do men prefer skinny women?

I read that its programmed already in ourselves to like thin bodys..men will prefer a flat stomach to a fat 1 any day. the curves they talk about might be hips and butt, which as women we mostly have them. So yes they like skinny, its nature.

I prefer curves 100% of the time. I am not into stick figures.

Its definatley one of them broader spectrums of choice, alot of men are now openly admitting they like curvy women but these curvy women are usually the curvy women with a bit of meat a nice shaped bum and a bit of boob, to some men it's something else though..... curvy size is in the eye of the beholder i guess.

Christina Hendricks on mad men,.......Enough said

My husband would totally agree, he thinks she is HOT !!! My husband like curves, not stick women! :happy:

Christina Hendricks is skinny...

Agreed! She is skinny, but she also has an extreme hour glass figure. Personally, I think she looks...odd. Kind of disproportionate.

My first wife was a petite browneyed brunette Jew of Russian descent.

My second wife was a athletic big busted broweyed dishwater blonde Catholic of Italian descent.

My third wife was a curvy greeneyed blonde Christian of Czech descent.

My fourth (and last) wife is a blueeyed curvy busty (raised Mormon) of Heinz 57 descent. Hair is considered Auburn. Least that's what it says on the Clairol bottle.

I prefer strong willed, independent, "take no *kitten*" kind of women. I don't care about their body type.

I think us men can be a little Jekyll & Hyde when it comes to this issue.

Being slender for a woman is a status symbol in Western Society. Therefore when a man is out on the town and seen with a slim, attractive woman on his arm is taken as a sign of success, almost like a trophy of acheivement.

When it comes to the bedroom and intimacy though then it is curves all the way...

The perfect balance for me is Sofia Vergara.

I think that most men like women to be slim but not skinny......I think they do like curvy womwn but as a few people on here have said already, I think that men's and women's definition of 'curvy' are two completely different things!

Men's definition of curvy is slim but with a generous helping of boobs and butt
Women's definition of 'curvy' is someone who's carrying extra weight all over and not just in the 'right' places!

Thankfully there's no identikit woman who ALL men would find attractive. Some men like skinny women, some men like slim with small boobs, some like slim with big boobs, some like a woman with a little extra meat on her bones...............bearing that in mind, anyone who's trying to lose weight in the hope that they suddenly become more attractive to the opposite sex is doing so for the wrong reasons.

My view is do it for yourself and regardless of your size there'll be someone out there who adores you for you!
(I've yet to find my Mr Right but i'm sure he's out there somewhere)

I think we're getting confused about terms here
When I see the pics of Christina Hendricks- it is obvious why men like her ..ok ok, I mean besides the fact that she has a beautiful face and large chest. She is in fact curvy! Her arms and legs are not chubby, fat, but in fact lightly toned. She does not have bulky muscles. But she also has a wider hip ratio than most of the stars in Hollywood. I can't verify that for a fact except what I observe with my eyes. The ratios are important, and that's what men prefer. Even if they prefer thinner or more flesh I think that the ratio remains important.
Fat is fat, zaftig, whatever.
Curvy, at least I believe, has to do with how your hips/shoulders etc balance out with your waist and *obviously* having an outstanding rack doesn't hurt for most guys.
Oh and yeah, duh, not every man prefers larger breasts.
We already know that men, just like women, have a wide range of types of people that can attract them (then there are people who look for the same type of looking person over and over again which is weird to me, I say uh variety is the spice of life HAHA) but I'd bet that men overall do prefer a slimmer profile.
When I say slimmer- I do not mean super skinny 2% body fat. I mean with *some* body fat but healthy looking.

I also think the younger the man the skinnier he will prefer. The prevailing beauty archetype in modern society is certainly obsessed with long lines and exceptionally thinner bodies. I used to play an MMO and I was only one women among tons of younger men aged 15-25, I played that game for two years (it was text based) and I have seen TONS of stupid conversations online about their preferences. I always noticed that younger men really truly prefer very skinny girls (with the goods of course).

With age comes experience and thank god for that.

P.S.

When the boys found out that in high school..I was 118 lbs (I'm 5' 8") they said that was considered 'thick' in HS.

I'm lovin' the men's comments here. Those comments tell me that what the media is telling us is pretty is NOT what real men think is pretty. THANK GOD!

Makes me wonder, though, what the "younger generation" of men think is pretty. (i.e. teens and early twenties) They have been raised with the media's image of pretty - skinny skinny skinny but big grapefruit boobs. I would hate to be a 19 year old girl right now...

some women to me are too skinny and look sickly, sickly is not sexy

My first wife was a petite browneyed brunette Jew of Russian descent.

My second wife was a athletic big busted broweyed dishwater blonde Catholic of Italian descent.

My third wife was a curvy greeneyed blonde Christian of Czech descent.

My fourth (and last) wife is a blueeyed curvy busty (raised Mormon) of Heinz 57 descent. Hair is considered Auburn. Least that's what it says on the Clairol bottle.

I prefer strong willed, independent, "take no *kitten*" kind of women. I don't care about their body type.

You are gonna become a quick favorite around here! There are a lot of us here!

I believe someone nailed it already about 2 different definitions of "curvy". For me curvy doesn't mean a woman that's got padding (fat) all over, but someone that has healthy natural curves. I don't like the Jillian Michaels type or some of the pro endurance athletes.

Kate Beckinsale for instance...curvy & healthy:
http://imstars.aufeminin.com/stars/fan/kate-beckinsale/kate-beckinsale-20080902-451349.jpg

Looking at the following picture, I would consider the middle woman curvy/healthy. One on the right, curvy/could lose 15 lbs, and the one on the left, well, bonerack.
http://www.realbollywood.com/news/up_images/curvy-women7798.jpg

That's my point of view.

Ok, just to put my inserurities out here. I am 5'11 with serious legs goin on. I would rather be thin and not have a roll on me than look like an amazon. Seriously anyone out there that is tall and gets this? Now mind you I do not want to see my ribs, shoulder bones etc, I do not want to be anorexic looking, but I am going for 34 - 24 - 34. Is that bad? Currently at 36 - 28 - 37 all screwed up.

I really like a hard body in a man in terms of what will catch my eye-lean or built are both really nice. Sense of humor is what will get me every time though-if he makes me laugh he gets my heart and maybe my bod too...;)

I'm glad to see a sense of humor mentioned. Spending any time with a skinny/curvy man or women would seem pretty boring after about five minutes. Unless they had pretty eyes, a nice smile, and a great laugh.
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It would depend on the reason you were spending time with them

You mean if I'm paying for them buy the hour? hahaha