Are men pressured by society to get the perfect body just as much as women?

Question

Social media is trying to tell us a lady having perfect round big butt, small flat waist and big boobs is considered the “ideal” but not having those traits is considered unacceptable and unattractive. I feel that society pressured women to exercise to look a certain way to get accepted

MCheetah · Accepted Answer

Almost. Women are just told they need to have an ideal body (which changes ever 5 to 10 years). One decade, they need to be stick thin. Another decade, THICC is in.

While men aren't pressured AS much, we still get sh*t in our height and penis size. Any man less than six feet tall is seen as undateable by modern women, unless he's standing on a large stack of hundred dollar bills. And though women won't ADMIT it, they love to penis shame men, too. Anything less than seven inches becomes girl talk giggles with their friends.

Men don't get as much crap with our looks, but we get MORE crap regarding literally everything else. Aside from height and sexual performances, men are pressured to be INSANELY confident and self-assured, successful and wealthy at a young age (usually before they turn 30), interesting, a master conversationalist and communicator, funny, brave, physically strong, emotionally strong, and everything else.

And unlike women, men don't get an emotional parachute if they fail to love up to society's standards. Women can be overweight, and they get "fat acceptance." Women can be lazy, and they get "you don't need anyone to tell you how to live your life." Women can be gross, unhygienic, disgusting, and have sh*tty personalities, and they get support from fellow feminists! Men get no such emotional parachute. It's just "be literally perfect or die alone, ya incel!"

Western women in first world countries live life on Easy Mode; they have no idea...

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

It's not so much "society" that creates any pressure at all. It's what you're trying to accomplish. One of the most fundamental things everyone is trying to accomplish early on is establishing a relationship with a desirable mate. That means you need to attract one. And THAT means you need to figure out what potential mates find attractive.

Turns out, most guys are REALLY focused on the physical beauty of their partners. Hence the reason that women tend to find it useful to focus on their looks. Better looks = better dating prospects. This is also true for guys but to a lesser degree. Why? Because it turns out women focus more on OTHER aspects of a man. How good of a provider is he, for example.

This is why if you PAY ATTENTION you'll notice a lot of girls killing themselves to look as good as possible and you'll notice guys killing themselves to establish a career and make money.

Who'd have thought? Peoples' behavior responds to incentives! SHOCKING!

hellacray · Answer

Umm in the USA not as much, since we are one of the most obese countries in the world.

Men gets into shape either cause they want to, improve health, get girls, or all of the above.

Women... Well I have no idea what the hell is going on with women. I still see fat women pushing for the idea that being fat and obese is ok.

When I walk around most women I see are on the heavier side. It's nothing like what you see on tv or social media.

Hell I'd say women that are in decent shape is getting more and more rare.

ScottSummers · Answer

Yes or very close to as much as women are. Tall, fit, 6 pack, broad shoulders, good jawline, hunter eyes etc etc. But also smooth talker, rich, big dick and know to use it, strong, emotionless robot, always brave, protector, provider, never whines the list is endless.
I stopped caring what society expect from me to be long time ago.

AlexanderAnttila · Answer

Of course we are. Never heard of washboard abs, pecs and throbbing biceps? I'm not an expert. It might well be that males aren't to the same extent pressured to perfect their physique, but it cannot be said that we don't have the same expectations for beauty as a concept.

I've never had a problem with it though. Why not push yourself to be the best version of yourself? Everyone should. Far better than to embrace obesity, poor health and terribly grooming.

Anonymous · Answer

It depends on where you live I think. In some countries I can see that women experience more pressure to look have a perfect body in order to attract men. These countries are typically the ones in which men are expected to be a provider, so that women have the role of "looking hot".

In other types of countries men experience the same pressure.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, but not to the same extent. It's a more recent thing, but there is pressure mounting on men to attain unrealistic and unhealthy physiques in order to be accepted. I'm under no illusion that it's as intense as what women deal with, but it does seem to be heading that direction more and more as time goes on.

BeMuse · Answer

I wouldn’t call it pressure, because pressure is temporary persuasion to get you to do something… Men are just expected to always be strong and be able to do everything. Competition is constant from the time you take your first step. It’s normal.

NaultD · Answer

Sure just like barbie, guys had steroid out GI joe. Even Luke Skywalker got juiced in the action figure compared to the movies. It might not be 1 to 1 pressure but there was an unhealthy amount of pressure.

TurboKid · Answer

I think in many ways, the idealized male form in the media is even more rigid and even more idealistic (ex: super tall, eight-pack abs) and unattainable for many. But I think a lot of guys just don't care that much if they fall short of such ideals.

Levin · Answer

I don't think there's the same kind of pressure. The pressure is more on socio-economic status. The kind of thing that requires constant work and can't be solved with a quick gym session :)

TheBigGuy9 · Answer

About the dick. It’s a wow factor. If you’re good at sex, most women like bigger. Why have average when you can work your way up to 7” and larger with a good thickness. They’re rare and it’s yours only. Be happy.

We don’t have the same stigma as women. Society doesn’t push us to look ripped, but I think it’s vital to living longer, not always running out of breath. At the very least, that should be good enough.

Juxtapose · Answer

Looking really good as any sex takes time & both sexes want good looking lovers.

I'm personally not that picky myself, because the personality I need is so rare (loyal & honest to start). All I ask for from there is an appearance that can get my dick hard.. which isn't that difficult.

Dchrls78104 · Answer

And men are expected to have big egos, rippling muscles, big penises, and equally big wallets; to bear pain in silence even if it's killing them; and to cater to women's every whim, fancy, and entitlement.

serious · Answer

To an extent yes. About your update, the answer is it is natural for men to think and do so.

FilmGuy93 · Answer

Maybe not to the same degree, but the pressure is definitely there.

Fromdusktilldawn · Answer

Men are always expected to be self confident, strong, James Bond like gentlemen, last long i bed, being rich, having an athletic body and a big dick

Noodle_fan · Answer

i dont think so , even it is true , it make no difference to me because i dont really care that much about what society think about my look

Anonymous · Answer

Lol. Women get all hot in the nethers over chemically- and digitally-enhanced hollywood superheroes, and berate men who fall short of that image, and you ask if men are pressured to be perfect? Lolol. Oh, absolutely not! No, not ever.

Waldoe · Answer

you are right, do NOT listen to "society" just be yourself

ovixs90 · Answer

I think so.. Because most of the movies show an attractive guy with a beautiful girl and all the movies about losers trying to get good looking girls. So my answers is YES

abhi75757 · Answer

I am just worry about my dick because i just want it to be little big just 7-8 inch so that girls dont reject

putthefootdown · Answer

I think to a degree. If you want to land a hot woman, she may want a hot man. And so on.

Anonymous · Answer

I definitely won't say as much, especially through media and such, but there's still that silent pressure from others. I can tell people don't care for me as much as say, the handsome guy working at the starbucks.

Anonymous · Answer

most men are less shallow then women  so yes when I was young  I liked having a nice body with abs and muscles  but im older now  I DO NOT GIVE A FUCK WHAT YOU WOMEN THINK lol just being real

OddBeMe · Answer

Obvi not. We take our cues from sitcoms where fat husbands get hot as fuck wives.

UnknownUser01 · Answer

"Social media is trying to tell us " - that's not a valid argument or pov for either side.

Snakeyes7 · Answer

Yeah that's a pretty reasonable assertion.

NibirX · Answer

Nope

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