Hi Dana, I'm young, as is my husband. We have been friends since we were kids. Never sweet on each other (at least I wasn't lol) but we were close. I was always getting hurt, and I never realized what I was looking for was right in front of me until he told me after many years how he felt about me. He confessed he even saved himself for me. It's hard to tell our story to strangers or over the internet, people would have to know us to understand how strong our marriage really is. It sometimes freaks people out cuz we're so young. But I think we're the most mature, level-headed, grounded young adults I have ever been around. My husband sees through my fat and knows how beautiful I'll someday be. He is very comfortable with it, he knows that just because I lose a large amount of weight I'm not going to throw my hands up, put on skimpy clothes, and go dancing the night away. I know myself better than anyone, and I never liked that whole scene. I have stuck my toe into that end of the pool and it wasn't my style. I'm not going to let my gaurd down and accept the attention from the same people who once ignored me. It's the opposite, I have such a grudge against most people because I know how they truly are. He knows he has nothing to worry about, and I know I have nothing to worry about. I have known him for a long time, he's one of the rare chivalrous young men this generation has to offer. If he was one of those up tight possessive ******** I would of detected that long ago. It's just something I feel deep down. I can understand how it is on the opposite side of the fence though. It's a very serious issue but I admit some of it is downright funny. It's hilarious how jealous some men think they can be over us girls. Divorce rates scare me. They don't scare my husband (I don't know why, he's so confident about our love sometimes it ****** me off, lol yeah I know I'm a nut). But we both know about it but we also both know how we feel about each other and that no matter what we'll always give our marriage our 100%. No one can predict the future, but I decided instead of wasting time worrying about it, just enjoy the present and chances are it'll stay that way. Congrats on your weight loss! -LBP

I would hardly call WLS a fad. And I doubt even more that people dream up success stories and try to make others believe them because "misery loves company". That's just plain silly. You might have a better response if you gave factual information without the bias.