Models deemed too skinny by men.

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Men do not actually believe that models have the ideal body shape, while women do not seem to like overly muscular men, according to a study from Tada.com (an Internet coupon source) on body happiness. The current size of men lines up with what they believe to be ideal, whereas a majority of women are a size 16, but wish they were a size 8. When the sexes were polled about each other, it turns out that men think that a curvy, medium-height woman is ideal (tall and thin garnered zero percent of the vote), while women found guys of a medium height and an average build to be most attractive.

The survey also found that 57% of online buyers are somewhat satisfied with what they see in the mirror, with smaller percentages being totally satisfied or totally unsatisfied with their physical appearance. Not surprisingly, 33% of these shoppers are...