Why is everyone so obsessed with jawline?

[MissNowhere]

People talk about it and girls swoon over it all the time. I literally don't care one way or another, it's not something I pay attention to or even notice. What's the big deal? What's the appeal? Maybe I'm weird.

[dangerDoge]

Hmm... Honestly I've never taken any attention to it.

If I had to guess a reason why though, it is because men traditionally are associated (facially wise) with hardness and women with softness. A strong jawline is considered a prominent feature. It is often (whether subconsciously or not) related with men and strong facial features.

The thing is though, what people were conditioned to believe as attractive changes for each person. No one was raised the exact same. You aren't weird or anything, it just happens to be preferences.

[dangerDoge]

Thunks fur der MHOr :)

[Nuqood]

Large jaw usually indicates a wide palate, straight teeth, proper breathing posture, and strenuous chewing, meaning a healthy lifestyle and a healthy face.

I'll know you're a liar if you don't find any of the men attractive.

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[MissNowhere]

Dude, they ain't my type.

[Nuqood]

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Picture them with hair down to their nipples, then.

[MissNowhere]

Honestly their jaws do nothing for me.

[Nuqood]

"Honestly their jaws do nothing for me."

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I guess you're an outlier, but most women would find all the guys I've posted to be 100% more attractive than some boyish, slack jawed man.

[lanternhill]

I've figured out that I like a certain body composition in men - it's not body fat percentage, exactly, but more distribution. Therefore certain hands are unattractive to me, for instance, because they are pudgy or too skinny. The ideal distribution (to me) tends to go along with a certain shape/visibility of jawline.

These guys can be big or really slim, but their body composition (proportionally speaking) is always pretty similar. Let me try to find some examples.

[lanternhill]

So it turns out I can't tell you exactly why someone is hot vs. ehh (objectively but not subjectively).

Hot (to me):
Ioan Gruffudd -
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Matt Bomer:
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(He's a little slim shouldered for me but his face is amazing)

Henry Cavill:
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(As you may be able to tell I have a type lol. Funny story, I didn't even like curls or blue eyes until a few years ago. Still iffy on the blue eyes.)

Gerard Butler as Attila. Or in general. It's the eyes.

Aaaand does almost nothing for me:
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Weirdly enough, I have a thing for Chris Pine even though he's objectively not very attractive to me. But only in certain movies. Don't ask me to explain.

There you go kids, another piece of evidence in the "attractiveness is super subjective" book.

[EmpatheticLady]

A strong jawline is indicative of high testosterone and being "manly." That's why it's so popular with straight women for example, but I think it can add to the overall handsomeness of a man's face. It's not the first thing I look forward or swoon over.

[schnipdip]

Ehhh if that were the case of high testosterone then women would fawn over hairy bodies... Which most don't.

[EmpatheticLady]

@schnipdip Many women like scruff and some body hair, not when they look like bears. ;P

[Nuqood]

They're finding that jaw breath has nothing to do with testosterone and has more to do with diet, tongue posture, breathing posture (nasal vs mouthbreathing), and to a lesser degree genetics.

Humans are the only animal on the planet who have crooked teeth, and it's theorized that it's because of our softer diet and poor breathing posture. We all should have near perfectly straight teeth including wisdom teeth, but we don't.

[SarahsSummer]

I'm with you. In fact I don't even know what your talking about. It's not something I've ever talked about with my gf's or even considered as a factor.

[BreatheMe19]

They're so sexy. I don't know why. They just are.

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[MissNowhere]

I just don't see it 😂

[BreatheMe19]

Imagine him without a jawline he wouldn't be nearly as hot. Haha

[QooLipBite]

There's like zero jawline there? 😂

[BreatheMe19]

... uh...

[ConsultantIsBack]

I think that's one of the top facial features women look for, whether knowingly or not.
Brings out that "chiseled" definition. It's the opposite of a soft-low testosterone face. Things like that.

The unfortunate truth about us guys is you can't really workout a jawbone lol.

BRB chewing more gum to work jaw muscle.

[Phoenix98]

Exactly you have to be born with it, women are attracted to a good jawline because it's a sign of good genetics and because it's a masculine trait, luckily we were born with it.

[ConsultantIsBack]

@Phoenix98 ya man, agreed. Not much you can do, other than chew gum lol , and grow stubble to bring it out in my opinion

[Phoenix98]

Indeed, you can work out the neck however which is good.

