Serious question- preferred body types in opposite sex

jennygarofalo

I think women judge other women more harshly than men do when it comes to body types. I think women are the most hardest on themselves. I'm 5 10 145-150 ish. I am too hard on myself. I used to be 120-120 and don't think it will happen again. I have curves and hips and larger upper thighs (Italian!). I'm not firm or muscular yet. My son and his friend were talking in the kitchen the other day and I overheard them. They were talking about butts thighs this and that (20 year old males!). They seem to prefer round booties, curves ect. Women for some reason fight this like the plague. They think they need to have no fat etc to be attractive to the opposite sex.

Myself, I prefer a person with some muscle tone, but I am also a sucker for the teddy bear type. What body type to do you prefer in the opposite sex? I figure we sometimes are too hard on ourselves and it would be fun to hear that everyone does not want a 1% body fat ratio!

stephaniejsharp

I'm a sucker for nice arms...but if the personality is nice then that trumps looks. However, give me a man with dark hair, light eyes, fit body, and a killer smile and I'm putty

ninerbuff

The responses will all be subjective due to preferences. Where some like the big butt girls with thick legs, others will like just a round butt with lean athletic legs and others will prefer small butt with skinny legs.
Society has put a big emphasis on females to look as "appealing" as they can going back thousands of years. While back then it was to get married off to a king or someone of royalty, nowadays it seems as a competition of who can get the most hits on their selfies.

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ncboiler89

A chick with a nice *kitten*. Nuff said.

zoeysasha37

Everyone will surely have a different opinion on this , but I do prefer men to be larger. 250lbs and over . I'm not into tiny men at all.

shezza4mobee

I think you're right, women do judge more harshly.
In terms of preferences gosh looking at all my serious relationships all those men (3) are like polar opposites!
I look for a little something in the eyes, shoulders and tall! A man has to tower over me at least a few inches. Otherwise built doesn't matter too much. Like saud above kindness and personality trumps looks.

moesis

This first thing I notice on a girl are her legs, then her curves. They don't need to be skinny, or have a thigh gap, just need to look good. I prefer if she takes care of herself; most likely a vegetarian or vegan and works out regularly. From there it is all personality and the sex.

lisalips30

hmm..

GreenGoddess22

I agree with you, we are our own worst enemy at times. I know I am overly critical of myself, always have been. When I was in HS and early college I truly believed I was fat and ugly. Looking back, I now realize that while not everyone's version of beautiful, I was certainly not fat and I was pretty. It is sad that it took 20 years to see that finally! Though, even now as an adult I can't look at myself in the mirror without picking myself apart: tiny eye wrinkles, flabby belly from having kids that I honestly cannot get to go away, cellulite on my thighs, grey hairs popping through....I'll probably never be able to see myself as others may see me.

Anyway, as far as what I find attractive on the opposite sex, I am attracted to fit, health conscious men. I am not looking at body builder types (although nice to see sometimes!), I find men of healthy weight/height proportions with toned arms attractive. Kind personality is a must! You can be the fittest man in the room, but arrogance and ignorance is a big turn off.

Jojomotivated

I'm a sucker for nice arms, myself xD

Mouse_Potato

My dream man: Jason Momoa
My actual man I wouldn't trade for anyone: Grey-haired, pudgy, only comes to the gym so I don't have another guy spot me on bench

Conclusion: doesn't matter. I go for brains and personality. For that matter, he fell for me when I was at my highest weight and thinks I'm super hot whether I gain or lose. Or at least he's smart enough to say he does!

Jessica_L_E

I gravitate toward tall men with facial hair and sometimes bald...but honestly just don't be an a**hole and have a great personality and sense of humor.

fitfreakymom

Tall and fit, mature, likes fitness to some degree and has to be secure with themselves.

katnroyal87

I prefer taller and stockier men. I don't want to feel like I would break them!

JeopardyRight

I like them shoulders myself and large eyes

callsitlikeiseeit

personality.

every time.

pretty boys are pretty to look at, but if they dont have the brains and humor to match mine... well, prettiness only lasts so long lol

CiclistaVal

No preference. A beautiful brain. I've dated different body types.

jennygarofalo

Mouse_Potato wrote: »

My dream man: Jason Momoa
My actual man I wouldn't trade for anyone: Grey-haired, pudgy, only comes to the gym so I don't have another guy spot me on bench

Conclusion: doesn't matter. I go for brains and personality. For that matter, he fell for me when I was at my highest weight and thinks I'm super hot whether I gain or lose. Or at least he's smart enough to say he does!

MMMM....Jason Momoa.

Thanks for the replies. We all need to realize (or I did) there is no "perfect".

ThatDudeDonny

I prefer thick n fit females. as long as they can move their own body weight with ease and aren't gasping for air from performing light activity. curvy and shapely are a definite plus.

wilsoncl6

I like all shapes and sizes, personality is the key and a lack of emotional craziness is very helpful.

urloved33

Is this like for when I go through the "drive through" to order a man?

wolverine66

i dated a range of women from 100lb petite to 200+ lb (she never let me know her weight, and I didn't ask. I didn't care). Brunette to blonde. Long hair to short hair.

They were all beautiful to me. My type isn't associated with a specific appearance. I understand that other people have certain things physically that they look for, but i just needed to be attracted to them generally.

So... Glad I could answer your question so decisively

PRMinx

Well, I guess it's been a while since we had this thread...

ElizabethKalmbach

I like a guy with enough fitness/nutrition knowledge to appreciate what I'm doing for myself and why. I love a guy with enough self discipline to come up with his own plan and stick with it until it's complete. With those two things, no matter what he started with, he's probably managed to get himself a physique I can appreciate, and he will similarly appreciate what I have done for myself.

EvgeniZyntx

PRMinx wrote: »

Well, I guess it's been a while since we had this thread...

PRMinx

EvgeniZyntx wrote: »

PRMinx wrote: »

Well, I guess it's been a while since we had this thread...

blueyellowhorse

Heck, at this point, I just wanna get laid.

MudGal14

Im pretty attracted to bigger guys. I don't mind a bit if a belly. idea guy would be bearded, big and tall.

Spnneil06

I like taller guys, don't care about the body type, brown eyes, great attitude, funny! I have one specific one in mind.

yopeeps025

One I had save conversation with a bouncer at my former job. I was like well I like to lift weights so I can throw around the women I date. I like women around I think I said 120-140 range. He laughs and said man that is small a women has to be 150 minimum for him. He is more likely over 6 " over 240 pounds of muscle easily.

salembambi

on men i prefer : thin but with nice shoulders/arms and hands
on women i prefer: i dont care i honestly am attracted to just about any body type on women women are *kitten* gorgeous