Why are girls attracted to masculine guys? why are they hard-wired, instinctively attracted to masculine guys?

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Why? what is the logic in it? why is it that the things, traits, qualities that make a guy "masculine" according to life, society, make him attractive to girls?

It's not nearly as important for a girl to be feminine in order to get, attract a guy as it is for a guy to be masculine to get, attract a girl.

LynnLarkin · Accepted Answer

It's biology. Females in any species have always been attracted to "alpha males". Look at all the male wild animals who put on shows or fight to win over a female. The female picks the winner.

Now obviously, HUMAN females are much more evolved and are therefore able to choose a guy based on much more than masculinity. But, at first glance, women notice the manly men. Just like men, at first glance, tend to notice the "pretty" girls (though, obviously, different men have different ideas about what's pretty.)

Interestingly enough (though this is possibly TMI for a guy) when a woman is ovulating, she instinctually starts to look for masculine men because they're genetically more inclined to produce ideal offspring. Again, this goes back to animal instinct.

Any other time of the month though, a woman might prefer a more quiet/intellectual/soft spoken guy.

Hope this helped!

LaLa19Inu7 · Accepted Answer

What kind of question is that? Are you super feminine? or something? Don't you have masculine qualities? Since you are a guy? And are you straight? If so...this is a dumb question. Do you prefer girls to be feminine or masculine? They are girls = feminine. Now regarding levels of femininity you like..that's up to you..same things with masculinity in guys.  I mean if you want an example...naturally I'm attracted to masculine guys..because I'M A STRAIGHT GIRL..lol..but I think it's hot and cute when guys cry or express how they feel without being jerks about it.  I don't think there is anything wrong with being attracted to masculinity...all guys have it...I mean are you super feminine or something? is that why you are asking?  And it isn't just society..it's you...do you go around acting like a girl or something?

pr3ttybr0wn · Accepted Answer

because masculine men are more attractive. if I wanted someone feminine, I'd be a lesbian and date girls

TheUglyOne · Accepted Answer

Actually it is very important for me for a girl to be feminine for me to be interested in her. I'm friends with boyish women but I'd never date one.

Genetic hardwiring, in the jungle, only the meanest, most selfish survive therefore breeding more mean and selfish offspring.

Though we are living in civilization now, our genes still think it's 100,000BC.

HateBeingSingleAspie · Accepted Answer

probably evolution

Anonymous · Answer

It's that basic attraction, women are drawn to masculinity the same way guys are drawn to curves. But I'm not sure about your assumption that it's not nearly as important for girls to be feminine.  For example take girls with completely short hair, they seem less feminine and lots of guys would not date them no matter what. Most guys would rather go for nurturing and sweet girl rather than a girl who shows outstanding leadership qualities and ability to stand up for herself because the first one is considered feminine. But girls DO also love sensitive types of guys, so it's not all about being a manly man :)

Loftis · Answer

oh I read this one a while ago on here, the adrenaline compromises the immune system, showing they can afford the compromise and still stout survivability, ie. higher genome value

also masculine guys appeal more to older women, maybe because older women are pressured by the climacterial timelimit

awintergirl · Answer

Isn't it partly down to survival of the fittest? Like a girl sees a guys masculinity and sees that he would be a good protector... just like a guy looks at a girls curves and sees them as a sign of fertility.

darkenwing · Answer

It depends on the person's psychological evolution. You will find that people who lack this evolution will disply archaic interests. Survival of the fittest is an extinct termonogly and it comes down to the brain in this generation for survival. That being said, I do find men who are 'masculine' attractive but I do not care about protection. I can defend myself and have. I care more about your inner growth rather than your short lived bodily attributes or taught egoism.

Jbgurl20 · Answer

Basic attraction, I guess. Its just the way it is. But girls are different from each other so I'm sure some girls do like skinny guys, some guys like fat ones. Its weird but that's the way it is.

phonezoo · Answer

The same reason we like women with big breasts, the "thigh gap" and long flowy blond hair. The MEDIA tells them that's what's attractive!

fordlover25 · Answer

A masculine guy makes us feel PROTECTED therefore, safe. It's essential for us to feel like our man can provide protection against anything and everything--- no better feeling than that!

maddyh96 · Answer

Because we want to be protected and our Fathers do that till we're married so my point is MASCULINE men are more attractive because of the protectiveness and security that women want to feel when with a man.

Anonymous · Answer

"It's not nearly as important for a girl to be feminine in order to get," Really? Dated many shemales or body builders, have you?

justme20 · Answer

because women want a guy to be the opposite of them. Dating a fem guy would be like dating our best girlfriend. We want a man!

lace1228 · Answer

Probably for the same reason the majority of guys want thin girls.

Anonymous · Answer

Survival of the fittest.

Anonymous · Answer

Evolution And grow up

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