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MattofVA · 01-31-2003, 11:10 PM

I can't stand it when really gorgeous, healthy women always feel they still need to lose a few more pounds. It is of course unhealthy, obsessive compulsive, and a lot of guys really don't find it that attractive in my circles. The 110 lb. woman subsisting on rabbit food is just as repulsive as the 250lb. woman eating pint after pint of Ben and Jerry's. So, what do you all think-gents and ladies alike, of the different body types among the opposite sex, thoughts on dieting, eating disorders, etc. You can pick more than one option in the above poll out of the six I have thought of.

Strawberry · 02-01-2003, 02:09 AM

I like guys who are somewhere between athletically lean and average. I don't like large muscles, however. Tall is great, fit (or even a bit skinny) is wonderful, hulking is not.

On the other hand, in the rare instances that I have been attracted to other women, it has always been to the athletically plump/a few extra pounds set, to which I guess I belong myself. No, before you horny boys out there ask, I don't get turned on by looking at myself in the mirror,

I'm actually quite insecure about my body.

Born Free · 02-01-2003, 04:23 AM

I quite like men with a little extra padding not too much but a little can be attractive. Rather that than all skin and bone, nout to grab onto!!! I don't like muscles per se but a muscled pair of buttocks is nice

Friar Bellows · 02-01-2003, 05:11 AM

About 95% of the female population within my age range. Their body types are the ones I prefer. I tend to be far more particular when it comes to mind types, though.

MzNeko · 02-01-2003, 12:13 PM

Hmmm... variety is the spice of life!

Seriously, at one time or another I have been attracted to men from all of the listed types! So I voted for one of each.

For a general preference (eye candy), I like tall, broad-shouldered, muscular but with a little padding. However, just when I think I have a "type", I tend to find myself attracted to someone who doesn't fit it at all.

Hell, if I just restrict it to the three men I've been in love with (as opposed to the somewhat longer list of men I've dated, slept with, or simply ogled), I find three very different types.

#1 was a 6'3" beanpole - skinny as a rail.

#2 was an inch or two shorter than me, not muscular but not scrawny, and probably massed less than me (Let's just say that he could sit in my lap, but I couldn't sit in his), he was small-boned and had sort of an, I dunno, elfin-ness about him. The funny thing is, he was so comfortable in his own skin that it never felt awkward or strange.

#3 (me darlin' husband) is about two inches taller than me and would fall into the fat category (s'okay, so do I

), underneath the extra weight is a great deal of muscle - he's very strong. He has nice broad shoulders, too (yum). Also, he has hands that are big enough to make mine look small and feminine (I have big hands for a girl).

Anyway, hurrah for variety!

Monkeybot · 02-01-2003, 12:23 PM

I checked off all the choices between "average" and "a little extra padding." I've probably been attracted to guys from almost all the categories, but when I think of the body type I really go for, they're almost always slightly bulky, either with fat or muscle. I like a guy I can grab ahold of

oriecat · 02-01-2003, 12:37 PM

I voted for average and athletically plump. I also don't mind a little padding, but I don't vote for that since the question was most attractive. I definitely don't like skinny guys though. I dated this skinny guy once.... let's just say that a guy's hips should not be able to be felt and to actually leave serious bruises.

ju'iblex · 02-01-2003, 01:46 PM

body type: woman.

everything else is in the hands of gawd, im not too picky.

Luiseach · 02-01-2003, 01:52 PM

I definitely don't like skinny men...they make me feel ill just looking at them...it looks unhealthy, even if it really isn't. I don't like fat men either.

Average or mildly athletic/toned is my ideal. Healthy, strong, masculine, proud and confident posture, looks-comfortable-in-his-skin....my husband, in point of fact! :-)

MattofVA · 02-01-2003, 06:45 PM

It's odd none of the guys are responding. I checked the four middle options...either of the two extremes are the only bad things, it seems to me. Other than that, it depends on the person(in my case-the woman).

