Women prefer bellies over 6-packs

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  • shankasaurus
    shankasaurus Posts: 116 Member
    Which is fine.

    However the survey isn't really about personality over looks.

    It is about the perception of men's personalities based on nothing but looks. Which is pretty sucky.

    This study shows that while men can agree on one type of attractiveness, women cannot.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090626153511.htm

    ETA: yes it is sucky when people are judged by their looks alone.
  • stacked
    stacked Posts: 51 Member
    no
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member

    Just because someone doesn't have a six pack or is massively ripped doesn't mean they're out of shape or have impaired mobility or any health problems.

    Oh come now! Not having a six pack does not always = obesity or poor health.

    The OP referenced "big bellies" and "beer bellies", not just undefined / non-6 pack stomachs. If you have a big gut hanging down over your belt line, I would suggest that there are health problems on the horizon for you...

    It would increase risk of disease. But so do a lot of other things that have absolutely nothing to do with waist circumference or weight. A man with a beer belly could have just as much muscle underneath as the man with a 6 pack. And they could have less disease risk factors than the man with the 6-pack.

    And none of that will necessarily affect the fun and satisfaction one has in a relationship. There are no guarantees of health. I doubt many women would want to be with a man just because they thought he might have less risk of disease later. If so, they'd be asking for a complete medical history, including family history, before deciding who to date.
  • Biggirllittledreams
    Biggirllittledreams Posts: 306 Member
    I can't say I am surprised by these results, but was this a scientific study or a survey? Does anyone have a link to the actual study?

    EL OH EL
    I'm pretty sure i read it's Fox..... So i hope your expectations are very very very very very low.
  • mallorytravels
    mallorytravels Posts: 86 Member
    I COMPLETELY agree!!! I love a little belly chub :-) what I am really attracted to are sculpted arms and shoulders. Get those biceps to work gents!!! ;-) haha
  • Return_of_the_Big_Mac
    Return_of_the_Big_Mac Posts: 474 Member
    Which is fine.

    However the survey isn't really about personality over looks.

    It is about the perception of men's personalities based on nothing but looks. Which is pretty sucky.

    This study shows that while men can agree on one type of attractiveness, women cannot.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090626153511.htm

    ETA: yes it is sucky when people are judged by their looks alone.

    The study you linked says that women prefer thin, muscular men
  • Biggirllittledreams
    Biggirllittledreams Posts: 306 Member
    Which is fine.

    However the survey isn't really about personality over looks.

    It is about the perception of men's personalities based on nothing but looks. Which is pretty sucky.

    This study shows that while men can agree on one type of attractiveness, women cannot.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090626153511.htm

    ETA: yes it is sucky when people are judged by their looks alone.

    I'd like to think that perhaps women can just think for themselves when it comes to what they find attractive. ;P
  • shankasaurus
    shankasaurus Posts: 116 Member
    Which is fine.

    However the survey isn't really about personality over looks.

    It is about the perception of men's personalities based on nothing but looks. Which is pretty sucky.

    This study shows that while men can agree on one type of attractiveness, women cannot.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090626153511.htm

    ETA: yes it is sucky when people are judged by their looks alone.

    The study you linked says that women prefer thin, muscular men

    "As a group, the women rating men showed some preference for thin, muscular subjects, but disagreed on how attractive many men in the study were. Some women gave high attractiveness ratings to the men other women said were not attractive at all."

    Yes, they showed a preference but within that they still couldn't decide if they thought those men were attractive or not. Whereas the men's responses were more in line with each other.

    ETA: bolded more words because science.
  • Biggirllittledreams
    Biggirllittledreams Posts: 306 Member
    I COMPLETELY agree!!! I love a little belly chub :-) what I am really attracted to are sculpted arms and shoulders. Get those biceps to work gents!!! ;-) haha

    I'm actually the same way oddly enough - it's not something i consciously have thought about either. Looking back at the men i've dated/found attractive/been with, i've found that men with sculpted arms yet a 'bit of a belly' are the ones i've found the most attractive.

    To each their own. :)
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    I can't say I am surprised by these results, but was this a scientific study or a survey? Does anyone have a link to the actual study?

    EL OH EL
    I'm pretty sure i read it's Fox..... So i hope your expectations are very very very very very low.

    Fox news doesn't typically (ever?) do studies. They do however often poorly report the results. Just because it's on Fox News does not mean a study is flawed.
  • vballstlgirl
    vballstlgirl Posts: 24 Member
    From my perspective, I am all over the place in terms of body type preference - I am much more about who the person is. But I do have to admit I felt more insecure when I dated super fit, muscular guys. I felt like I had to keep up, which meant hours at a time in the gym and barely eating. I felt most secure dating someone who works out, but does not have 6 pack abs, a bit of a tummy, and indulges in a cheat meal or two during the week. Just my preference though!
  • Biggirllittledreams
    Biggirllittledreams Posts: 306 Member
    Which is fine.