[ConsultantIsBack]

@Phoenix98 by the way , my high school has the neck curl machine, you know what I'm talking about? I never ever see that thing in the gyms these days.

[Phoenix98]

Yeah I know that machine, I wish my gym had it I have to use a iron weight and hang off of a bench partly to work my neck.

[verticallyinsecure]

I remember when I was a little skinny, my jawline was actually very prominent but it looked bad on me, maybe if i was well built and had the same body fat percentage it would look great, even now, i have a lean looking face with a bit of a jaw but i think being too chiselled actually looks weird, 10-12% body fat would be the best to be. Take tom cruise for instance, he doesn't have any chiselled or sharp facial features or anything but he is still unarguably in the top 5-6 handsomest men in the world on his worst day

[torialovescookies]

Typically guys with a defined jawline are just more attractive.. But in the end it always comes down to what you personally think makes a guy attractive. For some girls... Like you... Thry Don't really care about their mans jaw line. It's just a matter of perspective.

[FatCatLady]

I agree. Like come on, why would the friggin jaw matter? I don't know if I have a say in this tho because I don't even get the thing with 6packs on guys.

[MissNowhere]

I'm not crazy about 6 packs either. It's whatever.

[GreatnessPersonified]

"People talk about it and girls swoon over it all the time. I literally don't care one way or another, "

You don't date girls so you wouldn't understand. I don't know why, nor do I care to learn. I just enjoy my preference.

[MissNowhere]

Ehh wth? What you said made 0 sense.

[Anonymous]

For me, they don't look good on any guy but still many guys can pull it off. It is a manly feature which is why it attract girls. I barely notice it or pay attention to it too, but there are some guys that I saw irl whose jaw lines grabbed my attention. I just want to trace my hand over them. I imagine maybe if you hold them while kissing this just reminds you that you are with a man? lol

[Anonymous]

I like a good jawline mainly because I normally just appreciate the little things.. Even on myself, I don't care about my boobs or whatever, i'm into stomach, bit of ass and legs. On a guy I don't really care about abs, but that's a bonus.. the things I love are shoulder, jawlines and when they're driving and then change gear and their arms are holy fuck..
But yeah.. just little things I guess :')

[OrangeBoy]

Meh, girls don't trully care about that.
That's just a common caracteristic of models, so people see it on people that make movies, series and stuff... then it started to be a symbol of sexyness and wish around common people.

Yeah, kinda stupid.
I don't give a F.

[AnOrdinaryGirl45]

I like jaw lines because it shows the person most likely takes care of themselves.

[MissNowhere]

How are these things even related?

[AnOrdinaryGirl45]

They are most likely not overweight, that's what I meant.

[Beautifiedgirl123]

Honestly I don't know. I personally don't care about it.

When people go "he has a more defined jawline"... I have a confused look on my face because most times I'm like "what's a defined jawline... looks the same to me."

[Bandit74]

I don't know why but I like nice jawlines on girls.

There's this girl who sits across the room from me in one of my classes and I'll ocassonally glance over and admire her jawline. It's very aesthetic.

[vishna]

I don't think it's a big deal. My sister was crazed over jawlines at one point. It was insane. Bone structure is nice, but not something I can crazy over.

[DessieDoo]

Nice, big jaw lines are a major factor in whom I find attractive in actors. But when it comes to guys I know, I hardly ever focus on their jaw lines.

[maria96]

I guess it's a typical masculine feature. Gives the guy a "manlier" look. Just like guys tend to like curvier girls. It's typically feminine.

[dudeman]

its because a jaw line is a masculine trait. same with a cleft chin and prominent brow ridges. when women are in heat they seek these traits subconsciously.

[croxy]

I dap off to my jawline daily. Gives me such a huge boner. I only watch jawline porn aswell.

[croxy]

Fap*

[Aeon_Flux_21]

I'm not even going to bother explaining it to you. You'll just ignore the facts like you always do Missy.

[MissNowhere]

Right.

[KDA20]

I must admit the only time I admire a jawline is when I am thinking about a person's fitness not their beauty.

[Alexious]

I don't know why. It's a stupid thing to idolize over.
I might just start a craze idolizing over girls' knee caps. We're talking body parts after all.

[JustinTheGreat]

I used to obsess over guys with really nice jawlines. I just always thought it was so masculine and attractive. I used to really want a sharp jawline so I would contour mine to look better ;-;