Honestly, some of these beliefs are ape-sh*t crazy.
Yesterday, I went bike riding in Santa Barbara, California. A nice little beach town, 2 hours north of LA.
Tons and tons of cute girls out. For every girl with a tan in a bikini, there was not an equal amount of buff, super chiseled guys. *Average* guys in most cases.
-How would you explain big latino guys with hot latino girls? A guy like 5"8, 220 lbs, thick build, you guys have all seen them.
And they werent all hardcore gangsters. Common sense would tell you that.
The real factor here is social skills, social awareness. If its awkward social awareness, and you're Kevin Smith, and it looks like you havent been out in 4 months (because you've been in your basement), and it looks like you havent talked to a woman in 4 months, then it might be a problem. I think thats what people are confusing in terms of looks/being fat.
But if you're at ease socially, and you can move along with her, and you've got something going for yourself/or know some game, it shouldnt be that hard. Some guys are treating girls like they're an alien species.
-And about status. Its much easier for a girl to look good, work on her tan, buy a push up bra, tan her legs, etc than it is for guys to increase their "status" or be a millionaire. Its not a one to one relationship between the two.
A fat guy that stops treating girls like they're an alien species, has a better chance than a 6"2, 180 pound average guy who reads endless theory, but complicates things to the nth degree and can never act.