chubby homosizual leaning towards bisizual..... I think? It's a tad confusing.
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Default Re: Your "sizual" orientation?

I've always been quite thin. When i played rugby league for school i had the nickname "the quick stick"

i tend to find myself attracted to other skinny people, but not completely exclusively. Still, i chose Non-chubby homosizual.
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