do women like big guys?

[Wadders]

6' and 110... wow. I knew a guy like that... He used to date a girl that was the same height and just as skinny. I used to joke that them having sex must be like throwing a bunch of pointy, jagged rocks in a bag ad shaking them about.

I crack myself up.

Heh, I'm 6' 2", and only about 11 stone, which is about 154 in your crazy ass American way of measuring weight. Which is why I often prefer birds with a lightly more sturdier build

More cushion for the pushin' as they say

OT: as many people have probably already said, as long as you're obviously comfortable with your body type, it wont matter in some cases. Sure most girls might prefer someone with the build of a Rugby player, but it's far from totally neccessary. But I guess if you're ripped, you will get more attention from a certain type of girl.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Sure most girls might prefer someone with the build of a Rugby player

What kind of rugby player? A prop forward has a different build to a No 8/Lock who has a different build to a scrum half who has a different build to a winger.

 

[Dags90]

What kind of rugby player?

This kind:

(The naked kind, that is)

I'm sure his personality is huge, too.

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

I know it's an advantage that would equate to success in a certain area. That's what I'm kinda getting at. The culture see's it as attractive because it's what is necessary for their survival. So it becomes a cultural norm. That's kinda my whole point.

As for the nobility and aristocracy... Well they comprised a relatively small portion of Europe. I'd still say strength was more of a factor for most of the masses in attraction. As it automatically signals protection. Being rich and wearing fancy clothes suggests they can provide for a family in a different way. But that kind of manner didn't become common place for the public until the 17th century at the earliest. Until then it really was just the 'upper crust' that that even applied to.

Well that's the thing, you had the nobility and everybody else. Marriages were born of social, economic or political reasons.

The daughters of the peasantry were married off to the best suitors the parents could find all in the hopes that they wouldn't have to provide for them out of their limited capital.

King Charles the V was not a child born from a loving family, but a complex set of arrangements that had been planned for three generations in order to produce a series of extremely powerful, extremely wealthy inheriters.

King Charles was literally born an Emperor (and was born for the strict purpose of being the most powerful emperor of the day)

Same thing for the peasantry. The prettiest young girl would be considered a good suitor for a Child who would grow to be the inheritor of a good mill or successful farmstead. It wasn't attraction ... it was circumstantial.

The wealthy (by plebeian standards) boy gets the prettiest girl in the village. The girl gets (by plebeian female standards) a 'good' future life. Attraction didn't factor into it. Only convenience.

 

[Wadders]

Sure most girls might prefer someone with the build of a Rugby player

What kind of rugby player? A prop forward has a different build to a No 8/Lock who has a different build to a scrum half who has a different build to a winger.

Agh, I was generalising. I just mean big, well built.

I guess someone the build of Shane Williams would be preferable to someone who looks like Allen Jacobsen, but I dont know, I'm not female

EDIT:

Pics for referance -

Shane Wiliams - wing

Allan Jacobsen - prop

Happy now?

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

What kind of rugby player?

(The naked kind, that is)

Pfffft... One of the props at my old club who played in the C-grade was nicknamed 'Camel Toe'... for reasons as obvious as they are disturbing when you think about it.

 

[Roamin11]

Yes, but not all of them.

This question is pretty open ended though, what kind of "BIG" guy are you talking about?

overweight. not totally obese

Okay I'm glad I read down far enough (next time say overwieght guys) WELL:

It goes like this... Most shallow women who don't have a kink for men who are overweight probably don't like guys with a bit of gut. But, women who are looking for a soul mate will be more than willing to look past the fatty exterior and look at the guy within... Now if you are fat but a nice guy or whatever attitude they find compatible, then you?re set.

 

[Dogstile]

Seems that most women prefer men who are taller than them, if only slightly - in the same way that men tend to prefer women who are shorter. Guess it might have something to do with primal instincts... Or maybe it's just because on average, women are shorter than men, so this kind of couple is just more statistically likely.

One thing I find quite interesting is that among couples I know, tendency seems to be the shorter the girl, the taller the guy. It's like they were all aiming for a specific average height.

I am 6 feet tall.

Damn. Exactly my height. Out of curiosity how much taller would you like a bloke to be? (Yay for opportunitys to ask fellow tall people questions!)

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

Ahhh you're talking about arrangements. Such as trading for land or livestock. Or even just to get into a reputable family.

Yes that did happen. But it's worth noting that wasn't the norm for everyone. Say in an entire village. Maybe 2 or 3 daughters would have been bartered off for capital or stock.

Otherwise the unfortunate folk that didn't own land would never have gotten laid.

The vast majority of a country still married based on bases urges. The sad fact of the matter is most would just have ended up together because they slept together. Wealth was and still is a very powerful aphrodisiac. But there weren't many people who fit that bill.

Well no, they weren't bartered off per se. But yes the vast majority of society ran like this. This is how people thought o.o Why do you think such romantic tales as Romeo and Juliet exist? From a modern perception we look at it and it's "ahhhh star-twixt lovers and the tragic skeins of fate" ... no.... Shakespearian plays were contemporaneous social commentaries.

Tragedy befalls those that attempt to find happiness rather than duty to one's station. World imperfect.

For example, Macbeth was a play that he performed in front of the court of King James warning them about the corruption of noble courts when you have a house divided by jealousy and officials having political passions beyond their station.

The world and relationships you speak of now are VERY VERY modern. Quite literally the last 120 years.

 

[the lapalminator]

hello escapists, so just a simple question and you people seem to be the most reasonable ive encountered

awnser plz

I'm going to answer this although I'm not a girl.

I like larger guys. Not gym-muscle ultra dude, but guys who definitely have a solid frame. I don't even mind a little bit of extra cushioning, just so long as its not overboard on the unhealthy scale. Ideally, I like "cubs". I find bears can tend towards the frumpy end of things.

So, yeah. Solid big boys..bring 'em on.

thank you for quote. its real good huh?

 

[Vlassic]

I usually like larger guys, tall and nicely built, but not looking like they spend their lives in a gym; I like a little bit of a tummy on a guy. But one of the sexiest guys I've known is my height, and that's good, too.

So my answer is, sure, girls like larger guys, but they like smaller ones, too...just depends on the guy. I think that basically, girls like confident guys.

 

[she_never_was]

Seems that most women prefer men who are taller than them, if only slightly - in the same way that men tend to prefer women who are shorter. Guess it might have something to do with primal instincts... Or maybe it's just because on average, women are shorter than men, so this kind of couple is just more statistically likely.

One thing I find quite interesting is that among couples I know, tendency seems to be the shorter the girl, the taller the guy. It's like they were all aiming for a specific average height.

I am 6 feet tall.

Damn. Exactly my height. Out of curiosity how much taller would you like a bloke to be? (Yay for opportunitys to ask fellow tall people questions!)

In my opinion, that would be fine, to date a guy my height. Just don't make it awkward.

My good friend, sitting next to me, doesn't seem to care too much. She's 5' 7" and her current interest is 5'6".

Personal preference, I say, personal preference.

 

[superbatranger]

We're not talking about penis size, are we?

 

[Mimssy]

Must...resist...urge...to make...dick joke.

You too? Seriously, that was my first thought too and I broke out into a giggle fit.

 

[Elle-Jai]

Each woman is different. So some do, yes.