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According to EVERY guy (except maybe one or 2) that I've ever talked to....
Most want a woman with a bit of "meat" on her, something they can grab on to.
Posted on 12/03/2008 8:36:45 AM PST by Lucky9teen
An imperfect body might be just what the doctor ordered for women and key to their economic success, an anthropologist now says.
While pop culture seems to worship the hourglass figure for females, with a tiny waist, big boobs and curvy hips à la Marilyn Monroe, this may not be optimal, says Elizabeth Cashdan of the University of Utah.
That's because the hormones that make women physically stronger, more competitive and better able to deal with stress also tend to redistribute fat from the hips to the waist.
So in societies and situations where women are under pressure to procure resources and otherwise bring home the bacon, they may be less likely to have the classic hourglass figure, Cashdan hypothesizes in the December issue of the journal Current Anthropology.
Curve crazy
Until now, scientists (and apparently Western society) thought a curvy figure trumped other body shapes. The idea was based on results from medical studies that suggested a curvy waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7 or lower (meaning the waist is significantly narrower than the hips) is associated with higher fertility and lower rates of chronic disease.
In addition, past research has revealed that men prefer a ratio of 0.7 or lower when looking for a mate. The preference makes perfect sense, according to evolutionary psychologists, because the low ratio is a reliable signal of a healthy, fertile woman. Along those lines, Playboy centerfolds tend to have a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.68, Cashdan found.
However, women around the world tend to have larger waist-to-hip ratios (more cylindrical than hourglass-shaped) than is considered optimal by these medical and social standards.
(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...
Those girls today look like victims of starvation which they are.
Pure male bovine excrement.
> Vargas. Antonio Vargas.
That’s the artist!
That’s an hourglass figure, with all the sand at the bottom.
Ahnold. Proof that steroid usage causes brain damage.
Way too thin at 18 - perfect at 40.
Perfect at 18 - considerably overweight at 40.
Soft and flabby at 18 - walrus at 40.
Exceptions made, of course, for the occasional demonstration of willpower in the face of an incredibly challenging dessert. ;)
“Biology is at play here folks, I know the feminists don’t like it and want to blame it on environmental conditioning but its just not true.”
Agreed. Besides, it is difficult to identify what possible use this “study” might have other that satisfying someone’s idle curiosity.
Lots of people still walked to go places then. Or biked. And had to do a lot more physical labor in their work.
You are bad. I would spank you, but you might enjoy it. Go to your room!
Disgusting.
How old are these guys you’re talking to?
Sophia Loren in "Houseboat" woke up my hormones and got them raging! I can still see her in that gown she was going to wear to the country club dance....ooh la la.
1962 - Big John
“Every morning at the mine
you could see him arrive.
He stood 6 foot six,
and weighed 295.
Kinda broad at the shoulders,
narrow at the hips,
and everyone knew you didn’t give no lip to
Big Bad John”
I am in my room. Meet me there! HA!
Just kidding ...
The Professor is cute, too.
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