Just wondering Jean-Marie --- when we ask why anyone finds a particular feature, or body part, or way of talking, or hair color, etc, an attractive feature, is there ever really an explanation other than " I just like it", or "I don't know, it turns me on".
How does one guy like visible ribs a lot, while another thinks it gross and instead loves feet, which the first guy thinks is gross? I just don't think there's any possible way to explain "attractions" that don't boil down do "I just do - I just like it" !! :)
You bring up good points, I admit that I'm interested in hearing the reasoning of guys (and girls) who like certain features, even if for many there isn't a reason beyond ''I like it''. I'd like to see how they rationalize it.
I guess because a lot of guys genuinely don't want kids. A woman that skinny is likely below the BMI to have a healthy pregnancy. Maybe even low enough to have irregular periods and ovulation.
It might not be a conscious thought, but our brains, as far as attraction goes, evolved through famines, extinction events, and heavy pressures to make us who we are today, much of that before we were standing upright or using tools on a regular.
Our modern human society still hasn't adapted to electricity, much less the internet. Our cultures have really only changed to the level of industrialization. Give it a couple generations.
I do wonder if man will evolve into something else, if so, what? I find it more likely we'd go extinct, but the possibility is there, though idiocracy seems most likely lol
Not necessarily true. My BMI is 22.3 (did for the purpose of this response) and I have visible ribs but a more curvy backside and thighs. And I have two kids. While being underweight can impact fertility, like many other factors can, ribs become visible for some women long before they get below the BMI guidelines or risk their fertility.
No offence to anyone who looks like this, but if I were dating someone and I could see their ribs like this, I would be just a bit concerned. Maybe its natural for them, I don't know. It doesn't look very healthy..
Cus its women not men, you will naturally be drawn to more bigger size masculine looking body. Skinny feminine body is not gonna attract you. But for us guys who are attracted to feminine we will be looking for nice slim fit body in females.
@Honesttguy I actually prefer women, but ok.. Also, no need to make assumptions on what kind of person I'm attracted to.
Well ofc I will make assumptions thats how I roll. Pink name, assumption - female, female, assumption - like males. Well sometimes my assumptions are wrong but thats okey, I forgive myself for that cus 90% of time Im correct. So you like women, good for you.
I don’t think it’s the ribs per sé that are attractive. I mean, in the pic you posted, that chick definitely has some muscle definition going on so she’s fit (.:. Good genes or at least healthy atm. Both of which make her have strong potential for having healthy offspring)
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I might be biased being from Japan but I don't think a girl with visible ribs -- if she's raising her arms up or doing a motion like that -- is unhealthy. You can even see mine if I do the same motion. Of course, if a girl is relaxing and you can see ribs protruding then I think that is a problem. But also I think among people with untrained eyes, they might confuse oblique muscles with ribs. They look kind of similar.
I understand. Are women so thin in Japan?
If a girl is at very low BMI like under 18.5 or super low body fat percentage like a bikini model with veins popping around her belly (maybe 14-% body fat), then I don't find it very attractive. But I was a competitive athlete growing up and I liked competitive female athletes. And I think people are too hasty to call them anorexic. Some of them are over 23 BMI and still have ribs showing if they raise their arms up.
>> I understand. Are women so thin in Japan?
Thin is an ambiguous term. Lots of women I'd estimate here are in the 20-25% body fat range. But they don't distribute so much around their breasts, hips, or thights. It usually goes to their bellies. When I dated here and we went out too much, my exes and wife just got a pot-bellied appearance. They start looking pregnant. The fat doesn't go to their breasts or hips or thighs or arms or face so much. It just makes a belly, and they can still have ribs showing if they raise their arms.
So I think body fat distribution is kind of different in Asia, and the usual idea that a fertile woman is one with meaty thighs and hips and breasts is not so applicable here because you find Asian women without those things popping out 5 babies.
What you don't find very often here in Asia among women is six-packs because they aren't actually that lean. But you also don't find such large breasts or thighs/hips. They have soft but flat tummies, soft but undefined arms and legs. They kind of carry the fat in a way that we consider "thin" but isn't really that low in body fat.
Also most Japanese are ectomorphs in terms of body type. I am half-white so I am only 25% ecto and 75% meso. I have easier time gaining muscle but I can't eat like even Japanese woman like my wife and stay so lean. I had to tell my wife to give me half her own portions of things like rice or else I get fat. Also Japanese are like natural cardio bunnies. They walk 2+ hours/day but I don't because I work remotely from home.
my guess would be that a toned body with visible ribs would suggest a fit and healthy lifestyle, which in an age of nutritional abundance seems to be the more relevant criterium for male mating choices.
in ages of nutritional uncertainty or frequent famines, men seem to go for more chunky women.
I have no idea but I love being touched and kissed there.
Me too
You'd like my abdominal massage.
@Massageman absolutely 🔥😏
I like the apparent frailness of such a body, it's kind of the defining aspect of femininity for me.
The contrast of how small, frail and weak they are compared to me.
