LucreziaBorgia Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 I was just noticing something today at work. I work in a large bookstore with a large newsstand. We get in lots of magazines every day. The guys at work are always looking at King, SSX, and American Curves when they come in, and pretty much ignore all the other 'girlie' mags like Maxim, Stuff, etc. They really seem to like the curvy substantial women over the ones who look girlish and thin.
SadandConfusedWA Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 I really think that these threads are pointless. Even if 99% of guys here say that they prefer curvy women, it doesn't mean that that one particular guy that you like prefers curvy women . It all comes down to types, and while some guys are more flexible, most have an instincitve prefernce of certain body type. If majority of someones ex's have been stick thin, chances are he is not going to be attracted to a girl who is even slightly curvy. That's just the way it is.
SadandConfusedWA Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 And BTW Scarlett Johansson is a size 4, while she is curvy by Hollywood standards she is still very slim.
pricillia Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 CURVY every single time!!! its a boobs all the way home!!! then ass!!! with if you can get it a flat tummy, but if ya dont so what, BOOBS in the uk women like this RULE THE ROOST. GEMMA ATKINSON SARAH HARDING MICHELLE MARCH LUCY PINDER and the QUEEN HER SELF ::>> KEELEY HAZEL <<:: that woman dominates everything. but those women are what are becoming called over here WAGS... they go out with footballers... ie footballers wives... they show of there bodies and thats IT. i used to be a SKELTOR kinda womaner... but once i had a woman with boobs... that ended it forever!! OH and a no no it a 6pack on a woman! Y U K hahaha ha maybe I should move to the UK....
polywog Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 The leaner the meat, the better the beat. The bigger the cushion the harder the pushin'. What's a pooch? And what'sa boodabonk-whatever? I am slender, but I think I got those, maybe.
burning 4 revenge Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 There are some major turn-offs like obesity and bad hygiene. I think too much is made of body types with both genders though. At the risk of sounding corny I still think personality is the biggest factor. There's nothing sexier than intelligence. And before I get berated for sounding idealistic consider the fact that intelligence is a big factor in natural selection.
pricillia Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 There are some major turn-offs like obesity and bad hygiene. I think too much is made of body types with both genders though. At the risk of sounding corny I still think personality is the biggest factor. There's nothing sexier than intelligence. And before I get berated for sounding idealistic consider the fact that intelligence is a big factor in natural selection. you can be an intelegent highly arrogant long fingernailed troll(not you but in general) and also be smokin... and be the biggest turnoff there is and natural selection will weed you out because no one wants to get close to you to continue the race. For me it is sense of humor, essesence and yes hygene is a factor... more cushin for the pushin is annoying... can't you guys come up with something better...???
SadandConfusedWA Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 I think too much is made of body types with both genders though. At the risk of sounding corny I still think personality is the biggest factor. There's nothing sexier than intelligence. And before I get berated for sounding idealistic consider the fact that intelligence is a big factor in natural selection. I do think that types are important. If you get a girl that is curvy blonde with fantastic personality but you have always lusted after thin brunettes, chance are that once you get settled in a relationship and you meet a gorgeous brunette, you will be VERY tempted to cheat. That's why I'm looking for it all: intelligence, sense of humor, compassion and sensitivity all in a guy who is my physical type Basically, I think that most people are so scared of being alone that they settle too easily for someone who is "good enough". That has a HUGE potential for problems later on.
burning 4 revenge Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 I do think that types are important. If you get a girl that is curvy blonde with fantastic personality but you have always lusted after thin brunettes, chance are that once you get settled in a relationship and you meet a gorgeous brunette, you will be VERY tempted to cheat. That's why I'm looking for it all: intelligence, sense of humor, compassion and sensitivity all in a guy who is my physical type Basically, I think that most people are so scared of being alone that they settle too easily for someone who is "good enough". That has a HUGE potential for problems later on.How did you know I have a thing for thin brunettes?
pricillia Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 I do think that types are important. If you get a girl that is curvy blonde with fantastic personality but you have always lusted after thin brunettes, chance are that once you get settled in a relationship and you meet a gorgeous brunette, you will be VERY tempted to cheat. That's why I'm looking for it all: intelligence, sense of humor, compassion and sensitivity all in a guy who is my physical type Basically, I think that most people are so scared of being alone that they settle too easily for someone who is "good enough". That has a HUGE potential for problems later on. or it could work the other way around too... people don't settle because someone is not perfect and they end up being alone, because they have the goldie lox syndrome...
