I think the truth is women do like muscly men, but men tend to overestimate how muscly. Like swimmer physique is attractive, hollywood batman physique is male power fantasy; or something
I can't speak for every woman, but I can speak for my own experiences and report based on the things women I know have said. For me and those I've spoken to, we may like muscles, but the things you need to do to get those muscles often aren't as attractive and cancel it out. Like, if you're getting muscles by going to the gym every day, that's only gonna attract women who are enthusiastic about the gym. If you get them from farm work, you'll attract women enthusiastic about farm life.
That's why a lot of us like dad bods so much. It's not that it's inherently more attractive, it's that it's a body type achievable by living the kind of life style people who're into that enjoy.
In other words, yes, muscles can be attractive, but not nearly as attractive as shared hobbies and interests, and it just happens quite often muscles can be a quick indicator that you probably don't share many.
Youâre close. The real truth is that most average people do not like to date too high above their perceived range of attractiveness. This bears out in many studies but people are attracted to 8âs and 9âs but wonât date them and instead mostly date people that are more normal 5,6,7âs.
Then we look at the opposite side of the coin, 9âs and 10âs donât even want to date each other. And for good reason. Extremely attractive people often cross a line into narcissism or being too busy to hold a relationship.
So two factors: 1. Most people arenât extremely fit and so donât want to date people whose lifestyle does not match their own, weâre all also slightly insecure. 2. Extremely attractive partners tend not to be good partners. The more people that are attracted to you, the less that date you. Also thatâs out of fear of competition and effort so itâs not worth it.
Yeah, I think in general it starts with trying to impress women, then you do it to impress other guys.
I guess itâs similar for women, they might get into doing their make up and looking nice for attention from guys they like, but in the end theyâre mainly trying to impress other women or just doing it because they enjoy it.
You need to find a new gym. The growing process is slow and difficult, but with enough chicken breast and broccoli I too will soon have cat ears others will envy
After an enormous number of Mandela Effects appeared in my life, my ears are now developing little points like elf ears. Itâs weird. Apparently in this universe Iâm part elf
OP, ever heard of a gym thot? Do you.. even go to the gym? 9 times out of 10, females going to the gym are only focusing on thighs and angus. 1 out of 10 is actually training for sport/competition.
Though on a less shitposty note, while I like an athletic build on women, I don't get the obsession with thighs and ass. Disproportionately large thighs turn me off whether they are large because of fat or muscle. Though they are often not toned and don't look fat elsewhere, so maybe a lot of them are implants/injections?
Everyone has their preferences, but I gotta wonder if this is based on something other guys actually like or just something marketers have sold to a segment of the population. I wonder the same about breast implants because a lot of those also do more to turn me off than on.
Yep, I personally like athletically built women, proportional especially. Olympic lifters, gymnasts, and cross fitters tend to develop well rounded physiques.
If you've never seen an woman's Angus at the gym, strolling through the aisles of the local Netto to clown the cheapest brew known to man... then I don't know what to tell you