Why do women have such narrow views on men's bodies when it comes to fitness?

[esotericstory]

Women have such a narrow view of beauty in men. If you look too muscular women think you are on steroids and they won't date you because it shrinks your testicles and it carries stigma.

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There are men who like skinny women, average girls, fat women, really fat women, women with small boobs, big boobs, perky boobs, hang boobs, big butts, small butts, feminine girls, tomboys, etc. The diversity if men's preferences is much higher than that of women.

[Anonymous]

Thats because on a girl, a very petite slender girl is curvy, you can see it her body shape, the breast-waist-hip difference. And then, on most girls, fat will immediately go to the breasts and hips and thighs, there will still be a breast-waist-hip ratio on a much larger woman. She is still feminine and with child bearing capabilities (what attracts males) so then it comes down to a matter of personal preference, how much fat you want on the curves.

The most sexually attractive part of man is his broad shoulders, chest and height. Height, you of course cannot change, shoulders are genetically predetermined and you can only change them somewhat with muscles. It's unfair because the first place a man gains weight is the belly (I think) and so you have less leeway when it comes to the ideal body.

However you should know women's preferences aren't actually limited to that ideal. There are girls that like a little belly and girls that hate muscular men and like skinny lanky guys. There are girls that like swimmer's bodies and girls that like weightlifters. So it's more diverse than the general opinions would show you.

[esotericstory]

Many women seem to speak out against men growing big muscles though.

[nopedydoo]

um look at mens views on womens bodies? you can't be too skinny, too fat, or too muscular. can only have the perfect set of curves (which can be super unattainable).

but either way, its not truly like that. obviously there are a wide range of preferences. just look around, many people have at least been in some sort od relationship, and most of them dont have the ideal body. that just goes to show that different people like different kinds of bodies.


but to answer your question more clearly (bc i just realized i haven't rly) i think its bc people tend to be more attracted to healthy and normal looking bodies and overly muscular guys dont look very normal.

[esotericstory]

What most girls think its overtly muscular is often simply normal musculature.

[kari0130]

I actually don't. I like them both fit or (slightly) out of shape/overweight especially if they work out and have ambition to get it off. In my case its the guy that has a problem with himself. I remember telling someone I did really care about his stomach (especially since we work out together) and I have yet to see him without a shirt still. He refuses. He hates his torso and thinks if I see it I might wretch or something I don't know.

[DizzyDesii]

I want him to be fit and healthy. An average body can be fit and healthy. I dont need him to have abs that remind me of a ribcage poking out. I dont need him to have buff veiny arms that looks like a scary monstrous dick

[Prime_Sol]

Mostly because they lazy.
All the videos they do on this most of the girls saw super fit guys are hot but to intimidating to talk to and they'd fill insecure being less fit/ attractive