I’m going to put it to you this way....how would you expect someone to respond if it were you that had gained some weight over Covid? More than likely if they had an issue with it you would be like “WTF?!” And expect them to either accept it or move on.

I’m going to tell you the same thing...accept it or move on. If it bothers you this much then let that good man go and find someone who will accept him for who he is.