I'm stronger than my significant other

I think it would be hilarious, almost a get out of jail card from having to do a lot of the heavy lifting I do around the house....nah, you're stronger, you go ahead and move the couches, etc. LOL \m/

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How was this measured?

We were standing toe to toe (we are roughly the same height) and we locked hands and our arms were in a position almost like a military press is the best way I can describe it. He tried to push my arms down and then I tried to push his. It was pretty close, but I won.

Hmmm . . . me thinks this is not a good test of strength. Maybe you're just smarter than him. (Technique, use of leverage . . .)

There are definitely better ways to compare true strength.

Also a real man would let her win!

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If my gf was stronger than me, I wouldn't leave the gym until summer.

I wouldn't date a woman stronger than me...but she'd have to be an exceptional lifter to be there so it's more a comment about me.

How was this measured?

We were standing toe to toe (we are roughly the same height) and we locked hands and our arms were in a position almost like a military press is the best way I can describe it. He tried to push my arms down and then I tried to push his. It was pretty close, but I won.

Not sure this can be the determining factor. Can you lift more than him?

I can bench press his 11 year old daughter... I don't know if he has tried. Maybe we should try that? Hahaha

Hahaha you need to come up with a much better way before you go around telling everybody that you are stronger than your BF! At least make it official before you embarrass him!

So you have one set of muscles that is stronger than the corresponding set of muscles on your significant other. Yay for you. How about the rest of the muscles? Not so much? Okay, then I don't think you can legitimately call yourself "stronger" than him. Try some real tests of strength, and find out whether you actually are stronger. Bicep curls, bench presses, deadlifts, squats, etc. Pushing someone's hands down....yeah, not a big deal really.

We arent positive about anything (long distance relationship) but we're pretty sure we balance each other out, so to speak. my stomach and arms put him to shame, while his legs and back make me look like ive never stood up in my life lol. it just has a lot to do with what we enjoy. he's a runner, and takes pride in his legs. i like to throw stuff around and prove that my gender and looks have nothing to do anything. As of now, i dont think it bothers him, but honestly i think thats because he doesnt really know just how strong i am.

It wouldn't bother me unless her penis was bigger!

Meh, it's an ego thing, like so much stuff in relationships. If it bothers you (plural), fix it. If you can't fix it, reassess your relationship.

Would it bother you if your GF was taller than you?
Would it bother if your wife made more money than you? (mine did for a long time! And we both have the same graduate degree).
Would it bother if she ran 10 km faster than you? 100 m?
Would it bother if she beat you at scrabble? At chess? At trivial pursuit? I played chess at the national level and one of my mates had a beautiful GF who was also very strong at chess. at 18 years old, that was remarkably shocking to me but we all became good mates.


I am a fairly active amateur cyclist. My wife is not into sport competition, but is otherwise very competitive (academic scholarships, coveted job positions, excellent work history, etc.) so this is not directly an issue - BUT we have a handful of women in our cycling community that are elite and definitely could kick their significant other's hineys on the bike. It doesn't seem to be that important to them. It wouldn't bother me that she was stronger, it would bother me if I had let myself become sedentary, overweight and weak

My sister used to date a national-class triathlete. She was 5' 10", and about 120 lb, semi-pro dancer. Her ex-boyfriend was maybe 5' 6" and 100 lb. If you measure strength by lifting boxes my money was on her. They still had a very successful relationship for 5 years before they broke up to emigrate to different places. They were hilarious going out when my sister wore heels - and again, didn't seem to bother them. The guy was funny, intelligent and nice on top of being a national-level athlete. That made me understand that some of our social conventions are useless.

Idk if it bothers your bf but it would bother me and my husband. I love that mine is the "big strong man" and if he wasn't stronger than me I would lock him in the gym and not let him out until that changed.

You worked hard for your strength, and you should be proud of your accomplishments.

If your SO loves you, they should be proud of your hard work and successes too.

You should not make yourself seem less strong/successful/smart/happy than you are in order to please someone else, nor should you ask anyone you love to do that for you.

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Which one did you use??

If it bothers him, then he can get his butt to the gym and fix it.

If men want to feel stronger than women, then they better be willing to put in the work to be that instead of us having to pretend to be weak.

I've said this before, but it bears repeating. If I'm stronger than you, I will not ever want to sleep with you. It very likely wouldn't be any fun for me.

You can lift more than me, but trust me, it would be lots of fun for you!