I Know The Trend Is Over, But I Think I'm Into Dad Bods Now?

Back in 2015, Dad bods were all the rage. It started ironically (as most things on the internet do), but became an actual trend once we all took it too far (as is what usually happens on the internet). There was even a twitter account called Hottest Dad Bods. At the time, I was 19, and very much not into the look. It probably had something to do with the fact that at 19 I looked about 14, and the idea of being with a guy who looked older than 20 was horrifying to me.

But now, at the much older, wiser age of 22, I gotta say… I think I might be into it? Tentatively? I think a guy that looks like he could lift a lot but would also have a healthy appreciation for McDonald’s, KFC, and/or Taco Bell and wears like, New Balance shoes might be my new type. That’s a real man, you know? I definitely used to be an abs kind of girl but truthfully, I also used to have abs. I do not any longer. I certainly do not have a perfect body, why should I expect that from my man?

I can promise you that before this year, I never looked at someone more than 5 years older than me and thought damn, can I have your number? I do it all the time now. I even do that mental math of half their age plus seven, am I too young for this man? (For the record, technically I shouldn’t date older than 30). Still, the other day in Trader Joe’s I shit you not, I was eyeing a whole ass father in the frozen foods aisle, complete with dad bod and toddler. Maybe I’m not into dad bods, maybe I’m just into dads? A 45 year old silver fox with a huge life insurance policy is way more attractive to me than some 22 year old douchebag in a backwards baseball cap.

Okay, maybe I’m just into wealth. Maybe I’m a gold digger. Maybe I’m willing to settle for a guy who’s a 7 if he can financially take care of me. Or maybe guys with Dad bods have better personalities because they don’t rely solely on looks to get chicks and that’s what I’m actually attracted to. Who knows. Either way, bring on the dads, the dad bods, and the wealthy old men on the verge of death, apparently I’m into it all now.