Mother's apron... I did not know this expression. I have it, too. I, too, hate it more than fat. Unlike you, I cannot blame it on C-sections: my births (3) were all vaginal.

In terms of who is looking at you - D.'s soon to be ex wife is petite and skinny. So we have no evidence of his liking fat women. On the other hand, this is as they say just one datapoint