+ purplekow Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 It seems to me that I have been seeing more and more very good looking men. Just yesterday for example, the new security person at my job, my waiter at lunch and several shoppers at the supermarket. all caught my eye and increased by heart rate. So is it just that as I age I appreciate men more or am I just a dirty old man. Of course those two things are not mutually exclusive. + Oliver, mike carey, Vulgarii and 2 others 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epigonos Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Of course you are a dirty old man just like me. I definitely agree the number a gorgeous men out there seems to have increased. I just wish so many of them weren't sporting HUGE out of control beards and an absurd number of ugly tattoos. + LIguy, + Charlie, + sync and 5 others 3 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maninsoma Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 I doubt men are objectively getting better looking, but your reaction is changing. Watch an old TV show or movie and notice how men you didn't find particularly attractive when you were younger look quite handsome to your older mind. Enchanted, RobPA, + Vegas_Millennial and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, maninsoma said: I doubt men are objectively getting better looking, but your reaction is changing. I disagree . The combination of gym culture / healthy lifestyle and the commonality of mixed ethnicity families all do contribute to a generation of men who look extremely handsome /healthy and different from past generations. Not to say that we don't grow less picky as we get older ...but I definitely see more men who fit all my usual preferences than when I was in my 20s. Edited August 27, 2022 by pubic_assistance + StLouisOct, nate_sf, Dirks and 5 others 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 1 hour ago, purplekow said: am I just a dirty old man You're a dirty old man who is just having PTSD reactions to the car wash extravaganza you observed the other day. RealAvalon, thomas, Luv2play and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MscleLovr Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Is your vision more roseate nowadays @purplekow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winky Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 I also think our idea about what's handsome changes, influenced by popular media and advertising. We find more beauty because the influence of these is wider and stronger (more present, more engaging) now, so more people aspire to those ideals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maninsoma Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 At the same time that there is a more evident "gym culture" there is also a far greater percentage of obese people. + BenjaminNicholas, pubic_assistance, + Pensant and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ purplekow Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 1 hour ago, MscleLovr said: Is your vision more roseate nowadays @purplekow? Well either I am wearing rose colored glasses or I need new glasses, in either case, there is a lot out there to delight my vision. + Pensant and + sync 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ purplekow Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 1 hour ago, samhexum said: You're a dirty old man who is just having PTSD reactions to the car wash extravaganza you observed the other day. You know that was an odd occurrence. Hot young men dancing in bathing suits but definitely gave me a uncomfortable feeling checking them out. RealAvalon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ friendofsheila Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Someone please point me to the thread with the car wash before my brain explodes. + Charlie and + Vegas_Millennial 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sniper Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 19 hours ago, maninsoma said: At the same time that there is a more evident "gym culture" there is also a far greater percentage of obese people. I'm not so sure about that, given they started using BMI to declare people obese when muscle is heavier than fat and more people lift weights. If it were measured by bodyfat percentage it's probably higher but not at all sure it's "far" higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ StLouisOct Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 20 hours ago, maninsoma said: At the same time that there is a more evident "gym culture" there is also a far greater percentage of obese people. True, but we’re talking about whether there is an increased number of fit, good looking men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, sniper said: If it were measured by bodyfat percentage it's probably higher but not at all sure it's "far" higher In Pennsylvania they've had to remodel many of the restaurants with booth seating because people can't fit into them anymore. For the rest of us who aren't obese the table seems abnormally far away from the seat now. Edited August 28, 2022 by pubic_assistance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AroydeeMahk Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 small t-shirt size in USA too big for people from other places! + Charlie, pubic_assistance and + Pensant 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, pubic_assistance said: I'm Pennsylvania they've had to remodel many of the restaurants with booth seating because people can't fit into them anymore. For the rest of us who aren't obese the table seems abnormally far away from the seat now. Based on the sexy young men who visit the most popular Starbucks in Philadelphia the answer is WOW. Well that Starbucks is close to the Rocky Statute so some tourists as well, especially from Italy, Germany and the city of Prague pubic_assistance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 When I say Pennsylvania ( as with any State ) I am referring to the people who live outside a major metropolitan area like Philadelphia. New York State is vastly unlike NYC. Pennsylvania is a different world from Philly. Etc etc. Large cities attract people from all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, pubic_assistance said: When I say Pennsylvania ( as with any State ) I am referring to the people who live outside a major metropolitan area like Philadelphia. New York State is vastly unlike NYC. Pennsylvania is a different world from Philly. Etc etc. Large cities attract people from all over The counties in Eastern Pennsylvania, including Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks are important as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 1 hour ago, WilliamM said: The counties in Eastern Pennsylvania, including Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks are important as well. Ok. Your point being ? I simply shared an observation about how PA restaurants have shifted their seating to accommodate larger waistlines. Which is a response to the comment about people getting more obese. Which is a response to the question are people getting better looking . So let's not veer into a conversation about the Demographics of Pennsylvania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sync Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/27/2022 at 10:31 AM, purplekow said: It seems to me that I have been seeing more and more very good looking men. Just yesterday for example, the new security person at my job, my waiter at lunch and several shoppers at the supermarket. all caught my eye and increased by heart rate. So is it just that as I age I appreciate men more or am I just a dirty old man. Of course those two things are not mutually exclusive. I have also been sensing that men seem to be more attractive and in greater numbers. My concern is that many of them appear to be way too young to be so good-looking. I wouldn't want to be a high-school teacher these days. + Pensant and + WilliamM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 19 hours ago, friendofsheila said: Someone please point me to the thread with the car wash before my brain explodes. No need to thank me; just send $. + friendofsheila 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ leo2510 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Has anyone other than me considered that, in today's image-consumed society, that good looking people of both sexes have far more opportunities to create good-looking children. And, less good-looking persons have fewer opportunities to procreate, so the general population is bound to get better looking each new generation? I know this sounds kinda 1930's Germany and all, but this seems rather the goal of eugenics, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Vegas_Millennial Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 13 minutes ago, leo2510 said: Has anyone other than me considered that, in today's image-consumed society, that good looking people of both sexes have far more opportunities to create good-looking children. And, less good-looking persons have fewer opportunities to procreate, so the general population is bound to get better looking each new generation? I know this sounds kinda 1930's Germany and all, but this seems rather the goal of eugenics, right? Another contributing factor may be attitude that every moment must be Instagram worthy, so more and more men are paying better attention to their grooming, clothing fit, and the like so they can pop that smile for their selfie and group photos hundreds of times throughout the day. Mercury and + sync 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sniper Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Dentistry and dermatology have made very significant advances in the last 30+ years. Almost all people middle class and up have near perfect teeth and skin. And far fewer smoke. + Vegas_Millennial, + FrankR, + sync and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker1 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I think back then men were hitched a nd with kids by 30. Male appearance wasn't as prized.. Now people take care of themselves and quite a few of my straight friends have wives who outearn them. They are not shouldering the weight of the whole family on their shoulders. That is of course if they are married. We are not beasts of burden only fit to earn or wage war. I am quite liking this new era. lehigh and + sync 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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