Does a muscular body matter on men?

I think it matters as much to women as women having big breasts and a butt with a small waist does to us.

No, studies consistently find that men put more weight on physical attractiveness, while women put more weight on factors relating to social status

eg http://qje.oxfordjournals.org/content/121/2/673.short

Clarification: I'm not talking body-builder style muscle mass, more like footballer or perhaps model.

Do people prefer those with more muscular bodies or those who look simlar under clothing, but have a more "normal" body, with and average amount of body fat etc.

Clarification: I'm not talking body-builder style muscle mass, more like footballer or perhaps model.

Do people prefer those with more muscular bodies or those who look simlar under clothing, but have a more "normal" body, with and average amount of body fat etc.

It matters for males and females. I dislike how it's the epitome of awesome to merely not be unhealthy as a female, whereas the epitome of a male body must be actively healthy in every possible way. This isn't good for female health.

Clarification: I'm not talking body-builder style muscle mass, more like footballer or perhaps model.

Do people prefer those with more muscular bodies or those who look simlar under clothing, but have a more "normal" body, with and average amount of body fat etc.

I think it matters as much to women as women having big breasts and a butt with a small waist does to us.
They're both ideals presented by the media, but some girls aren't attracted to the male ideal for the same reason I'm not very attracted to the Pamela Andersons of society.

I think that might actually be a turn off for me. I know, i said it! Its true though.


For me its all about the LEGS!

I don't understand what you're trying to say about women? That we're all unhealthy?

Obviously not.

What I'm actually saying is that the average woman's concept of a "perfect female body" is far from what is objectively "perfect" for one's health.

A hell of a lot of females think the perfect female body is one which is very low, or just low in fat. That is not true. Instead, one wants to be aiming for low in fat AND high in muscle.

The low in fat and high in muscle just so happens to be the typical idea of a "perfect male body" that comes into the minds of males in society.

I think these conceptions of anorexic models being the perfect body type is really damaging for female's physical and mental health and I wish they would stop it.