'80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?
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'80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?Was reading today that apparently 4 out of 5 men are unhappy with the way they look/certian aspects of their body. Obviously there is a bit more of a stigma for a man to complain about his looks than women, so are you one of them? How happy are you with how you look?
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?What stigma?(Original post by hiding12)
Was reading today that apparently 4 out of 5 men are unhappy with the way they look/certian aspects of their body. Obviously there is a bit more of a stigma for a man to complain about his looks than women, so are you one of them? How happy are you with how you look? -
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?well, that you're branded a 'wus' if you complain about it(Original post by Dark Horse)
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?I'd say I'm one of them. I don't admit it though(Original post by hiding12)
, so are you one of them? How happy are you with how you look?
I'd say on a scale of 1 to 10 I'm about a 4 in terms of being happy with how I look. I wouldn't say I was seriously ugly, just unspectacular really. I notice other men and think they are better than me all the time.
I also notice men that make me think I'm an oil painting in comparison
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?Hang on.(Original post by hiding12)
Was reading today that apparently 4 out of 5 men are unhappy with the way they look/certian aspects of their body. Obviously there is a bit more of a stigma for a man to complain about his looks than women, so are you one of them? How happy are you with how you look?
4/5 men are unhappy with some part of their body (more like 100%)
or 4/5 men are unhappy with their body overall. -
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?First thing you said sounds about right. I reckon 1 in 5 men probably are happy with their body.(Original post by Classical Liberal)
Hang on.
4/5 men are unhappy with some part of their body (more like 100%)
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?It's just getting stupid. I'm pretty much the idolised size/shape for a guy (6'1, slim, muscular, etc), and even I feel the pressure to conform to obscene standards. Can't imagine what it's like for someone that's different from the 'norm'.
If you want some scary example of it; head to bodybuilding.com and check misc. You get an insane amount of body dismorphia in there. Being an average size is extremely unattractive, below 6ft is manlet, 16 inch arms or you're skinny, etc. Crazy.Last edited by Aisha~~; 15-06-2012 at 16:04. -
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?I've always been unhappy/felt ugly.
And I think women are just as visual as men, they just don't like to admit it. So the fact I'm skinny and hardly muscular makes me feel the same as an overweight woman with tiny breasts. -
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?OP i'm not surprised really, i don't think guys are as insecure as girls but i do think they can be quite insecure, based in the guys i know, at least some times. it's just more of a stigma to talk about it but i don't know why. i have one guy who always says "oh she likes me, she likes me" etc. and acts kind of cocky but i know he is actually quite insecure.
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?Slurp. I adore skinny men. And I don't mean slim with small defined muscles. I mean emaciated and look like they couldn't punch a pillow. I also like them to be about 5'6-5'9 in height so we can kiss easily. There aren't many examples in the media but I suppose Joseph Gorden-Levitt is a fairly good one but could be skinnier.(Original post by spiral87)
I've always been unhappy/felt ugly.
And I think women are just as visual as men, they just don't like to admit it. So the fact I'm skinny and hardly muscular makes me feel the same as an overweight woman with tiny breasts.
Although I am taken (he's very skinny) there are surely other girls like me.Last edited by Toaster Leavings; 15-06-2012 at 16:17. -
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?But your BF would get his ass kicked by 90% of young males.(Original post by Toaster Leavings)
Slurp. I adore skinny men. And I don't mean slim with small defined muscles. I mean emaciated and look like they couldn't punch a pillow. I also like them to be about 5'6-5'9 in height so we can kiss easily. There aren't many examples in the media but I suppose Joseph Gorden-Levitt is a fairly good one.
Although I am taken (he's very skinny) there are surely other girls like me. -
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?So?(Original post by Theoneoranro)
But your BF would get his ass kicked by 90% of young males.
I like picking him up.
Anyway, he is clever and I'd rather have that asset than brawn in an emergency.
It is fairly easy to avoid getting into fights nowadays. -
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?Not sure if trolling or serious.............I mean I've seen girls on TSR say they like skinny men, but not emaciated(Original post by Toaster Leavings)
Slurp. I adore skinny men. And I don't mean slim with small defined muscles. I mean emaciated and look like they couldn't punch a pillow. I also like them to be about 5'6-5'9 in height so we can kiss easily. There aren't many examples in the media but I suppose Joseph Gorden-Levitt is a fairly good one but could be skinnier.
Although I am taken (he's very skinny) there are surely other girls like me.
Besides, I'm not emaciated, just tall (6ft 2), below average build. And not even toned. (Working on it)
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?I concur.(Original post by Aisha~~)
If you want some scary example of it; head to bodybuilding.com and check misc. You get an insane amount of body dismorphia in there. Being an average size is extremely unattractive, below 6ft is manlet, 16 inch arms or you're skinny, etc. Crazy.
This seems to be the most desired body type these days. I see many guys of this description who do very well with the girls. Although how much of it is due to the fact that ripped guys are quite rare I don't know.(Original post by Toaster Leavings)
Slurp. I adore skinny men. And I don't mean slim with small defined muscles. I mean emaciated and look like they couldn't punch a pillow. I also like them to be about 5'6-5'9 in height so we can kiss easily. There aren't many examples in the media but I suppose Joseph Gorden-Levitt is a fairly good one but could be skinnier.
Although I am taken (he's very skinny) there are surely other girls like me. -
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?LMFAO you can pick him up hahaa, I suggest you don't do that because he probably feels like a little wimp if you do that.(Original post by Toaster Leavings)
So?
I like picking him up.
Anyway, he is clever and I'd rather have that asset than brawn in an emergency.
It is fairly easy to avoid getting into fights nowadays. -
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?It's one of those stats that sounds pretty high, but then you think about the visually judgemental culture we live in and the fact that it's just less common for men to talk to each other about their looks and it starts to sound about right.
I suppose I'm fairly rare in that there isn't anything about my appearance that worries me. I appreciate there are ways in which I could be better looking, but they don't make me uncomfortable. I'm not bad looking, and I feel like I look about right for the person that I am. I suppose I wouldn't mind a little extra height though. -
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Re: '80% of men unhappy with looks', are you one of them.......?yeh I can imagine, lol. I don't see the appeal of being that huge, I mean its essentially pointless apart from an aesthetic view? I mean you can barely move or play sport or do anything maybe apart from rugby perhaps.(Original post by Aisha~~)
It's just getting stupid. I'm pretty much the idolised size/shape for a guy (6'1, slim, muscular, etc), and even I feel the pressure to conform to obscene standards. Can't imagine what it's like for someone that's different from the 'norm'.
If you want some scary example of it; head to bodybuilding.com and check misc. You get an insane amount of body dismorphia in there. Being an average size is extremely unattractive, below 6ft is manlet, 16 inch arms or you're skinny, etc. Crazy.
