CurlySaysX
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Do women prefer buff guys?
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Devolution
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Eh, I hate to be the semantics jerk but "buff" is a specific kind of fit.
Kitsunebaby
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Stay big but no cuts. In due time.
I've gotten a fair amount of compliments with regards to my size. Really though, it is just a preference. Some like the bigger bulkier look. Some prefer a more slim body. In the end though do what you do.
Imma stay big and strong.
And I'm 24 and like guys who look like Conan the Barbarian.
He does absolutely nothing for me. Threads like this are important for people to realize that tastes truly run the gamut.
YesNOnoNOYes
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:O You can have that one.
My ideal man is Anotsu Kagehisa from Blade of the Immortal. DIIIIIIBSSSSS.
He's not buff either, I think.
Vigilant Walrus
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James Deen is one of the hottest guys on tumblr. If you want to see an exercise in female sexual aggression check out the tumblrs dedicated to him (porn tumblrs) :
There is a lot of very, very aggressive women on there. Particularly lusting over the torture scenes with sensi pearl. apparently he is womens nr.1 choice because he has a lot of eye contact, is very passionate about the girl, and then everything else seems to be forgiven, as he can be as vile as abusive (on camera) as any other creepy male pornstar seem to be:3
There is a lot of very, very aggressive women on there. Particularly lusting over the torture scenes with sensi pearl. apparently he is womens nr.1 choice because he has a lot of eye contact, is very passionate about the girl, and then everything else seems to be forgiven, as he can be as vile as abusive (on camera) as any other creepy male pornstar seem to be:3
Devolution
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I think the closest to a consensus we could probably get is Eric from TB. Since he's in between.
Some of girlgaf would probably like him more svelte and me and kistune would like Alcide size.
Some of girlgaf would probably like him more svelte and me and kistune would like Alcide size.
Son of Sam
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I've mastered this. mwahahaha
Hm, I think in general I like someone who is fit and healthy more than anything else. Toned muscles that are kinda defined is nice!!!! but like, super buff guys don't really do anything for me at face value??? I like a interesting facial features and hands a lot though lmao. It's obviously not just about body though, I've met a lot of fit yet lame dudes lol. It's a two way street though, preferences.
Devolution
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Manuel Ferrara is better than him by miles.
I make consistent eye contact with everyone.
Why aren't people jumping in my pants yet.
ZackieChan
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I'm a 6'1" chubby but big guy. I'm not particularly good looking. I got fuck-all for dates in Southern California, but in China (currently here on business) and other parts of the world where I look very foreign, I am doing quite well. It's all a matter of context, I suppose.
I was very sad when I took a date to see Guardians of the Galaxy the other day and she GASPED when Chris Pratt was shirtless in the jail. I was super jelly - gotta hit the gym more.
I was very sad when I took a date to see Guardians of the Galaxy the other day and she GASPED when Chris Pratt was shirtless in the jail. I was super jelly - gotta hit the gym more.
FallingEdge
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And I'm 24 and like guys who look like Conan the Barbarian.
He does absolutely nothing for me. Threads like this are important for people to realize that tastes truly run the gamut.
Is it that just more people know of Deen due to his mainstream appeal?
Mmmm Eric...
The heck? Is that like a recent thing? I could have sworn that dude was pretty skinny before.
entremet
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I'm guessing you've never read women's magazine. Women talk about what men like all the time in those publications.
Son of Sam
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he doesn't even have a hair follicle on him.Mmmm Eric...
you like womanly men.
What makes you think he's not skinny? camera adds weight.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Chris Pratt is my idol.
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Vigilant Walrus
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I think if I was a woman, my choice would be Hugh Jackman.
As a straight male he impresses the fuck out of me.
1) He is genuine as fuck, can actually dance and sing for real, unlike so many artists/actors. Classically trained, he really is multi talented
2) seems like a good guy, stayed with his wife who is not a looker. A guy of his status must be getting soooo many offers.
3) lots of charisma
4) simply seems to get better with age. He is close to 50 years old now and he looked ABSOLUTELY INSANE in Days of Future Past. I had to pause the movie because that shit was beyond ridiculous. Like for real. That scene where he shirtless. Jesus christ. How is that even possible?
As a straight male he impresses the fuck out of me.
1) He is genuine as fuck, can actually dance and sing for real, unlike so many artists/actors. Classically trained, he really is multi talented
2) seems like a good guy, stayed with his wife who is not a looker. A guy of his status must be getting soooo many offers.
