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adigaskell Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:54 am	Post subject: Women don't find muscles attractive I was reading in the newspaper today about research done into this subject recently that found that women don't like muscles on guys. This is proved by comparing men in mens magazines and womens magazines. In mens magazines the models are generally muscular and fit, whilst in womens magazines they're slimmer and less muscular. More Jude Law than Bruce Willis. Any girls here care to comment?


iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:35 am	Post subject: There is a very clear contrast, isn't there?

adigaskell Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:41 am	Post subject: iRuleThisForum wrote: There is a very clear contrast, isn't there? Yes, I think the contrast highlighted was the contrast in perception between men and women. Men think that girls want them to be muscley. Girls think that men want them to be very thin. The reality is often different.

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:47 am	Post subject: This applies to women as well (I think). A lot of magazines show slender models, but generally speaking, men like regular body, not bigger body, but you know, regular body. With regard to your original question, I think we need to wait for Thais's response.

Arura Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:26 am	Post subject: My personal opinion (as woman) is that athletic healthy look that is attractive not the muscles. Self-confidence, charm, intelligence are more important than muscles. I find Bruce Willis more charming than Jude Law, not because of his muscles but because he seems to have more self-confidence, humour and warmth, while my impression of Jude Law is only his pretty face. I might be very wrong with my superficial judgements though.

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:36 am	Post subject: I(we) have a question for you, Arura. Do you think that magazines and books for women tend to portray slender woman very attractive?

Arura Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:00 am	Post subject: Beauty and attaractiveness the way it is portrayed by media is an illusion created my marketing forces to make women feel bad and unsatisfied with themselves and therefor buy the marketed products as quick solutions to problems..

articleBot Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:14 am	Post subject: Arura wrote: Beauty and attaractiveness the way it is portrayed by media is an illusion created my marketing forces to make women feel bad and unsatisfied with themselves and therefor buy the marketed products as quick solutions to problems.. This is so true. Businesses always tell you that customers have so many choices, but the irony here is that you need to eliminate choices except for one, your product, in order to sell it. You almost need it necessary for the customer to buy the product. Consequently, it is perfectly logical for beauty product company to make women(and men) to think that they need to have the company's product to look good and be able to appear in the public place.

Arura Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:16 am	Post subject: Beauty and attractiveness the way it is portrayed by media is an illusion created by marketing forces to make women feel bad and unsatisfied with themselves and therefor buy the marketed products as quick solutions to problems..

bbott Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Location: New Jersey Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:26 pm	Post subject: That's funny you posted this. My new girlfriend now thinks i'm too big. She'll just have to deal with it, i've been lifting for about 6 years now - not going to stop now !!

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:58 pm	Post subject: 6 years, huh? You must be really liking it.

bbott Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Location: New Jersey Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:01 pm	Post subject: iRuleThisForum wrote: 6 years, huh? You must be really liking it. Yea, it's my primary hobby now. Keeps me trucking from day to day Nothing like putting the days work/stress/etc. behind you for an hour or two and hitting up the gym!

white out Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:31 pm	Post subject: yeah, being in the gym is pretty fun, but you gotta go where you know people, be with friends although time will go by slow, and you really wont find any motives to go, even if you're out of shape

macIsPoisonous Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:57 am	Post subject: What exactly do you do at the gym? Lift weight? Treadmill?

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:23 pm	Post subject: Personally, I use a gym for cardiovascular exercise rather than for pumping weights. I just find weights a little boring. Aaron

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adigaskell

Joined: 04 Nov 2004

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:54 am

Post subject: Women don't find muscles attractive

I was reading in the newspaper today about research done into this subject recently that found that women don't like muscles on guys.

This is proved by comparing men in mens magazines and womens magazines. In mens magazines the models are generally muscular and fit, whilst in womens magazines they're slimmer and less muscular. More Jude Law than Bruce Willis.

Any girls here care to comment?

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:35 am

Post subject:

There is a very clear contrast, isn't there?

adigaskell

Joined: 04 Nov 2004

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:41 am

Post subject:

iRuleThisForum wrote:

There is a very clear contrast, isn't there?

Yes, I think the contrast highlighted was the contrast in perception between men and women. Men think that girls want them to be muscley. Girls think that men want them to be very thin.

The reality is often different.

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:47 am

Post subject:

This applies to women as well (I think). A lot of magazines show slender models, but generally speaking, men like regular body, not bigger body, but you know, regular body.

With regard to your original question, I think we need to wait for Thais's response.

Arura

Joined: 08 Dec 2004

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:26 am

Post subject:

My personal opinion (as woman) is that athletic healthy look that is attractive not the muscles.
Self-confidence, charm, intelligence are more important than muscles.
I find Bruce Willis more charming than Jude Law, not because of his muscles but because he seems to have more self-confidence, humour and warmth, while my impression of Jude Law is only his pretty face. I might be very wrong with my superficial judgements though.

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:36 am

Post subject:

I(we) have a question for you, Arura. Do you think that magazines and books for women tend to portray slender woman very attractive?

Arura

Joined: 08 Dec 2004

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:00 am

Post subject:

Beauty and attaractiveness the way it is portrayed by media is an illusion created my marketing forces to make women feel bad and unsatisfied with themselves and therefor buy the marketed products as quick solutions to problems..

articleBot

Joined: 25 Mar 2005

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:14 am

Post subject:

Arura wrote:

This is so true. Businesses always tell you that customers have so many choices, but the irony here is that you need to eliminate choices except for one, your product, in order to sell it. You almost need it necessary for the customer to buy the product. Consequently, it is perfectly logical for beauty product company to make women(and men) to think that they need to have the company's product to look good and be able to appear in the public place.

Arura

Joined: 08 Dec 2004

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:16 am

Post subject:

Beauty and attractiveness the way it is portrayed by media is an illusion created by marketing forces to make women feel bad and unsatisfied with themselves and therefor buy the marketed products as quick solutions to problems..

bbott

Joined: 23 Feb 2005

Location: New Jersey

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:26 pm

Post subject:

That's funny you posted this. My new girlfriend now thinks i'm too big. She'll just have to deal with it, i've been lifting for about 6 years now - not going to stop now !! Smile

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:58 pm

Post subject:

6 years, huh? You must be really liking it.

bbott

Joined: 23 Feb 2005

Location: New Jersey

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:01 pm

Post subject:

iRuleThisForum wrote:

6 years, huh? You must be really liking it.

Yea, it's my primary hobby now. Keeps me trucking from day to day Smile

Nothing like putting the days work/stress/etc. behind you for an hour or two and hitting up the gym! Smile

white out

Joined: 17 Aug 2005

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:31 pm

Post subject:

yeah, being in the gym is pretty fun, but you gotta go where you know people, be with friends
although time will go by slow, and you really wont find any motives to go, even if you're out of shape

macIsPoisonous

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:57 am

Post subject:

What exactly do you do at the gym? Lift weight? Treadmill?

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:23 pm

Post subject:

Personally, I use a gym for cardiovascular exercise rather than for pumping weights. I just find weights a little boring.

Aaron

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