I’m quite skinny and even though I prefer being skinny over being fat, I’d actually be better off being fat because, from what I’ve observed over the years is that people who are bigger and fatter, even if they’re actually not that fit or physically stronger, get more respect as a man. Being bigger in itself is usually perceived as more masculine by a lot of people.
My experience is that people tend to not respect you that much if you’re skinny, for women especially it’s a huge turn off. Thankfully gaining weight is not impossible, but it can be difficult asf, eating large amounts of food makes me feel like absolute garbage.