I know of 3 writers sites with a 99.9% female membership in the 1000's that have gobs of 'guy' pictures. The whole purpose is to flesh out characters, or have readers post what they think certain characters would look like.
Women DO like to look at men,
But not the parts men think they would like to look at....
and the biggest thing is they don't like doing it in public settings. Or having it 'pushed' on them....
And if their is a story charcter tied to it, all the better.
If it's something they can carry in their head, great. But we would be royaly miffed if some guy came to work in a speedo to show off his bod.
Exactly.
Oh, yes, I know -- I hope I'm don't sound like I'm suggesting otherwise.
It's just that -- if a woman in a fabulous outfit walks by, my wife will turn and watch and stare, commenting on the outfit.
But if a hot guy in a tight-fitting shirt and jeans walks by, she won't even acknowledge his existence. Altho she does notice, but she'll do everything in the world to not let the world *know* she noticed! It's like some big head-game, some power struggle I can't understand.
She seems to feel it's a sign of weakness to let the world know she thinks a man is attractive.