for men: what body type u like?

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for men: what body type u like?
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Wed, 05-31-2006 - 10:14pm
What do you looks for physically in a woman? skinny minny, or someone with more shape? or something else?
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Registered: 06-07-2006
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 5:02pm
I guess it's all a matter of opinion. Being an athletic kinda guy (running, softball, sports) I like my women able to keep up with me. Athletic to average I would say....
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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 10:35pm
I prefer women with a little meat on their bones but who keep some proportionality (meat being muscle or flab). So like anything from a denise austin to models in plus size fashion magazines. It looks healthy. On the other hand I don't get the "Ally McBeal/Olsen Twins" attraction that a lot of men like, for me, seeing bones is just gross.
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Registered: 11-21-2005
Tue, 06-20-2006 - 11:17pm
I thought no one would ever ask!
Here goes-
Waist MUST be smaller than butt. The more the difference, the better. Butt would ideally be a big, round, "bubble butt". Not flat, but protruding out. Hair would ideally be long and straight. Don't worry about toning your abs to get a six pack etc. etc. Don't worry if you're 4'10" tall. Don't worry if you have small breasts. Doesn't matter as long as the above is true.
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Registered: 11-21-2005
Wed, 06-21-2006 - 9:07am

All men have different tastes in womens' sizes.

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Registered: 11-21-2005
Wed, 06-21-2006 - 7:52pm

Hey Stacey,
You seem to be an expert on how guys think. LOL.
OK, you may have hit on a point that guys like "variety". Sure, I'll admit to that. Every guy likes variety, no one wants to get bored with just one kind. That's why you hear this statement a lot from married guys: "What... I'm just looking. I'm married, not dead".

You seem to be talking about what you have observed in social settings, the kind of women you see guys going out with. Things like some guys liking really large BBW women etc. are just occasional fetishes. That doesn't mean that those guys "only" like BBW women and would ignore a nice JLo-like figure.

If a guy is known to only date white women, that doesn't mean there will be no effect on him if Beyonce walked by in a tight, short skirt.

But, regardless of a woman's color, whether she is skinny or a few extra pounds, the most overpowering factor is butt-to-waist size difference.

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Registered: 11-21-2005
Thu, 06-22-2006 - 10:16am

I never claimed to be an expert on how men think.

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Registered: 11-01-2005
Thu, 06-22-2006 - 6:38pm

Playing devil's advocate a bit, I did read an article based on a "biological" study that said the ideal waist to HIP proportion was 0.7 in terms of physical attractiveness. (i.e. a woman with a 28-inch waist and 40-inch hipline). Something about men being biologically attracted to women who look like they will bear children well.

Now, I put "biological" in quotes because I think a lot of the arguments defending questionable male behavior (like cheating on his wife), fall back on the "but, it's just biology" defense, and I think that's a bunch of baloney. There's more than mere biology at work when it comes to human relationships...

and I agree with Stacey that we all find different things attractive, whether we're male or female. Good thing, too, because we're all given different shapes and sizes. :)

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>>Waist-Hip Ratio and female attractiveness

Strong correlations between attractiveness and particular physical properties have been found, across cultures. One of the more important properties is symmetry, which is also associated with physical health. Large clear eyes are also important. In women, a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of about 0.7 ratio (waist circumference that is 70% of the hips circumference), is typically considered very attractive. << pulled from http://www.human-evolution.org/genetic_physical_attraction.php

AJ, enjoying life with C.

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Registered: 11-21-2005
Thu, 06-22-2006 - 8:20pm
Ah, okay, I do think I recall reading something to that effect as well.
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Registered: 11-21-2005
Thu, 06-22-2006 - 9:02pm

Thank you Stacey and tallgirlcolo, I was about to mention the biological aSSpect too. LOL. This is mentioned in most articles/books on evolution. Well, I don't know if I can speak for ALL guys, but I do have a guy's mind, so I believe I can say what I said with a very high certainty. Plus, I know this from my guy friends too. (I just wish more guys would post their replies on this topic.)

I guess what I'm trying to say is that if the waist to hip size difference is not much, the woman becomes less attractive. I like big breasts too, don't get me wrong. But only if they are perched on top of a waist that is narrower than the butt.

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Registered: 11-21-2005
Fri, 06-23-2006 - 9:07am
My waist is slightly smaller than my hips, but since I have fairly narrow hips and I carry my excess weight in my belly, the difference is only slight.