New York, NY -- "Esquire" magazine is taking a brutally honest approach to personals in its June issue.

The magazine is running personal ads for singles with real issues such as being overweight, deep in debt and still living with their parents.

Some ads include people like short, 150-pound 28-year-old Dana Robinson who writes: "It's true, I've eaten one too many bonbons in recent days, and my pants are feeling a little snugger. Yet despite my spare tire, ghetto booty and the mountain of laundry taking over my room, I'm cute."

Then there's 56-year-old Philip Kaplan from Chicago who writes: "I may shoot blanks, but I have a mouthful of beautiful custom-made teeth. The only problem is that I can't eat any hard foods, which might be the reason that I have an abundance of gas."

Finally, 52-year-old Michelle Hardenbrook is looking for love despite the fact that, in her words: "My breasts sag enough that I could throw them over my shoulders to fend off cold, and my stomach seems to be following them south."

More personals can be read at esquire.com/brutal.

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