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    Women prefer bellies over 6-packs

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    • Posts: 473 Member
      In to read later.......
    • Posts: 2,665 Member

      What can I say. I know how to have fun. I had ice cream for breakfast.

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    • Posts: 3,661 Member
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      Dating is a numbers game. Do whatever you have to, to meet MORE people. It's why I like online dating! So many choices. There have been times I've gone on a different date every night for a week!

      always thought i'd have better luck on line because i thought i wasn't that bad looking and the shyness thing is a non-issue... has not worked out like that in practice lol
    • Posts: 3,661 Member
      Well. I agree- to a point. But if you are in a highly social setting- I expect some sort of verbal sparring. Or at the VERY least- some really confident eye contact- engaging verbally isn't all there is to confidence. Seriously. Body language and confidence are strongly tied together.

      My BF has no issues being playful and throws banter about- but put him in a bar and his is miserable- but at some point- you have to come out of the shell and show that you can engage... we are at a bar- and you don't- you're getting passed over. So fi that isn't your arena and you aren't comfortable- then don't go to bars- and if you do- I don't expect you'd be approaching women.

      that is a good point. me going to a bar to pick up chics would be like a polar bear trying to hunt in the jungle. Does not play to my natural strengths.

      not that i'm going there anyway. 90% of the girl friends i had (which isn't many) have basically fell into my lap, sometimes quite literally actually lol... well once anyway ;)
    • Posts: 3,110 Member
      I think a man can be hot regardless of the size or shape of his stomach, guess it all depends on the man!
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      Umm, if you are obese, you are eating too many calories; excessive eating = a poor diet. If that isn't your understanding, I'm dying to know where you think that body fat comes from.

      My point: Eating to excess is not the only criteris for a poor diet. There is no guarantee that 6-pack man eats healthier, only that he doesn't overeat.
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      always thought i'd have better luck on line because i thought i wasn't that bad looking and the shyness thing is a non-issue... has not worked out like that in practice lol

      You might be doing it wrong. You come across as kind of serious. I find humor and jokes to work the best. Don't take it or yourself too seriously. Message TONS of women, and then forget about them unless they reply. NEVER mention what they look like in your message to them (its implied that you think they are attractive just by sending the message, anything more is creepy). It's important to meet QUICKLY. The longer you wait the more time they will have to change their mind. Plus it's really fun to be spontaneous. Don't put too much expectations into that first meeting, you can really not tell enough about a person from online interaction, so don't get your hopes up. If you like them, schedule another date, if you don't, it's perfectly acceptable to ignore them.
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      My point: Eating to excess is not the only criteris for a poor diet. There is no guarantee that 6-pack man eats healthier, only that he doesn't overeat.

      I guess it is possible.....
      but still, 6-pack abs does require a person to be on top of his/her game.
    • Posts: 690 Member
      I skimmed through most of the comments and truly the "research" results can vary a thousand times over depending on who you are asking. If you are with someone who finds you attractive and you find them attractive then it's a win. Most of the connection comes from personality, but everyone's eye candy is different. Who cares about doing a study on it. If you are happy with you than that is perfect. Don't change your look to please someone else.
    • Posts: 16,769 Member
      I think the flaw of the study is using Colin Firth as an example of the everyday average shlub. Most women I know would gladly take Mr. Firth, and his love handles, any day of the week.
    • Posts: 3,302 Member
      Can I rub it in slow circles, and say, "I wish I had a watermelon" over and over?

      Coz I'm good either way as long as he gets my humor!

      Just sayin!
    • Posts: 840 Member
      sweet time to go buy some more beer
    • Posts: 423 Member
      Haven't read all the replies yet, but very interesting ones so far.

      Speaking from personal experience, if you go to my profile, you can see what I looked like 2 1/2 years ago. At that time, my wife's facebook account had zero pics of me on it. Even my dog had a few spots and long lost cousins overseas.

      Now that I've won a BB comp, I'm plastered all over her facebook. And she practically tackles me each night..if you get my drift.

      OBTW...she's British.
    • Posts: 5,585 Member
      i have always preferred lean men over ripped defined muscle dudes
    • Posts: 2,864 Member
      It can be argued that there is a correlation between a certain personality (self-centered) or a certain lifestyle choice (time spent at the gym) and a lean midsection, but I'm pretty sure you can find guys that are fit, have a personality, and social life outside of the gym. Likewise, you can find lots of beerbellied guys with no personality.
    • Posts: 549 Member
      It can be argued that there is a correlation between a certain personality (self-centered) or a certain lifestyle choice (time spent at the gym) and a lean midsection, but I'm pretty sure you can find guys that are fit, have a personality, and social life outside of the gym. Likewise, you can find lots of beerbellied guys with no personality.

      I really don't think the study was tackling beer belly's that's the Fox interpretation.. I think they mean more love handles or not defined. I don't think most women would prefer a beer belly. to me though.. Beer belly is equal to super muscleman type in appeal. neither are attractive. a normal healthy range is infinitely more attractive.
    • Posts: 148 Member
      i have always preferred lean men over ripped defined muscle dudes
      This has always been true for me too, but as I age I'm becoming more attracted to slightly beefier men.
    • Posts: 11,118 Member
      I'm not against other people loving the beer bellies, but it's just not my thing. I don't need a six pack guy, but please, no beer bellies!
    • Posts: 752 Member
      I :heart: all the menz.
    • Posts: 421 Member
      Funny you say that, in seriousness, I guess I was a bit naïve (okay I must be a TON) but when I met my hubby he tended to wear big bulky sweatshirts. Never for a minute when we started dating did I suspect he was fit under there. Until one day he lifted up his sweatshirt to show me he had stretch marks over his muscles..

      He still laughs at my shocked reaction..

      And I'm still in shock to this day, 15 years later.

      Still can't believe he's not a total jerk. For some reason I'd expect men that are studs to be self absorbed jerks. But yeah he's just a normal person. Guess the stereotypes aren't all true.
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      I like guys with bellies because they are less likely to cheat on me or leave me for someone who is fit.

      You'd be shocked. Any person- not just man, it goes for women, too, fit or morbidly obese, drop dead gorgeous, or ugly as sin, it's all about the person you're dating/married to. If it's in them, the position is right, temptation presents itself, ect, they'll cheat regardless of looks or how YOU look.
    • Posts: 2,492 Member
      Oh, I love a guy with a nice stomach.

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      *swoon* so sexy.
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      Anyone can get a six pack....I have a half barrel! LOL
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      You'd be shocked. Any person- not just man, it goes for women, too, fit or morbidly obese, drop dead gorgeous, or ugly as sin, it's all about the person you're dating/married to. If it's in them, the position is right, temptation presents itself, ect, they'll cheat regardless of looks or how YOU look.

      This is true. Plus, the survey in the OP and the responses here should be proof enough that a belly doesn't keep women away.
    • Posts: 552 Member
      I like guys with a little belly and I like guys with a six pack. If I'm attracted to you whether or not you have a six pack is a non-issue.
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      Ooh, them gastric folds :love:

      And that pyloric sphincter? Oh yeah. That gets me going.
    • Posts: 81 Member
      ..definitely not me.
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      Dat Fundus

      That is also sexy. But I think we can both agree that the duodenum is the sexiest part! :love: :love: :love:
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