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This is true. Other observations: It's obviously OK for men to be slightly chubby but not their women. Notice how even grossly overweight men in commercials have very thin wives or girlfriends.

Also, men don't have to dress well. They can be slobs in ratty jeans and football jerseys, but women dress to the 9s all the time.

And according to TV commercials, most young men have at least some facial hair. However, middle-aged men are clean-shaven.