Why do guys do this?

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Registered: 07-24-2004
Why do guys do this?
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Fri, 07-30-2004 - 11:56pm
I love to walk around town for exercise while listening to music, and I happened to notice in my endevours that a lot of men mow their lawns with their shirts off. I'm not complaining because I certainly enjoy the eye candy, but I was wondering why exactly they do this? Is it simply because it's hot or do they want to show off their chest and upper body?

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iVillage Member
Registered: 05-27-2004
Sat, 07-31-2004 - 12:25am
Because they can!
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Registered: 05-17-2004
Sat, 07-31-2004 - 7:40am
I usually mow my lawn with my shirt off. It gets me dirtier, and sometimes sunburned, but it feels good when you catch a breeze, and yes, in part I do it for the benefit of the wife and anybody else that happens to see me. (Wife once told me how hot she thought I looked while mowing w/o my shirt on.) At least then, I know if my wife is looking, she's admiring me in a sort of sexual way. *sigh*
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Registered: 04-01-2003
Sat, 07-31-2004 - 8:14am
Because they can, because it feels good and (in my DH's case) so they can get a little sun on their back and chest. Except for a bit in front, all our yard is out back, and no one can see back there from the road. There's not really anyone around to ogle him, lol, so I know it's not that. Plus, Dh gets so sweaty mowing that it's more comfortable wearing nothing up there than wearing a sweat damp shirt for a few hours.
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Registered: 04-23-2004
Sat, 07-31-2004 - 9:22am
I agree, because they can, it's cooler, they can get

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 07-31-2004 - 9:28am
Because they're working, sweating and it's cooler. But it's not ALWAYS "eye candy" though! Often the ones with their shirts off, shouldn't be! LOL!

My DH only takes his off in the backyard since he feels that it's NOT particularly attractive to see a sweaty, dirty man running around topless.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-24-2004
Sat, 07-31-2004 - 10:07am
You could wear a bikini top or one of those sports bra tops while you mow the lawn. If you wear a bikini, you can spray yourself with the hose when you are finished. The dogs and I do it all the time. We have a six foot solid wood fence in our yard, so if the neighbors really want to see me in a bikini, they have to go to the trouble of going to the second story of their houses. *hehe*
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Registered: 07-24-2004
Sat, 07-31-2004 - 10:09am
That's hot. I'm going back to college soon and I won't have a lawn anymore, but I will have a carpet in my dorm room. Maybe I can find a guy to vacuum it with his shirt off.
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Registered: 01-03-2004
Sat, 07-31-2004 - 11:46am
For me its getting hot, sometimes that prompts me take mine off.
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Registered: 04-13-2004
Mon, 08-02-2004 - 1:49pm
I think because it's hot outside usually. Summer time mens less clothing for both sexes!
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Registered: 07-13-2004
Mon, 08-02-2004 - 6:20pm
Lawn mowing doesn't create much of a breeze like jogging or bike riding. Taking off the shirt allows for maximum cooling.

I doubt guys do it just to give the neighborhood woman a look, unless there is a particular one they are trying to impress.

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