SadandConfusedWA Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 or it could work the other way around too... people don't settle because someone is not perfect and they end up being alone, because they have the goldie lox syndrome... That is completly true. Could be why I am still single. I'm fully aware that I might end up alone but that's the risk I'm willing to take. Ending up alone is not the worst thing in the world though. It's much better than being in an unhappy relationship. I'm either going to have it all or end up with nothing. And I'm fine with the second outcome too. Most of the mess of infedelity, heavy relationship issues etc stem from at least one half of the couple settling.
pricillia Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 That is completly true. Could be why I am still single. I'm fully aware that I might end up alone but that's the risk I'm willing to take. Ending up alone is not the worst thing in the world though. It's much better than being in an unhappy relationship. I'm either going to have it all or end up with nothing. And I'm fine with the second outcome too. Most of the mess of infedelity, heavy relationship issues etc stem from at least one half of the couple settling. no being in a bad relationship stinks...
polywog Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 That is completly true. Could be why I am still single. I'm fully aware that I might end up alone but that's the risk I'm willing to take. Ending up alone is not the worst thing in the world though. It's much better than being in an unhappy relationship. I'm either going to have it all or end up with nothing. And I'm fine with the second outcome too. Most of the mess of infedelity, heavy relationship issues etc stem from at least one half of the couple settling. Girl, you need to open your heart and mind a little! Don't be a bitter perfectionist! Just Sayin'.....
burning 4 revenge Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 I'm tending to agree with Woggle. Women are one thousand times more superficial than guys
Tangerina Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 I always loved that part of Baby Got Back where Sir Mixalot says "36-24-36? Ha, only if she's 5'3"" I don't have an opinion on this cuz I'm not a guy but I'm 5'2" and 38-29-38 which is pretty curvy but I'm in my healthy weight range and can run farther than any guy I've ever dated and I've never had any complaints, only compliments, except my one ex who wanted me to be a tall thin latina goth girl with pierced nipples. Since I'm a short curvy/athletic Polish/Slovakian descended hippie girl I told him he was out of luck and why was he dating me? Eventually I had to dump him for being a loser who wasn't very nice to me, and I upgraded to a math grad student who doesn't try to tell me to be another race or height. YAY. Incidentally, every guy I've dated (except one brief fling) has been ridiculously skinny and I like it that way.
SadandConfusedWA Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 Girl, you need to open your heart and mind a little! Don't be a bitter perfectionist! Just Sayin'.... Tried and failed. I'm not talking about perfection as such, just that the guy has to be perfect to me. Perfect is not even the correct word, more like "right" for me. I'm talking about long term relationships or marriage here. I'm open to short term dating of men that don't fit that criteria, and have done so a lot in the past. However, if they weren't what I'm looking for at the start, they never became "it" later on. I'm one of those people that is quite comfortable being by themselves and enjoy spending time on my own. My friends call me picky and say that I live in a fantasy world. But it just seems to take a lot more for me to give up being on my own than it does for others. It really annoys me that in todays society being alone is considered to be the ultimate failure in life.
Touche Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 I'm tending to agree with Woggle. Women are one thousand times more superficial than guys I'm so tired of this kind of nonsense. It's ridiculous. Men are much more superficial when it comes to looks. They have their physical types and they ain't asking any woman to marry them who doesn't fit that type. I mean get real already! Neither of the two men, that I married would have married me if I was a fat, blonde. They both had/have a thing for skinny brunettes.
pricillia Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 I'm so tired of this kind of nonsense. It's ridiculous. Men are much more superficial when it comes to looks. They have their physical types and they ain't asking any woman to marry them who doesn't fit that type. I mean get real already! Neither of the two men, that I married would have married me if I was a fat, blonde. They both had/have a thing for skinny brunettes. maybe they would have... men are attracted to more then looks... no???? it is the way a woman moves the way she talks the way she smiles... the love in her heart as well as her passion... if you died your hair blond and gained 10 pnds... it would still all be good when you loose your looks T... your husband will still love you because of the bond that you have with him...
polywog Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 Tried and failed. I'm not talking about perfection as such, just that the guy has to be perfect to me. Perfect is not even the correct word, more like "right" for me. I'm talking about long term relationships or marriage here. I'm open to short term dating of men that don't fit that criteria, and have done so a lot in the past. However, if they weren't what I'm looking for at the start, they never became "it" later on. I'm one of those people that is quite comfortable being by themselves and enjoy spending time on my own. My friends call me picky and say that I live in a fantasy world. But it just seems to take a lot more for me to give up being on my own than it does for others. It just really annoys me that in todays society being alone is considered to be the ultimate failure in life. Agreed, that there is too much emphasis on being a "couple", and people tend to gravitate toward coupledom at the expense of themselves. I guess I just sensed some sort of discontent in your post. I say that you should happily hold out; I mean, don't feel discontented, because if you are a happy person chances are you'll end up (whether you want it or not) attracting a like-minded partner. Which you may choose to be with or not. I speak from my own experience. And there's a lot more understanding recently of people being happily single than there used to be. You should be picky, we all should, but don't be closed. I mean, maybe you aren't, but the universe tends to throw all sorts of improbable opportunities our way, and if you're open, and brave, interesting things happen.
Touche Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 maybe they would have... men are attracted to more then looks... no???? it is the way a woman moves the way she talks the way she smiles... the love in her heart as well as her passion... if you died your hair blond and gained 10 pnds... it would still all be good when you loose your looks T... your husband will still love you because of the bond that you have with him... Of course he would still love me. We're talking initial attraction here. Neither one of them would have thought to date me though had I been a fat, blonde. It's the truth. Most men are like this. I'm not saying it's bad or wrong but it IS kind of superficial. It's reality though. But of course men are attracted to more than just looks...had I not also had a brain in my head and a sense of humor and been a nice person, they would have not gone any further. They would have gone on and checked out some other thin brunette. So what's the moral of the story here? Men are JUST as superficial, in their own way, as women are.
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