Of course, personality, charm, wit, and good looks are important when it comes to scouting out a potential suitor, but body type definitely plays a role, too. I personally like bigger men, who make me feel small and more importantly protected, but I have friends that have always been attracted to slender, skinny guys. It's all about personal preference so tell me, do you prefer a man with an athletic or slender build?
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Catherine Malandrino
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Historically I've always dated more slender guys - I just can't stomach "meatheads". However, if they're tastefully athletic, like, not gym rats, then that's fine.
1I'm kind of a gym rat... so definitely into muscley types. I don't want to feel like I can kick my boyfriend's ass!
2I voted neither, or it doesn't matter. I prefer my guy whose sort of in between.
3neither... intellectuals and music dudes are my thing and they come in all shapes and sizes.
4Hmmm neither appeal to me. I don't like meatheads but I also don't care for slender guys either. My boyfriend is about 6'5 and has muscles but is most def not HUGE but isn't just some scrawny little guy.
5i'm tall so for me, guys have to be taller and with strong shoulders, stuff like that. small "petite" skinny guys hold no appeal whatsoever. harsh but true
6I agree with dm8bri - I don't prefer extremes.
7Neither. I've tried dating athletic and slim guys in the past, and don't find it attractive. Big guys are the way to go.
8I like the guys with some squish, too. I don't like when the guys I date weigh less than me. Plus, they're not comfy.
9Funny, my bf is a bit of both...not a "meathead build", but also not boyishly slender, and on top of tht he's abt a foot taller than me. *swoon*
10For me, it's all about proportions. If a man is well-proportioned, his body type notwithstanding, I would be attracted.
11I like them tall and slender - more of a basketball player's build. Too skinny doesn't do it for me. Too bulky is not hot to me.
12right now i like athletic in the right place though. as long as they have a nice butt. lol. maybe because my boyfriend is slender and doesnt have one.
13Mzkita I know what you mean, I love it too!!! My boyfriend is OVER a foot taller than me. I love super tall guys. I like guys to be at least 6'0 in a perfect world. No average guys for me...
14I like guys with broad shoulders and overall a well proportioned body. If he's more on the athlelic or slender side, I don't care, as long as he's not extremely muscular. That's a complete turn off.
15A little of both
16I voted athletic because I don't want a wimp. I prefer bigger guys though, not obese but meaty. I'm 5'11" so I need a big guy because I can't stand being with a guy that is smaller than me.
17ughhhh. meatheads are so gross.
18but i've also been with a guy who was so skinny i could see his ribs. that was gross too.
Athletic but not in a steroid kind of way.
19I like the more slender guys, but they still have to be bigger than me to do the stereotypical guy stuff like protecting me and giving great hugs.
20And I like guys that are toned...you don't have to have tons of muscles to be toned, think serious soccer guys...they are perfect, LOL.
I've always had a thing for nerdy, skinny guys. Seriously.
21well athletic yea....but i had a friend who was crazily attracted to the lankiest guys HAHA she married one too
22hah I'm a 5'11" Amazonian so he *has* to be taller and bigger than I am. So definitely gotta be athletic b/c I don't want my guy to look puny in comparison to me...not cute
23I'm actually attracted to semi-heavy set men. stick thin men kinda creepy me out. . .
24I need muscles. I've dated both types but if I had to choose, give me the football player! Lol. Now, give me a running back or a wide receiver or even a sprinter.
25oy i've dated the meathead (welll...more like a wannabe meathead). but my new biff is a bigger guy....not huge but def not "defined" or "toned" by any means. it's funny cuz i'm tiny but you know something about him is just so sexy! so i'd have to say neither : )
altho melo d give me a reggie bush and you can spoon me off the floor cuz i melt just thinking about him!!
26tall & skinny
27i kinda agree with le romantique, i like a huskier but athletic build; broad shoulders, strong arms,
. skinny guys are a turn-off.
28I agree with Pistil. I don't want someone too skinny or too muscular.
29I've always really liked skinny guys for some reason.
30I like the naturally broader build, not so much the "I spend hours at the gym" look. Bonus points for chest hair! ;p
31I bet if this same poll was on women and what men preferred, women would be hollering how it shouldn't matter about bodytypes and it's what's on the "inside" that counts.
32what does it say about me/my boyfriend that I couldn't tell the difference until I noticed the punching bag?
33I like my men boyish. Slender and hairless. Naked, my boyfriend looks like he's 12 (well... not all of him - LOL)
Like Katherine, I found the guy on the left athletic too - I'll show you slender!
34Weird... I love big burly, hairy men. The over athletic guys are the biggest turn off ever... not only does it make ME insecure, it generally seems more like a LIFE to them rather than a hobby or an occasional thing for good health.
35Well, my boyfriend is tall and skinny. I will say that sometimes it feels as though he is TOO skinny. I guess I just prefer skinny within reason -- somewhere in the middle. I'm not turned on by muscles.
36Athletic, bigger dudes. You know, the lineman type. But go figure, I'm married to a skinny dude.
37Whichever...I've dated guys of both body types before, and I can be attracted to either! I am definitely not attracted to overweight guys though.
38Lol, @ "in a perfect world".
39I definitely prefer bigger guys to skinny guys, but I like both of the men in the picture above.
40I'm a sucker for big, broad shoulders and some meat on my guy. Heck, my husband's twice as big as I am and I kind of like it that way. I dated a guy in college that was a bit of a beanstalk and every time we'd "play wrestle", I'd actually hurt him and that kinda turned me off.
41I've always liked the tall skinny nerdy guys
42Somewhere in the middle but more on the athletic side
43I like in-betweens...but I definitely go for toned arms!!
44I have a thing for athletes esp. hooopers!!!!!
45I am so glad to see that so many chicks like their men a little squishy. I love a good footbal player-esqe, constuction worker like, I don't work out but I could punch you out type of guy.
My guy is 6'2" and about 225lbs. He is atheltic in a working hard kinda of way not work out kind of way. I have always loved the beefier guys that tend to be naturally bigger. The kind of guys that if they stopped going to the gym they would still have basically the same build.
46I like 6ft and up a little bit on the Husky side... I like to feel safe, so I want a guy with the broad shoulders.... big hands... big feet haha... I just like a tall guy who's got some substance to him. But sometimes I find myself eye thing really slender guy, but I never never fall for the meat head. I like my men to have a neck. haha.
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