A hopeful husband-to-be has been denied marrying his prospective wife until he is able to shed some weight, Daily Mirror reports.
The father of the bride told his daughter's suitor that he is 'too fat' and must lose up to 9-stone from his hefty 23-stone physique before he marries his daughter.
The hopeful husband-to-be wants to ask his neighbour for her hand in marriage – but her dad insists he must the condition.
The dejected man said "For the last three years, I have been working hard to slash my weight. I have been exercising and dieting relentlessly."
Despite already losing four stone, the Saudi man was still told by his potential new father-in-law that he was too fat and would have to shed more weight.
The date of the wedding would be decided as soon as he weighed in at 14 stone, he was told.
Women in Saudi, reports say, can only marry men approved by their fathers, who act as their 'guardians'.
According to a health report last year, 70% of Saudi men are obese while 37% of Saudi women face problems related to being overweight.
It is estimated that about 20,000 people die annually in Saudi Arabia from obesity-related diseases.
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