Women like this body type. How about you?

[+ jeezopete]

Women in gyms apparently favor the dad bod. I'm guessing that while there may be many here that also find it appealing, that's not what the majority of us look for when we hire.

 

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/whats-hot/surveys-say-this-male-body-type-is-considered-the-most-attractive/ar-BBCUbGs?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

 

What do you think?

[+ nycman]

What do you think?

 

The survey was done at "a gym which advocates for body acceptance"....

 

Talk about a biased sample group....what did they EXPECT the results to be?

 

Even then....bitches lie.

[+ quoththeraven]

Women in gyms apparently favor the dad bod. I'm guessing that while there may be many here that also find it appealing, that's not what the majority of us look for when we hire.

 

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/whats-hot/surveys-say-this-male-body-type-is-considered-the-most-attractive/ar-BBCUbGs?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

 

What do you think?

I can't take a one-time survey, about which we know nothing (was it nationwide or local? how many participants? how representative were the demographics?), other than it probably only covered Planet Fitness members, seriously. For all we know, women could be selecting against the perceived vanity of gym rats or in favor of men whose bodies or workout ethic don't outshine their own.

 

My preference visually? Thin and androgynous. Muscles are a nice bonus - I don't dislike them - but only to a point. Huge delts and biceps are ugly to me, not attractive.

 

(Yes, for those of you who don't know, I'm a cis woman who has hired in the past.)

 

Even then....bitches lie.

 

And men don't? Thank you for being upfront about your sexism. Your honesty is appreciated.

[+ sniper]

Depends. There are guys who are handsome and have good skin and that makes up for a lot. I mean I'd rather be with a guy with a mediocre body who has a nice face and whose skin feels nice to the touch than with a guy with an amazingly shaped body but his skin is a mess from the steroids or he's always sweating profusely because he's on thermogenic fat burners etc.

[+ FreshFluff]

Male body type is just not that important to most women especially if it's not extreme. At straight clubs, men wear button down shirts and sometimes suit coats, even in the heat.

[BaronArtz]

I doubt very much women favor dad bods. The article also claims women like confident men ... that is an argument I would be inclined to believe. Confidence is sexy. And of course wallet size. A girl in her teens or early twenties may lust after the captain of the football team, but past that, wallet size is the most important part of the male anatomy to them.

 

But what do I know about women?

[Phil_musc]

Isn't this article just another example of Fake News?

[rvwnsd]

Isn't this article just another example of Fake News?

No, it isn't. A chain of gyms did a study and it is being reported on. Doesn't sound fake to me.

 

The survey results don't surprise me for the same reasons outlined by @FreshFluff. Additionally, there are guys who have a gym bod who I don't find attractive and others who I do find attractive. The same principal applies to guys who have a dad bod.

[Jim Corrigan]

No, it isn't. A chain of gyms did a study and it is being reported on. Doesn't sound fake to me.

 

The survey results don't surprise me for the same reasons outlined by @FreshFluff. Additionally, there are guys who have a gym bod who I don't find attractive and others who I do find attractive. The same principal applies to guys who have a dad bod.

 

Love dad bods !!

[+ quoththeraven]

Male body type is just not that important to most women especially if it's not extreme.

 

I would like to repeat that first sentence for everyone in the back row.

 

There is also evidence that some straight men prefer chubby or fat women but date thin women instead because it gives them social credibility. That way, fat and chubby women get relegated to fetish objects.

 

https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/6/27/15873072/google-porn-addiction-america-everybody-lies

 

Being on the fat/chubby side doesn't seem to have hampered my social life, but feeling and acting confident helps.

[nate_sf]

This is consistent with other surveys I've read about women's preference in men's bods. I believe there was a British survey a year or so ago that had the same conclusion.

 

Also based on the small sample of straight women I work with in my office, I'd think this would be the case. From time to time a super hot man will come into the office, and while they'll gawk a bit there is also a lot of eye-rolling. I think there is a perception a buffed-out guy is high-maintenance and full of himself, whereas a handsome but slightly beefy guy is approachable and friendly. At least that is what I observe. What jumped out for me in the article: 78 percent of women believe that guys with dad bods are most comfortable and confident in their own skin. And there’s really nothing more attractive than that. Based on the women I know, I think the "comfortable and confident in their own skin" is a big deal in what they find attractive in men.

 

I think there is also something to be said for the bias of the sample group, as @nycman notes. The rep from Planet Fitness admits as much when she said that the gym franchise wanted to collect this data so gym members wouldn’t feel self-conscious about working out. But I wonder if the results would be different from women at a gym that makes a big deal about body image, like Equinox for example.

[+ FreshFluff]

And of course wallet size. A girl in her teens or early twenties may lust after the captain of the football team, but past that, wallet size is the most important part of the male anatomy to them.

 

Yeah, but I'd say that status and power are more attractive on a primal level than wallet size. That's why it's not surprising that the girl who wants the captain of the football team eventually goes for a CEO.

[+ nycman]

Even then....bitches lie.

 

Thank you for being upfront about your sexism. Your honesty is appreciated.

 

Who said I was talking about women?

 

To paraphrase Alaska Thurderfuck....

 

Some of the biggest bitches I know have GIGANTIC penises!

 

Grin

[john1973]

Love dad bods too. They usually come with just a tolerable level of vanity.

[MassageDrew]

I do think some dad bods are hot as long as the guys have the confidence to carry it.

[john1973]

I do think some dad bods are hot as long as the guys have the confidence to carry it.

