I have no idea...

I managed to stumble across THIS post the other day. For those who haven't clicked on the link it's entitled "5 Reasons to date a girl with an eating disorder" and I'm going to respond to the reasons given and possibly add more reasons why you wouldn't want to date a girl with an eating disorder.

"1. Her obsession with her body will improve her overall looks"

I wanted to find an image of a person with anorexia that I could put a link to but that could be triggering. So If you honestly think having an eating disorder improves someones looks then I suggest you put 'Anorexic' into google images. Thinned hair, bones jutting out, a layer of lanugo hair, looking painfully emaciated, mmmm really sexy, right? No thought not.

"2. She costs less money"

This bit is referring to when going out for a meal, maybe it's true, on the other hand if her eating disorder is bulimia or binge eating disorder chances are it could cost you a lot more. And besides, just because you spend less on food doesn't mean she costs less, have you seen the prices of diet pills and laxatives?!

"3. She's fragile and vulnerable"

There is possibly some truth to this. Though i personally wouldn't want to date someone who is emotionally fragile, if you can cope with constant crying and self hatred then go a head find someone fragile. Although on the other hand a lot of the people I know with eating disorders are certainly not vulnerable, they are control freaks and certainly aren't like the girls that the author of that post describes.

"4.Probably has money of her own"

As mentioned in point 2, diet pills and laxatives cost a fortune. As does a gym membership, and binges/binge food can total up to a shocking amount of money. Not everyone with an eating disorder "Comes from money" When I had an eating disorder I was skint, sorry!

"5. She's better in bed"

That's if you can even get her into bed. Loss of libido (sex drive) Is a common side-effect of eating disorders. Insecurities about their body would also be another thing to think about, and the lack of energy from starving/purging. I'm not sure these are what makes somebody 'better in bed'.