Interesting thread....

Now tell me. Did they find any male physical characterstics that act like a drug for the female brain?

Personally......I like the broad shoulders

I, for one, never considered myself very visual in my "sexuality" (I just couldn't come up with the word I was looking for....so this one will have to do for now...). I have always "dug" men who had brilliant minds, (or at least SEEMED to, anyways...wink)......but, sister, you DO have a point...nice braod shoulders with a nice, tight rear....hmmmmmm....(well...at least when I was looking and younger.....)

Ciao for now!

(I know this may be off topic and maybe even against some rule....but I have been reading a thread about the possibility we are in a "simulated reality" since early this am.....well...actually a FEW threads on the topic.....even without massive amounts of gear oiling coffee...I am thinking hard on this subject...and a young man's rear....or a woman's hourglass figure was a nice diversion.....)

Female frigidity was a big question back in the 50's and 60's. In the end, the studies blamed the women.

Male erectile dysfunction is the new problem. Seems the studies will again find a way to blame the women.




...It's not really funny, I know. We're looking at overlapping pandemics here, with genetic mutations that are being passed on. But nobody wants to tell the truth, so all the studies end up playing the same refrain, variations on the theme of "Personal Responsibility in Health." Pah.

Good. Now maybe marketers will quit editing their photos to make curvaceous women look like 14 year old boys with straight hips. It's NOT attractive.





It's as ridiculous as making a man shorter, fatter, and narrowing his shoulders in Photoshop. That type of editing is unnatural and unappealing.

I watched on Discovery channel one time where they did a series on sex and the human nature. What they found out by studying tribal cultures was that men were automatically attracted to women with a shapely body especially women who had wide hips and well proportioned breasts. It had to do with reproduction. In the the subconscious, the brain tells a man that this woman is ready to have offspring and the urge to comply is almost overwhelming in the man. Another thing they discovered was that weight had a lot to do with it. Men tended to refuse to bond with underweight women or pale women because the subconscious told them they were unhealthy and could not reproduce healthy offspring. The last thing had to do with facial appearance. If the women possessed similar features to the mother of the male it was like a green light. It could be something as simple as a woman's eyes, lips, hair color, etc. Also the need for the man to have a "cave" where the woman was a good caretaker played an important role for the man and was almost as important as her looks. When both features and ability to care were combined, it tended to exclude other competitor women who lacked one or the other.

For women, what they found out was that women tended to be attracted to strong men. This was divided into three distinct categories. A man who was physically manly. A man who was intellectually superior. Or a man who was powerful by means, like political, economical, or executive. The idea was that women looked for security and strength. The subconscious was telling her that "if" they produced offspring, they could survive and dominate.

On women, it was also found that a genetic scent is produced in glands under the arms and also in sweat glands that some men are extremely attracted to and tell the male subconscious of a good genetic match. The theory also states that this is the reason for perfumes used by women. Women also tended to choose men depending on the time of her monthly cycle. When she is shedding (I use the term for respectful purposes so as to not be rude) she will choose a "companion", friend. When she is in ovulation" she will seek out a manly man.

Lastly, men were almost instantly turned off by overweight and obese women due to the subconscious telling them no. That the woman is pregnant and unavailable. There were some other minor factors about health, but it was a red light meaning stop, do not pursue.

So there is my take on what the Discovery channel had produced. I forget the name of the series but it was all about human sexuality. If you come across it, it is a good series to watch about human understanding.

Yeah, I think a NATURAL sleek figure is very attractive. I have a slight preference for curvaceous but sleek is very beautiful as well.

I guess when it becomes unattractive is when the natural shape is misleadingly morphed into another. Especially when the editing result makes the model look non human.

If a model is naturally sleek and they use her for that reason, that is perfectly fine. It's when they use a beautiful, curvy woman and crop her down to an insect.

Just wanting to clarify in case it looks like I was slamming naturally slender woman because I happen to find that beautiful. It's just the grotesque editing that is disgusting.

Really, one could sum up this thread just by saying natural is good, unnatural is bad.

Even though I have little relationship experience and can't read women at all, I'd say it comes down to:

Intelligence, Fitness, Disposition, and Happiness.

or am I leaving or adding something? Help me out here, ladies lol

Originally posted by AshleyD
Good. Now maybe marketers will quit editing their photos to make curvaceous women look like 14 year old boys with straight hips. It's NOT attractive.

One does not need to be full figured either to be considered having an hour glass figure.

I have always been very slim, but even when I turned about 11 years old, I had an hourglass figure. The "hourglass figure" came about because some women have small waists compared to the bust and hips.

Since I wear a size 6, it's extremely difficult to find clothing to fit my figure. Well, maybe because I am older and absolutely hate low rise jeans, but finding clothes that actually fit my waist, along with my hips is hard to do!






[edit on 24-2-2010 by Blanca Rose]

Originally posted by smyleegrl
Personally......I like the broad shoulders

YES!!! IM IN!!!!

I am an absolute sucker for curves.......it is a drug I think, I just love women with shape. Im so not into any stick insects....they just arent womanly