View Poll Results: What body type(s) do you find most attractive among the gender you prefer.
really thin/near anorexic	11	7.24%
athletically lean	74	48.68%
average	74	48.68%
athletically plump	57	37.50%
a little extra padding	25	16.45%
"I dig fat chicks/guys!"	3	1.97%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 152. You may not vote on this poll

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01-31-2003, 11:10 PM	#1
MattofVA Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 112	Body type attractiveness I can't stand it when really gorgeous, healthy women always feel they still need to lose a few more pounds. It is of course unhealthy, obsessive compulsive, and a lot of guys really don't find it that attractive in my circles. The 110 lb. woman subsisting on rabbit food is just as repulsive as the 250lb. woman eating pint after pint of Ben and Jerry's. So, what do you all think-gents and ladies alike, of the different body types among the opposite sex, thoughts on dieting, eating disorders, etc. You can pick more than one option in the above poll out of the six I have thought of.

02-01-2003, 02:09 AM	#2
Strawberry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lancaster, PA/Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 627	I like guys who are somewhere between athletically lean and average. I don't like large muscles, however. Tall is great, fit (or even a bit skinny) is wonderful, hulking is not. On the other hand, in the rare instances that I have been attracted to other women, it has always been to the athletically plump/a few extra pounds set, to which I guess I belong myself. No, before you horny boys out there ask, I don't get turned on by looking at myself in the mirror, I'm actually quite insecure about my body.

02-01-2003, 04:23 AM	#3
Born Free Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,177	I quite like men with a little extra padding not too much but a little can be attractive. Rather that than all skin and bone, nout to grab onto!!! I don't like muscles per se but a muscled pair of buttocks is nice

02-01-2003, 05:11 AM	#4
Friar Bellows Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: arse-end of the world Posts: 2,305	About 95% of the female population within my age range. Their body types are the ones I prefer. I tend to be far more particular when it comes to mind types, though.

02-01-2003, 12:13 PM	#5
MzNeko Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 1,127	Hmmm... variety is the spice of life! Seriously, at one time or another I have been attracted to men from all of the listed types! So I voted for one of each. For a general preference (eye candy), I like tall, broad-shouldered, muscular but with a little padding. However, just when I think I have a "type", I tend to find myself attracted to someone who doesn't fit it at all. Hell, if I just restrict it to the three men I've been in love with (as opposed to the somewhat longer list of men I've dated, slept with, or simply ogled), I find three very different types. #1 was a 6'3" beanpole - skinny as a rail. #2 was an inch or two shorter than me, not muscular but not scrawny, and probably massed less than me (Let's just say that he could sit in my lap, but I couldn't sit in his), he was small-boned and had sort of an, I dunno, elfin-ness about him. The funny thing is, he was so comfortable in his own skin that it never felt awkward or strange. #3 (me darlin' husband) is about two inches taller than me and would fall into the fat category (s'okay, so do I ), underneath the extra weight is a great deal of muscle - he's very strong. He has nice broad shoulders, too (yum). Also, he has hands that are big enough to make mine look small and feminine (I have big hands for a girl). Anyway, hurrah for variety!

02-01-2003, 12:23 PM	#6
Monkeybot Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 8,102	I checked off all the choices between "average" and "a little extra padding." I've probably been attracted to guys from almost all the categories, but when I think of the body type I really go for, they're almost always slightly bulky, either with fat or muscle. I like a guy I can grab ahold of

02-01-2003, 12:37 PM	#7
oriecat Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland OR USA Posts: 1,098	I voted for average and athletically plump. I also don't mind a little padding, but I don't vote for that since the question was most attractive. I definitely don't like skinny guys though. I dated this skinny guy once.... let's just say that a guy's hips should not be able to be felt and to actually leave serious bruises.

02-01-2003, 01:46 PM	#8
ju'iblex Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney Australia and beyond the realms of Gehenna Posts: 6,035	body type: woman. everything else is in the hands of gawd, im not too picky.

02-01-2003, 01:52 PM	#9
Luiseach Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: limbo Posts: 986	I definitely don't like skinny men...they make me feel ill just looking at them...it looks unhealthy, even if it really isn't. I don't like fat men either. Average or mildly athletic/toned is my ideal. Healthy, strong, masculine, proud and confident posture, looks-comfortable-in-his-skin....my husband, in point of fact! :-)

02-01-2003, 06:45 PM	#10
MattofVA Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 112	It's odd none of the guys are responding. I checked the four middle options...either of the two extremes are the only bad things, it seems to me. Other than that, it depends on the person(in my case-the woman).

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