“ …when women sat with men they ate rabbit food or other meals “of significantly lower caloric value” than in all-women groups. The more men dining with a woman, the less she ate.
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Brain food: why single women eat salad | Science | The Guardian
This doesn’t surprise me at all - I, too, have fallen victim to this syndrome, feeling nervous about having a meal with a man I’m trying to impress and thus politely refusing dessert. What a shame! If you’re with someone who makes you feel like you have to alter your behaviour to something unnatural, then it may well be time to consider whether the man is in a relationship with you, or with a pseudo-you. I guarantee that you are more fun and lovable.
