Discusses food indulgences among men and women. Asserts that women associate food indulgences with loved ones and celebratory occasions, while men have no such associations. Also suggests that women think of food indulgences as high fat content foods, and men define food indulgences based on cost. Briefly discusses the desire to be thin among American women. Created by Gwendolyn Stevens while she was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 495 class during Winter Semester 2002.