    However the survey isn't really about personality over looks.

    It is about the perception of men's personalities based on nothing but looks. Which is pretty sucky.

    This study shows that while men can agree on one type of attractiveness, women cannot.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090626153511.htm

    ETA: yes it is sucky when people are judged by their looks alone.

    The study you linked says that women prefer thin, muscular men

    "As a group, the women rating men showed some preference for thin, muscular subjects, but disagreed on how attractive many men in the study were. Some women gave high attractiveness ratings to the men other women said were not attractive at all."

    Yes, they showed a preference but within that they still couldn't decide if they thought those men were attractive or not. Whereas the men's responses were more in line with each other.

    ETA: bolded more words because science.

    If you actually look at the study, the source is exactly - word for word - the same as the article quoted. The study also doesn't seem to be replicated, nor does it mention having much validity, and it doesn't seem to be specific about the results of the characteristics they measured (for example: they didn't give us the high numerical values that the 'thin' and 'confidence' characteristics yielded within the study) with makes me skeptical. It may just be the studies i'm used to, but it isn't providing me with the pieces of information i'm used to seeing in psychological studies i'm used to seeing, so i don't trust it.

    I don't know how reliable sciencedaily is as i don't frequent it personally, but i don't trust the study as far as i can throw it.
  • DenDweller
    DenDweller Posts: 1,438 Member
    Fascinating

    You forgot the eyebrow quirk.

    Again!
  • Biggirllittledreams
    Biggirllittledreams Posts: 306 Member
    I can't say I am surprised by these results, but was this a scientific study or a survey? Does anyone have a link to the actual study?

    EL OH EL
    I'm pretty sure i read it's Fox..... So i hope your expectations are very very very very very low.

    Fox news doesn't typically (ever?) do studies. They do however often poorly report the results. Just because it's on Fox News does not mean a study is flawed.

    I never said they did a study - hence why i said 'i read it was Fox' as i remember somebody referencing the article as one from Fox News above. I was merely trying to help when i first scrolled through (obviously before i decided to answer and such), that's all.

    I also never said that something being reported on Fox meant it was automatically flawed. I merely said to have low expectations because - like you say yourself - they are not the best at reporting accurately.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    However I'd totally pick Seth Rogan over Zac Effron. I mean, really.

    Me too! I thought I'd be the odd one out there, haha!

    Seth Rogan is funny and Zac Effron is a baby. Now if I had to pick between Seth and Dane...

    bd5f85cdb9d107ae8fb6ad5660993792.jpg
  • shankasaurus
    shankasaurus Posts: 116 Member
    If you actually look at the study, the source is exactly - word for word - the same as the article quoted. The study also doesn't seem to be replicated, nor does it mention having much validity, and it doesn't seem to be specific about the results of the characteristics they measured (for example: they didn't give us the high numerical values that the 'thin' and 'confidence' characteristics yielded within the study) with makes me skeptical. It may just be the studies i'm used to, but it isn't providing me with the pieces of information i'm used to seeing in psychological studies i'm used to seeing, so i don't trust it.

    I don't know how reliable sciencedaily is as i don't frequent it personally, but i don't trust the study as far as i can throw it.

    Agreed. It's clearly junk. :)
  • lizzybathory
    lizzybathory Posts: 229
    I can't say I am surprised by these results, but was this a scientific study or a survey? Does anyone have a link to the actual study?

    EL OH EL
    I'm pretty sure i read it's Fox..... So i hope your expectations are very very very very very low.
    Even a broken clock is right twice a day... haha.
  • talentedmom56
    talentedmom56 Posts: 14 Member
    I prefer a larger man. Always have. Since I was a kid I saw larger men as extreamly handsome. Thin men have nothing to hold onto at night.
    Many thin men like me becasue I'm large. Sometimes that's a kink, other times it's a true connection (It ws for my husband).
    People like people for different reasons.
    For me, the heart and eyes are much more important than the body, but I'll take chunky over thin.
    Guess that means I agree with the study.
    Candace
  • shankasaurus
    shankasaurus Posts: 116 Member
    Seth Rogan is funny and Zac Effron is a baby. Now if I had to pick between Seth and Dane...

    bd5f85cdb9d107ae8fb6ad5660993792.jpg

    funny and hot. *swoon* I spend way too much time on mfp looking at shirtless pics.
  • Return_of_the_Big_Mac
    Return_of_the_Big_Mac Posts: 474 Member
    when was Dane Cook ever funny?

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