 

Or, you can tell them what you find beautiful about their bodies and help them find the confidence to feel that way about themselves.

[+ WilliamM]

My preference visually? Thin and androgynous. Muscles are a nice bonus - I don't dislike them - but only to a point. Huge delts and biceps are ugly to me, not attractive.

 

Being on the fat/chubby side doesn't seem to have hampered my social life, but feeling and acting confident helps.

 

Agree with your first quote. Since you are one of the few people here whom I have met, you do come across as being confident; it's one of your very best assets.

[Rudynate]

Women in gyms apparently favor the dad bod. I'm guessing that while there may be many here that also find it appealing, that's not what the majority of us look for when we hire.

 

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/whats-hot/surveys-say-this-male-body-type-is-considered-the-most-attractive/ar-BBCUbGs?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

 

What do you think?

 

I like dad bods, but I probably like fit muscle guys more. I'm especially drawn to men that are solid, who have little baggage. A dad bod says, "I'm comfortable in my own skin, " which is very sexy.

[BasketBaller]

Thinking back to my years as a "straight" high school and college student, I don't remember that out-of-shape guys were unable to get dates. The only ones who consistently struck out were the ones whose hygiene and/or grooming wasn't great.

[+ Gar1eth]

Male body type is just not that important to most women especially if it's not extreme. At straight clubs, men wear button down shirts and sometimes suit coats, even in the heat.

 

Are we sure about this? Anyone on here with training in evolutionary biology/psychology?

 

 

On an evolutionary basis, you would think women would like more muscular types as these type of men would be more likely to survive and be better providers. On the other hand I guess if it evolution/natural selection only provides urges then this type of preference for a good provider could be transferred to a more modern day equivalent of someone financially secure with a good job.

 

Considering my bowling pin-like shape, I'm guessing I'd be on the extreme end. But obvioualy in the final analysis, what women like doesn't concern me. If only guys liked my kind of shape -me included.

 

The interesting thing to my mind is that I remember being attracted to handsome TV/movie actors and to muscular body types as a young child-probably younger than 6 years of age.

 

There's a scene from the movie Li'l Abner that I know was one of my favorites during my elementary school years, and I think I had seen it when I was even younger.

 

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/u33k4q63pn90mrl/File%20Jul%2005%2C%208%2030%2036%20PM.jpeg?dl=0

 

Gman

[TruHart1]

...

 

The interesting thing to my mind is that I remember being attracted to handsome TV/movie actors and to muscular body types as a young child-probably younger than 6 years of age.

 

There's a scene from the movie Li'l Abner that I know was one of my favorites during my elementary school years, and I think I had seen it when I was even younger.

 

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/u33k4q63pn90mrl/File%20Jul%2005%2C%208%2030%2036%20PM.jpeg?dl=0

 

Gman

I was also very young when I saw Li'l Abner on TV and I remember being fascinated by this same bodybuilder scene! Much different than you, I'm sure @Gar1eth, I was fascinated with Julie Newmar's portrayal of Stupifyin' Jones, for her power over almost all men! I always liked her after that as an actress, most likely because I liked the power over men that character had!

http://www.cinemaretro.com/uploads/julienewmanlilabner.jpg

 

TruHart1

[+ FreshFluff]

Are we sure about this? Anyone on here with training in evolutionary biology/psychology?

 

Behavioral studies that use speed dating and online dating data suggests that women care a lot less about body type (other than height) and more about career/status than men. That's why gay male culture is so appearance oriented while lesbians are mostly about compatibility and personality.

[+ Gar1eth]

Behavioral studies that use speed dating and online dating data suggests that women care a lot less about body type (other than height) and more about career/status than men. That's why gay male culture is so appearance oriented while lesbians are mostly about compatibility and personality.

 

I'm only 5'8".

 

Gman

[+ quoththeraven]

There is a significant controversy about the scientific validity of evolutionary psychology's approach to gender differences. I cannot quickly find a good non-technical summary but neurobiologist Cordelia Fine's Delusions of Gender is a good place to start.

 

However, on a survey/observational basis, I agree with FreshFluff's assessment of how important physical appearance is to heterosexual women. I have no clue about lesbians because I don't know any out lesbians IRL from which to judge. My sense is that more women are bisexual than lesbian and that observations that apply to heterosexual women also apply to bisexual women, many of whom are married or in relationships with men and thus are widely assumed to be straight anyway.

 

My experience is that women are not as concerned with male careers and status, but that's based on contact with women with at least some college education and a middle-class background. A truly random sample might well still show different results because of the assumption that the man in a relationship should be higher status and the reality that men earn more on average.

[Rudynate]

Behavioral studies that use speed dating and online dating data suggests that women care a lot less about body type (other than height) and more about career/status than men. That's why gay male culture is so appearance oriented while lesbians are mostly about compatibility and personality.

 

Quite a few years ago, I was part of a social set that involved a fair number of upwardly-mobile lipstick lesbians. The way they lived was completely foreign to the way urban gay men lived at the time.

 

They were investors or entrepreneurs or c-level executives, lived in high-end condos in the 'burbs, drove luxury import cars and were all coupled. Periodically, a couple would break up, but each of the parties quickly settled into another relationship with a new partner.

 

They even had a characteristic look and style of dress-sort of feminine butch: slacks tucked into knee-high boots, blazers, scarves, fabulous hair, great makeup, and tasteful jewelry.

 

I've always remembered that.