text: i enjoy the guy i'm dating, but he's skinny.  can i become attracted to him over time? i really like this guy, but i'm not used to dating someone slender.  i'm an average-slender woman myself, and am normally attracted to men with average/athletic builds.  does anyone have advice, or experience with dating skinny guys? over time it probably won't matter as much. he'll also likely become less skinny as he ages (metabolism slows down).  if you're not attracted to him now though, maybe you should just see him as a friend. then, if you start feeling attracted to him later, your friendship may just naturally evolve into a relationship.