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Girls...Do you prefer athletic/muscular guys, skinny guys or big guys?

Well since the thread about size 6 vs. size 12 seemed to cause a stir - I wonder what's gonna happen with this one?

I don't think it's fair that all the emphasis is placed on the girls' bodies! There are lotsa guys out there with eating disorders/unhealthy exercise obsessions too!

Personally I don't care too much about a guy's physical build or whatever - as long as they're tall! =]

Go for it girls! =P

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Reply 1
I really don't have a preference either.

I think about eye colour and hair colour really...

But a great personality is whats important ofcourse! There are those typical good looking guys that you fancy for ages then when yo acually talk to them you realise their vocabularly doesn't stretch far past "sweet", "dude" and "deushbag"---not even sure i spelt that right!
Reply 2
Athletic (NOT bodybuilder type insanely muscular...that's not sexy. Think 'armed forces').
Skinny is a close second.
Large...just doesn't do it for me.
Reply 3
I like tall guys... (well... taller than me - 5ft7)

But that's all i really look for in ways of appearance. Personality is what counts for me...
Reply 4
Lol! Notice how different our responses are compared with the guys in the other thread?!


I also have a phobia of overly hairy guys...
I like an Athletic body and they have to be tall. I'm 5ft8 so being with a skinny guy would prob make me feel bigger than him!
Reply 6
No preference. Strong personality > Strong body
Reply 7
Stace-is-Ace


I also have a phobia of overly hairy guys...


oh yeh... that too... :redface:
Tall (a 6-footer) and cuddly :smile: So I guess a body in the "little bit extra" categories like you see on some sites! A guy who can smother me and make me feel really little lol
Reply 9
Completely depends on the guy. Generally athletic though (but not really muscular).
LOL, I love this; the OP is trying to get revenge for us guys objectifying women (or some crap like that) and all the girls are like "I don't care WHAT he looks like as long as he's got two legs/is tall/has eyes :love:"

Love it! :p:
Reply 11
Ohhhh dear, this is probably going to cause arguments again like the other threads asking that question.

However, I'm procrastinating so I shall answer anyway:
Average/middle-weight, not with too many muscles or podge (though obviously a little bit of either isn't too bad). Though the most important physical aspect is that he has to have a nice bum :angel:
I just thought it would make an interesting comparison! =P
Reply 13
I like my guys to be skinny yet strong. Im not into the larger man, i also dont like the bodybuilder look.
Reply 14
englishstudent
LOL, I love this; the OP is trying to get revenge for us guys objectifying women (or some crap like that) and all the girls are like "I don't care WHAT he looks like as long as he's got two legs/is tall/has eyes :love:"

Love it! :p:


Well, that does tend to be the female attitude (but then again... girls can be known to be a little shallow...)
Hmmmmm I do love skinny guys. Its a pretty big weakness for me actually!
The only thing is, I'm 5ft 10 and a size 10/12 so I need someone a bit tall as well, otherwise I'd feel a bit like an overpowering beast.
So nobody here finds a muscular body particularly attractive? Just curious
Not huge, not really skinny. I hate guys that can fit into (and wear) womens jeans. That's just wrong! I don't like really muscular guys either.. Athletic is good but big muscles don't do it for me. Just somewhere in the middle... I'm all for a bit of a beer belly too I think it can be quite cute!
Bit taller than me, bit of chub chub, lots of hairs.
That's perf.
Reply 19
i really dont like overly muscular guys, if he looks like he could pick me up and tie me to the train tracks without even breaking a sweat then hes not for me!