3) lots of charisma
4) simply seems to get better with age. He is close to 50 years old now and he looked ABSOLUTELY INSANE in Days of Future Past. I had to pause the movie because that shit was beyond ridiculous. Like for real. That scene where he shirtless. Jesus christ. How is that even possible?
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that's all I wanted to say. good to see some of that around here
YesNOnoNOYes
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I like both :3
Also Jason Stackhouse is cutey XD
But I also like Dr.House in the earlier seasons. Idk :3
FallingEdge
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fits his frame but I agree with you
I think if I was a woman, my choice would be Hugh Jackman.
As a straight male he impresses the fuck out of me.
1) He is genuine as fuck, can actually dance and sing for real, unlike so many artists/actors. Classically trained, he really is multi talented
2) seems like a good guy, stayed with his wife who is not a looker. A guy of his status must be getting soooo many offers.
3) lots of charisma
4) simply seems to get better with age. He is close to 50 years old now and he looked ABSOLUTELY INSANE in Days of Future Past. I had to pause the movie because that shit was beyond ridiculous. Like for real. That scene where he shirtless. Jesus christ. How is that even possible?
hard work and drugs
I really wish we'd stop pretending that representative statistics don't exist in threads like this just because it's currently the hot thing on this forum to make someone feel like an idiot anytime they want to ask questions about the representative majority opinion of a certain subset of people other than straight white males.
Yes women are individuals. Yes they have a wide variety of tastes. But, just like men, this doesn't prevent them from congregating majority and minority opinions on certain subjects due to social conditioning or other factors. I am a man. I prefer small boobs. However, I am in the minority on this subject because statistically most men prefer more voluptuous women. Should I get upset when people ask "Do men prefer big breasts?" and the answer is "studies show that yes, the majority of men prefer C+ cup sizes"? Should I throw a tantrum about how I am a single individual in a subset of people that is 3 billion+ that absolutely deserves representation, and whose opinion somehow matters more than anyone else? Should I spew (comparatively) worthless anecdotes about how many guys I know who like small breasts?
This whole "lets demonize and degrade people for asking general questions about underprivileged sociological groups" thing on gaf has gotten utterly ridiculous lately, and it's really ruining discussions on social issues here.
Yes women are individuals. Yes they have a wide variety of tastes. But, just like men, this doesn't prevent them from congregating majority and minority opinions on certain subjects due to social conditioning or other factors. I am a man. I prefer small boobs. However, I am in the minority on this subject because statistically most men prefer more voluptuous women. Should I get upset when people ask "Do men prefer big breasts?" and the answer is "studies show that yes, the majority of men prefer C+ cup sizes"? Should I throw a tantrum about how I am a single individual in a subset of people that is 3 billion+ that absolutely deserves representation, and whose opinion somehow matters more than anyone else? Should I spew (comparatively) worthless anecdotes about how many guys I know who like small breasts?
This whole "lets demonize and degrade people for asking general questions about underprivileged sociological groups" thing on gaf has gotten utterly ridiculous lately, and it's really ruining discussions on social issues here.
YesNOnoNOYes
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Based on personal experience, the women I've met tend to prefer men that are in shape. Buffness is sort of like 'super in shape', and yes, a lot of women are attracted to extra-muscular physiques. It's a similar attraction that men have to women that are 'top-heavy', so to speak.
In shape and or buffness =/= athletically capable. There are millions of in shape people who cannot compete athletically. Being in shape simply means that your body is such that it looks and performs good. Typically, 'looking good' means your body has little body fat, and performing good means your body is capable of moderate physical activity (e.g. sprinting, hiking, etc.)
Like Skux said above, physical fitness is physically attractive. Justin Bieber is very fit, so it should come as no surprise why his body is considered attractive.
In shape and or buffness =/= athletically capable. There are millions of in shape people who cannot compete athletically. Being in shape simply means that your body is such that it looks and performs good. Typically, 'looking good' means your body has little body fat, and performing good means your body is capable of moderate physical activity (e.g. sprinting, hiking, etc.)
Like Skux said above, physical fitness is physically attractive. Justin Bieber is very fit, so it should come as no surprise why his body is considered attractive.
HORRORSHØW
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man, i gotta start working out again.
ZackieChan
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Yeah, I dig his body type. He is a big guy like me. I will never be one of those skinny types. But he has good muscle and definition, which helps him carry his size well. Would love to look like that.
WHAT IS THE PLAN, GAF? And how can I achieve it in Asia, where everything has some kind of noodle or rice, it seems?
