The perfect summer tan is widely coveted, but there are some who put their dark complexion above all else.
Tanorexia is a serious epidemic hitting the nation. This addiction to tanning is promoted by celebrities such as
Paris Hilton,
Lindsay Lohan and
Giorgio Armani, whose perma-tans have inspired many. Tanorexics and Man-Tanners alike expose themselves to harmful UV rays on a daily basis in order to achieve the perfect sun-kissed (read: orange) glow. Tanorexia is a serious problem. Many hours are dedicated to laying outside, perpetually following the path of the sun. And many dollars spent on tanning salons, Hawaiian Tropic tanning oil and dermatologists.
For many tanorexics, tanning is euphoric. However, the cost of this high can be deadly. Severe skin damage and skin cancer are two common side-effects linked to this addiction.
Crispy and sun-worshipping....Would you date someone who is tanorexic?
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No. B/C the people I know who do that can't stop talking about it and they spend too much time putting all their money into doing it again.Â
umm no. a guy who is a tanorexic?
Nope.
No.
i'd probably be turned off by it. but that wouldn't mean i wouldn't date them.
No. they'd probably worry too much about being tan and obsess over it.
I'll date him after I get him off his tan addiction.
I don't know. I just think tanning beds are just a waste of money, but that's because I'm already tanned. I like my boyfriend the way he is :)
No. It means they're ignorant... and that would drive me crazy.
Skin cancer & catcher's mitt skin are not too far away....
No, thanks.
Don't get me wrong. I have no problem with natural skin tones, and I have nothing against a woman who gets a natural tan.
That said, the pale-skin type of thing in a woman is attractive to me. Maybe I'm weird, but it is.
Tanorexic sounds like someone who refuses to tan. Shouldn't it be "tanemia" or "morbidly tanese?"
To answer your question, hecks no. I'm a pasty Irish kid, so tanning seems vain and gross. Girls in my high school did that all the time and they looked disgusting.
no.
not a fan of leather.
no.
no thanks!
Um, no. Either a light-skinned guy or a guy who is naturally tan, thank you. I'm glad I'm naturally tan, I don't need that crap.
Definitely not. I only date pale guys or those who were tanned from working hard out in the sun (or from attending rock concerts with me, as the case may be, lol.)
They probably have other fixations if they have to have daily fixes of "sun".
No. Not unless, they're out in the sun because of something else like sports.
No. No. No. If someone was tan by being outside and actually doing stuff, sure. But if they go lie on a bed for hours to get their tan? How useless.
I think you meant.. Tan-aholic.
and yeah it'd be kind of weird, unless they get their tan from actually doing something out in the sun, then that would be okay.
*laughing so hard that i am unable to answer the question*
No. Unnatural tans, whether orange or from a tanning bed almost never look good, and almost everyone I know who does it does it to excess (without being conscious of it), it seems highly addictive and I am not sure why as I've never done it myself.
I wouldn't want to date someone who would probably have problems later in life because of it, and obviously is so uncomfortable in their own skin to the point that they'd put themselves at serious risk. Skin cancer is ALREADY a serious concern among white people in America, so our skin hasn't built the melanoma that darker people's have, nevermind deliberately exposing yourself to it. That's just insane to me. Call me pasty legs, call me whatever, but you're the one who looks like a leather handbag at the age of 20. And while I can put some Jergen's natural glow on my legs should I feel ashamed of my natural color, you're never going t look your age again.
I truly think this is a dangerous, mind-blowingly stupid fad, and I am so glad I am not apart of it.
That said, a guy with a natural tan looks good. My boyfriend's in Israel for 2 wks. So I'm thinking I might be gettin some of that when he gets back...