It genuinely sucks that being fat means that a large percentage of people wouldn't even entertain the idea of dating me. Because they have preconceived notions about my character, my personality, and my lifestyle based upon my size. But my size tells them nothing about me except how big I am. They cannot determine my loyalty, my honesty, my ingenuity, my intelligence, my drive, my anything, just by looking at me. And because of their prejudicial projections, they will never get to know how amazing I truly am.
Unfortunately, missing out on that does not have any impact on them or their lives. But it does on my life. Not individually, but when viewed as a whole, each individual choice compounds. To the point that it becomes far more difficult for me to meet people who want to get to know who I am and see if we're compatible enough to date, because the majority of people I meet have decided they would rather not as soon as they see me. And that fucking hurts. It is painful having this understanding because I know I can't change it. It's just a shitty fact that I have to accept.