[VIDEO] What's Wrong With Having A Fit, Muscular BF?
This YouTube vlogger decided to speak out about the stereotypes of couples having to be paired by body weight (thin with thin, overweight with overweight).
By Melody Oei — 19 Jun 2013, 05:26 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
Overweight Gloria Shuri Nava gets taunted for having a thin boyfriend
Gloria Shuri Nava is a 25 years old makeup artist best known for her Avatar and Chola Makeup Tutorials on YouTube.
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Gloria Shuri Nava, 25, from San Jose, is overweight. Her 22-year-old boyfriend of 18 months, Ali, who she met online, is 'fit and muscular'; and according to Miss Nave, many people can't comprehend why he would want to date her.
dailymail.co.ukThe idea that couples should be paired by body weight (thin with thin, and overweight with overweight), has lead one Californian woman to stand up and face bullies that taunt her everyday.
malaysiandigest.comThe taunts and comments Nava receives about her boyfriend
"Is he blind?" and "He's only with you to get a green card."
malaysiandigest.comAn ex said to Gloria, "Maybe if you lost weight, my parents would accept you, and we could be together again."
yahoo.com"He's so nice for being with you."
yahoo.comNava has also received questions like, "She has a boyfriend? What is wrong with the world?" and "These two had sex?! Oh god, why?"
malaysiandigest.com"It's great he can see past your looks."
dailymail.co.ukYouTube beauty vlogger speaks up about body weight and her "fit and muscular" boyfriend
Gloria met her boyfriend Ali online in 2009
The pair met online in 2009, after Ali, who currently lives in Glasgow Scotland, saw one of Nava's videos. They began instant messaging & for two-and-a-half years, spent hours talking online, developing a close bond from thousands of miles away - and each knew exactly what the other looked like.
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The couple confessed their feelings for each other in December 2011 (after two-and-a-half years of talking) and Ali flew to be with Gloria on 15 May 2012.
yahoo.comGloria Shuri Nava owns YouTube channel Glowpinkstah and has more than 250,000 subscribers
Nava owns YouTube channel, Glowpinkstah, where she reviews beauty products and shares details about her life. Nava say sof her channel, "While most are supportive, there are a fair number of bullies."
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