Do guys prefer skinny girls over curvy girls?

As a black man Curvy Women are very very attractive.. There's a saying Bones are for the dog, meat is for the man.... Perfectly illustrated regarding skinny women and curvy women...

You disgust me. What makes you think it's OK to talk about skinny women in that manner? Honestly, grow up.

So many people on here need to realise that you can appreciate one body type - i.e. appreciate curvy women - without the need to slate another. And one more thing, being skinny doesn't mean being skeletal. Idiots

That's actually a picture of me when I was fairly skinny


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TSR attracts vermin, usually the insecure type keyboard warriors. In real life most of them are just losers that nobody takes notice of but here they can air their views.

If people have an eating disorder does that therefore make them unattractive?

Really? Don't get me wrong, Cobie Smulders is crazy amounts of hot, but I'd say her body type was more 'tube' than hourglass or curvy, as demonstrated here:



I'd say a good example of a curvy female would be Kat Dennings seen below. Wider hips, significant bosom. Those are curves.

I'm not sure why, but I've noticed in general very broad guys tend to prefer skinny girls, and very skinny guys tend to prefer curvy women. The only reason I can possibly think of for this is that opposites attract. This won't be true for everyone though.

Skinny is a harsh word. I think people get images of skeletal bodies when you say that, I believe most people prefer slim woman with slight curves, no matter what some people like to think. Look at men's magazines, porn stars and the celebrities that men put at the top of their "top 100" lists; all of those woman are slim.

You disgust me. What makes you think it's OK to talk about skinny women in that manner? Honestly, grow up.

So many people on here need to realise that you can appreciate one body type - i.e. appreciate curvy women - without the need to slate another. And one more thing, being skinny doesn't mean being skeletal. Idiots

It drives me insane, I understand people appreciating curvy women - I do as well in fact - but there's no need to insult and slag off the not-so curvy women. What purpose does that serve? As I said, you can show your appreciation for one type, without the need to criticize another. I'm fed up of constantly being bombarded with "skinny is ugly", "curvy women are real women", "men don't like skinny" and the disgusting phrase as demonstrated by that idiot "skinny women are for the dogs, curvy women are for the men" It seems people only care about offending larger girls and do their very best to praise curvy ones, yet when it comes to skinny, they don't give a **** What the **** am I supposed to do? I'm skinny. I don't have a defined waist. That's just how I'm built. Am I supposed to just suck it up and take it? Because I'm skinny, I'm worthless am I? I'm not a real woman am I?

(didn't mean to rant at you, just ranting in general )

you can't really see


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Amen. 'Real women have curves' is so infuriating, is how 'real' we are somehow defined by our body fat distribution? How ridiculous. Can you imagine the outcry if we said 'real women have sharp elbows and a visible pelvis'?

Amen. 'Real women have curves' is so infuriating, is how 'real' we are somehow defined by our body fat distribution? How ridiculous. Can you imagine the outcry if we said 'real women have sharp elbows and a visible pelvis'?

So glad I'm not the only one that gets so infuriated by it! It seems that a lot of people - including women - think that, the larger the difference (in terms of measurement) between the hips and waist, then the more "womanly" they are. Erm, no Personally speaking, a lot of my body insecurities stem from the fact that those sorts of comments and articles are thrusted in my face daily, and I am made to feel repulsive because I don't have huge boobs and arse I am skinny, but I do not resemble a pre-pubescent boy, and I am not skeletal - yet people jump to the conclusion that all skinny women do resemble boys and skeletons - and are therefore completely disgusting and of course, not "real"

As for the bit in bold, holy crap that would be an outrage! It's bad enough on here, when one guy says he likes skinny women, he is usually criticized for causing eating disorders and for being "brainwashed by the media"

Agreed. It's the same as 'Real men don't cheat', really. (Not that I condone cheating, mind )

Precisely. And many people fail to differentiate between being skinny and having an eating disorder. NOT THE SAME THING!

So glad I'm not the only one that gets so infuriated by it! It seems that a lot of people - including women - think that, the larger the difference (in terms of measurement) between the hips and waist, then the more "womanly" they are. Erm, no Personally speaking, a lot of my body insecurities stem from the fact that those sorts of comments and articles are thrusted in my face daily, and I am made to feel repulsive because I don't have huge boobs and arse I am skinny, but I do not resemble a pre-pubescent boy, and I am not skeletal - yet people jump to the conclusion that all skinny women do resemble boys and skeletons - and are therefore completely disgusting and of course, not "real" We are constantly told that men don't like us because we aren't similar to Christina Hendricks. We don't have particularly defined waists so we feel disgusting to "hold" and whatnot.

As for the bit in bold, holy crap that would be an outrage! It's bad enough on here, when one guy says he likes skinny women, he is usually criticized for causing eating disorders and for being "brainwashed by the media"

So glad I'm not the only one that gets so infuriated by it! It seems that a lot of people - including women - think that, the larger the difference (in terms of measurement) between the hips and waist, then the more "womanly" they are. Erm, no Personally speaking, a lot of my body insecurities stem from the fact that those sorts of comments and articles are thrusted in my face daily, and I am made to feel repulsive because I don't have huge boobs and arse I am skinny, but I do not resemble a pre-pubescent boy, and I am not skeletal - yet people jump to the conclusion that all skinny women do resemble boys and skeletons - and are therefore completely disgusting and of course, not "real" We are constantly told that men don't like us because we aren't similar to Christina Hendricks. We don't have particularly defined waists so we feel disgusting to "hold" and whatnot.

As for the bit in bold, holy crap that would be an outrage! It's bad enough on here, when one guy says he likes skinny women, he is usually criticized for causing eating disorders and for being "brainwashed by the media"

I hate the double standard with perceptions of skinny women. I swear every time a skinny woman is said to be beautiful, everyone jumps up and starts with the eating disorder accusations, but with a larger woman anybody mentioning over eating disorders would be slaughtered.

Seriously, why can't some people accept that a "real woman" is ANY woman?


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I hate the double standard with perceptions of skinny women. I swear every time a skinny woman is said to be beautiful, everyone jumps up and starts with the eating disorder accusations, but with a larger woman anybody mentioning over eating disorders would be slaughtered.

Seriously, why can't some people accept that a "real woman" is ANY woman?


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Amen. 'Real women have curves' is so infuriating, is how 'real' we are somehow defined by our body fat distribution? How ridiculous. Can you imagine the outcry if we said 'real women have sharp elbows and a visible pelvis'?

It drives me insane, I understand people appreciating curvy women - I do as well in fact - but there's no need to insult and slag off the not-so curvy women. What purpose does that serve? As I said, you can show your appreciation for one type, without the need to criticize another. I'm fed up of constantly being bombarded with "skinny is ugly", "curvy women are real women", "men don't like skinny" and the disgusting phrase as demonstrated by that idiot "skinny women are for the dogs, curvy women are for the men" It seems people only care about offending larger girls and do their very best to praise curvy ones, yet when it comes to skinny, they don't give a **** What the **** am I supposed to do? I'm skinny. I don't have a defined waist. That's just how I'm built. Am I supposed to just suck it up and take it? Because I'm skinny, I'm worthless am I? I'm not a real woman am I?

(didn't mean to rant at you, just ranting in general )

Curvy girl (NOT fat). Bones are for dogs, meat is for men