It's not really a visual thing by itself.
Many of the men I have gone on dates with have commented on how slim I am
I fail at understanding that. Bones aren't nice to clutch and rather unpleasant to run your fingers upon.
If I wanted to hold bones, I'd rustle in my dog's doghouse.
means he has a strong core and thus strength andin shape. It's a feature for survival. you'd think really "fat" belly would mean wealth and value, maybe it does to some.
No, not for me. I prefer some women with ribs not easily visible but easily touchable. Easily visible ribs indicate she's too skinny.
Ideal example for me:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrJQpjJViE/
I have always been insecure about mine. What’s so attractive about it? It makes me feel uncomfortable in my own skin.
Lift weights and u will have a hotter body and feel comfortable in your own skin. If u want it or u can just let it go and see what happens.
Nice
It's the handle bar for a lot of sex positions so seeing them subconsciously conveys physical attraction
I don't find it attractive at all, it's actually a turn off (as is obesity)
I don't want to see bone definition, i prefer hourlass that has just enough fat to hide bones completely.
Because that's how a healthy body looks like. Both, men and women are naturally attracted to health...
Not actually sure, however they are a very sensitive area for kissing and Touching
corsets take advantage of that look an accentuate it
That is a good question, I think it might be a turn on for many guys when they happen to touch that area.
Damned if I know. Honestly I don't see the attraction to someone who's goal seems to be to allow everyone to see if her ribs are broken without xrays...
They aren't. Just having a flat stomach is ideal. A woman having abs looks too masculine to me. Maybe a soft 4-pack is ok on a woman but anything more than that is too much.
Not for me. I like seeing some meat covering those bones.
They’re Not!!
They have to be the most idiotic place to put any tattoo!
I’d never go out with a chick that had one. They’re disgusting! That , Tramp stamps, foot or around the belly button.
The one in your picture, doesn’t even makes !
“ A Life You Love “ WTF?
If I can see her rib bones, I GAG!! It's like something from one of those videos of the concentration camps! Gross!!
I love her with soft, cuddly curves, and NEVER starving herself for some ridiculous social standard!!
Not to me, as a guy.
And as a Massage Massage, it's typically easiest to work on someone who is average rather than either too thin or obese.
Because, as in the case featured above. It reveals a very sleek, sexy body
No clue for other guys.
For me it depends on how many ribs I'm able to see (more is NOT better in my opinion).
It means she's not someone who eats a lot and the feeling is that she won't be grossly fat and unattractive.
Slim is youthful, youthful is fertile, fertile is programmed into male DNA to be attractive.
I'm fine with it as long as the girl isn't sickly looking.
Thats skinny that woman is skinny I have this same stomach like her, it only attractive because women are seen as sex objects and because that from a side angle
Low body fat lol it means they are likely fit and slim.
I just like women with low body fat percentage. I don't mind women with more curves, but still
But most people you can see their ribs if you suck in your tummy lol.
My cock is thicker than her body but I think that's hot.
why do women like tall strong guys with nice hair and lots of money?
Men should have a talk because its not only your child
Human nature. I can’t really explain why I like it. I suppose it is your unique shape that God made you. The same reason why women like certain thing on men.
I got no idea. Nice Traxxas controller in the background, or it would be if Traxxas was more than a brand name with decade old materials that don’t work anymore (not that I’m jaded).
Makes the boobs bigger looking in a good way.
And i love the bone structure of a pretty girl above anything.🤑🤑its pure money
Flat stomach and low body fat
In the right light it makes them look well maintained.
They are? It grosses me out, tbh. Lmao.
Wich idiot told you that we want you to be healthy not non existend
I find that rack more eye-catching than the ribs.
re update: Again, care more about her rack than her abs.
Duly noted!
I wish my body was like that it would be better than it is now
Perfection always stands in the middle, and boney is just as unpleasant as fat.
Don't end up in the same situation you believe yourself to be in by going to the other extreme.
I personally don't find it that attractive
i could answer that question if i had an answer to why women like guys who are tall and strong af
They are an attractive feature? I can't say they're not but I never thought about it.
Dunno, but for me, it's all about the muscles.
What?
Visible ribs, as in they are visible under the skin.
Many guys do find them attractive though
Honestly for it is. Visible ribs usually means that person isn't eating enough...
I'm sorry about that.
I was severely underweight too but because I was paranoid about food... now I'm fattening up. It doesn't compare to what you went through naturally, but not eating due to poverty or other issues really ruins your body. I hope you are better now.
It's good and admirable that you are independent in my opinion.
I'm sorry about the lack of a mother figure, I understand that pain.
I like the definition.
Because it shows that they are in great shape
It indicates thiness.
I have that but I’m a guy is it attractive for females?
It shows part of what you would look like if.. lol.. All of females body is a turn on to me...
I have no idea, but they drive me wild.
We like anorexic women.
I think it is unattractive
because that means there isn't too much FAT
It reminds them of Windego
No idea, I hate them
It's waist and navel I like.
Because it means she's slim/fit
No idea
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