They tend to dress like shite and usually wear athleisure clothing full time. Due to that, I wouldn't be attracted to one. When I was younger, I did have a cheerleader girlfriend but she wore nice dresses outside of the gym. I haven't seen girls in recent years do that.
And look at how revealing their clothes have become. Athletes in the recent past did not need to wear such revealing clothes in order to perform. They performed perfectly fine and had a decent amount of coverage. Hilarious how they use the "performance" excuse to wear basically no clothing nowadays (especially runners and volleyball players).
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I've dated a gymnast and a dancer in the past, but I tend to find the more extreme "athletic builds" (zero body fat with lots of muscle definition) to be masculine-looking and unattractive.
A male athlete - I think so - because I believe people who work so hard at their goals are happier than us and have interesting stores to share
Sure. In fact, I have. Not a professional athlete though. He played lacrosse in high school and college.
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Mostly because I exercise too, so dating an athlete would not only encourage me to stay in shape, but we could workout together. That's like a dream right there, lol- u
At my age, women are no longer athletes, but if I was younger. . . I certainly wouldn't eliminate a girl from consideration solely because she was an athlete.
I did and it was great. He went to the Olympics and I watched him on it. He was such a nice person, too.
No. Not to the extent that it's their life passion at least. I went on a few dates with a couple of guys who were big into fitness and sports - total turn off for me and I'm also into fitness. However, it's all they talked about. They were constantly sending me pictures of them shirtless and it just got so old. I get it, you're proud of your body, I am too because I work hard, but it became very vain. Incompatibility in the end. If I were on the same level as them it would have been a different story, but I simply exercise because it boosts my mood and confidence.
I would date an athlete. It is attractive for a person to stay in good physical health. I'm not quite attracted to high amounts of muscle, but it would really take a lot to get to that point; you'd basically have to be a power lifter on steroids to look less attractive to me.
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I see no reason that in and of itself would warrant me saying “no” if I were single. Other militating factors would have to be assessed like what sport is it (don’t want a butch MMA type of chick), how often are the gone competing, how much would it hinder our relationship and other factors.
Two of my girlfriends were athletes. They were no longer practising their sport, but the toned body was always there and they were still physically very active in general. They did motivate me to be much more active too and I am forever thankful to them for that. I would actually prefer to be with someone who is active rather than inactive, but being with an athlete in her prime... It could be a real challenge if she expects me to be just as active as she is.
WellI am an athlete myself, so I would have no problem with it. I just went to a competition this last Saturday.
Yes I would. I might be slightly intimidated by the fact that she's (possibly way) more fit than me. But if we're compatible in the things that are important to me, and she'll have me; I'd do it happily.
I would but only if he was doing a sport I liked if not I wouldn't have the energy to fake being interested in his sport and that would be pretty bad since I think a girlfriend should be supportive of her boyfriend
If we get along well, sure!
The only disadvantage could be that during their career sports come first... and they could be away from home quite frequently :oin my opinion it's not the athleticism in question, but more the commitment level and available time for a mate. Same for a doctor, or any other completely consuming endeavor. If they don't have time for you it's rather pointless, don't you think?
if she had a good personality and we clicked then yeah, like any other woman really, for me a good personality is a must, physical attributes are a bonus
Well I mean, why not? regardless of their profession or capabilities, it doesn't change a reason to whether you should or shouldn't date them, so long as you like them for who they are, right? :)
Yes , I would definitely but tbh I would just hope they’re leveled out for themselves where that typical aggressive approach in sports they’ve used isn’t heavily involved in the relationship.
Athletes are fit 😍 I used to be one. Would love to be one again. More interested to be one than date one.
I'm not sure it would really depend on their character and training schedule, which can be hell on a relationship. I raced mountain bikes semi professionally and it was a grind on my relationship so much I gave up racing in favour of my lover and I.
I would love to date an athlete. Many of them have my ideal body type and though I'm not supposed to do much walking I love being active and competing in sports.
Sure would I get see her play and support her also she probably get my lazy butt into the gym with her lol
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