Dear Prudence,
I have been dating my boyfriend for almost seven months now. He’s a good guy who says he loves me. For the most part, I believe he does, but he keeps saying something that annoys me. I’m a petite woman who weighs 108 pounds. I’m not a supermodel, but I keep myself pretty decently fit. However, he keeps saying “maybe you should try to get [your behind] a bit stronger; maybe you should exercise a bit to get your stomach more defined.” He’s mentioned it more than once, and again, I know I don’t have a Hollywood-material body, but I am not in bad shape. This makes me feel bad and also makes me wonder why he’s with me if he thinks I should look physically different.
—Not Hollywood Material