I think FAs are more prevalent than you think. The problem is: they are difficult to spot. Everyone recognizes a BBW when he sees one, but how do you know whether that man that you just crossed is an FA? Ill come back to that later.
It is important to differentiate between FAs. I would say there are at least 4 categories:
* in the closet they will not date a BBW. They are too shy or too concerned with social pressure. They might even be denying it to themselves. To comply with social pressure, they might also be making negative comments on BBWs
* in between they are ready to date BBWs, but might need a little push. When they are in group with friends, they would probably not go and approach the BBW in the disco. They might keep their relationship in the beginning rather low profile towards the outside world. Or they might start with a chubby girl and then gradually heavier.
* out the closet they have no problem dating a BBW. They might not tell the entire world they are an FA, but when they find the right girl, they have no problem starting a relationship with a BBW.
* open they have no problem telling the world they are an FA.
But all of this is relative. An FA might be out of the closet for dating mid-size BBWs, but not yet for SSBBWs, even if a SSBBW is his preferred body type. This scale also slides: usually, the older we FAs grow, the more we come out of the closet. Someone I knew was always commenting on bigger girls, but when I met him several years later, he was with a nice BBW girlfriend!
Seriously, if I would go back to university, I would study sociology and I would make my thesis about FAs, because this is something that we really need: a good sociology study on FAs. A good objective study on this subject would really bring this subject to the peoples attention and make it socially much more acceptable. Many people would be surprised to see how many of us are out there (or even surprised to see there are any). It could also be a good confidence boost for both BBWs and FAs.
Voidhead, I find your comments really disrespectful. Your attitude will only make unconfident BBWs feel even less confident.