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NotTheGuyYouKill
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I watched an interview with Pratt once and he said "Cut out all the crap in your diet and run around and sweat for an hour". It's basically what I'm trying.
http://www.mensfitness.com/training/workout-routines/guardians-galaxy-workout
I ain't ever gonna be a skinny Cumberbatch-esque dude, but hell, if I get close to Pratt one day, I'll be more than satisfied.
One day.
FinalStageBoss
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Idk about buff, when I think of buff I think of arnold in his prime. And there's too many guys out there like him.
I think most women like fit guys. Just like most men like fit girls.
I think most women like fit guys. Just like most men like fit girls.
SteveWinwood
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no like for real they dont exist
Kitsunebaby
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While gushing over shared objects of lust is fun, I got no problem with other women not sharing my taste. If anything it would mean less competition.
Googling the two of them (I don't watch TB) Alcide is all around more my type. I'm definitely into darker hair/eyes/complexions.
It was funny going with my girlfriends and they're all crushing on Chris Pratt while I'm drooling over Batista.
Oh goodness. That Anoa'i family sure has churned out some beautiful men.
Actually a lot of people attacked me for asking this question (including a mod!).
It's okay though. I knew the risks.
ZackieChan
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He ain't got nothing on me.
Yeah, I walk a lot here, but it ain't cutting it. My hosts keep buying me so much food.
Gotta get it under control. This is inspiring me. I wish it wasn't so easy to get dates here - I might have more motivation!
Sorry for the thread derail. Continue the discussion about cheekbones and such.
From the first page:
Both of these are completely throwaway responses to the thread in question. It adds nothing and their tone is dismissive, implying that TC is in the fault for even contemplating such a thought. These types of responses are everywhere in these types of threads lately, and it's shitting up discussion to the point I find myself just ignoring these threads. I came in here hoping someone might link to a study on the subject, because it's something I also find interesting in an academic sense, and was met with a bunch of people essentially telling TC to fuck off because "people are individuals, mmkay". It's completely aggravating that we can't have genuine discussions on subjects like these without people getting defensive over nothing.
Vermillion
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It really varies from person to person. I say this as a logical (anecdotal) conclusion, and not necessarily a feminist one. Preferences really are all over the place. I'd say that they're less standardized than those of men (when dealing with normal, real people).
Devolution
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The hell are you so pissy about right now that you have to ruin this thread of dude ogling with how we decide to answer a throw away question?
Bull shit.
Brad Pitt is skinny in Fight Club but good fucking luck having that kind of musculature without doing any lifting at all.
He clearly focused on diet and isolation lifts but you're living in another dimension if you think those shoulders and arms come from nothing but cardio and eating right.
Here you go. A quick Google search and I found one already.
Or maybe she was struggling for an article that day lol.
http://jezebel.com/5993217/the-word-moist-isnt-all-that-bad
I must have missed the attacking
I'm just here to emphasis that women like different things and oggle at hot guys.
/back to ooggling.
^---dem hipbones o.o Yea.
I know you're not, Fiction. You're always one of the good ones. <3
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Bam Bam Baklava
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Crossfit is the dumbest thing to ever happen to humanity.
Well, 2nd dumbest now that I'm having to suffer through the ignorance of these ebola fears people are having.
The Shogun
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Personally speaking I've ran the gambit from being a skinny as hell rocker type to benching over 275lbs Honestly in that time the amount of attention I've gotten from women hasn't changed a whole lot. Now days at the beach with the shirt off I get more looks for sure, but in daily life? Eh, I lift for the feeling of the pump, which is better than sex. If women prefer me big, sweet because that's where I'm headed. If not? That's all good too because i lift for me. For guys reading this thread don't lift because you feel pressured by the opposite sex. Lift because you want to push yourself and see what your capable of.
Sorry if this is a little OT but I'm sure there's plenty of bro's reading this thread wondering if they should be lifting or not and just trying to give some advice.
Sorry if this is a little OT but I'm sure there's plenty of bro's reading this thread wondering if they should be lifting or not and just trying to give some advice.
YesNOnoNOYes
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YAY. Definitely yay.
Son of Sam
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You know there's a lot of oil and shadow here right? I'm sure he lifted somewhat but he didn't lift like people think. I have a buddy of mine with that exact same build. It takes him two seconds to get a 'pump' because he's so skinny and vascular.
I just explained why in the very post you just quoted. I came in hoping for some genuine discussion over the subject instead of people telling TC that it doesn't matter because everyone is a special little snowflake who's individual opinion is of more merit to the discussion than data representing general opinions of the populace.
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