Sure, it's true that the first thing most of us notice about each other is physical appearances.
Understandably, if you are single, you want to look good to attract a potential partner. However,
being too hung up on your appearance can actually hinder your turnoff!

If you are already in a relationship, disliking your body could hurt your
relationship, too. When you feel unattractive, you will feel unsexy, which could
make you avoid having sex. What you may not realize is that you can learn to
love your body. You don't need to change a thing about your body, but you need
to change what you think about your body.

Take the following true/false quiz to determine if your body image is affecting
your love life and sex life, and if your body image is in need of improvement.

1. You are single, and your friend invites you to the beach or to a pool party
where you could meet other eligible singles. You decline the invitation so you
won't have to put on a bathing suit.
True or False

2. When you are eating in front of your partner or on a date, you make excuses
when you are eating a lot, or eating fattening food. Such as, “I know I shouldn't eat this, but I just haven't had tiramisu in so long.”
True or False

3. You delay having sex with a new partner because you want to try to lose a little weight first.
True or False

4. When you change your clothes in front of your partner, you start making
excuses about why your body looks the way it does. Such as, “I've been dieting, but I just can't seem to lose these last 10 pounds.”
True or False

5. You avoid walking around the room naked if your lover is there.
True or False

6. You think that the idea of taking a shower with your lover would be sexy, but
you will not do it, because you just can't bear the idea of your lover seeing you
naked and soaking wet.
True or False

7. When you're nude in bed with a lover, you stay under the covers and will not
let him or her see your body.
True or False

8. When you are having sex, you spend a lot of time worrying what your partner
might be thinking about your body.
True or False

9. When your partner doesn't compliment your body, you think you must be
unattractive.
True or False

10. You sometimes wonder if your partner's ex had a better body than you. Or
you worry that your partner might leave you for someone who has a better body.
True or False

If you answered “true” to more than three of these questions, then you definitely
need to improve your body image. You will feel much freer and happier if you
can learn to love your body!