The female bodybuilding section here is cool, very open-minded people.
So, as a guy I would like to ask mainly the women, if they have experiences
with relationships, in which the female is more muscular than the male?
Would you rather avoid those situations, or do you even like it?
For my part I know both situations, being physically stronger or weaker.
Once I was together with a female bodybuilder, for her it was absolutely no
problem (at least I had a few muscles as well).
So what do you think?
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10-08-2005, 04:30 AM #1
More muscles than your boyfriend???
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10-08-2005, 06:05 AM #2
Personaly I wouldnt want my partner to be smaller than me.
"People do not lack strength, they lack will."
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10-08-2005, 07:16 AM #3
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My husband is a bit taller than I am, but strength wise we're about the same. I like it. We don't have one of those relationships where the man feels like he always needs to do things for the woman, protect her, or God forbid "take care of her." When there's any kind of physical work to be done like digging around in the yard, unloading heavy objects, etc., we share in it equally instead of him doing most or all of it. If the car breaks down, I'm just as likely to be the one pushing as the one steering. That might bother some people, but I like it.
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10-08-2005, 08:56 AM #4
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I would never date a guy smaller than me!!
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10-08-2005, 09:46 AM #5
Bump Sillyvent - I would also NEVER date a guy that is smaller than me. First if he were shorter than me - he would be classified as a midget. Second I don't want to feel like if I were to sit in his lap and cuddle up to him - that I may squash him! Third I would hate to think that if we were walking down the street - I may have to beat the mugger up
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10-08-2005, 09:52 AM #6Originally Posted by barnetjs
I wanted to write the midget thing too, but decided not too. Great minds think alike I supose"People do not lack strength, they lack will."
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10-08-2005, 10:02 AM #7
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True. I don't know if I could date a guy shorter than me since I'm 5'3". . . if I were a tall woman I don't think it would bother me, though.
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10-08-2005, 02:14 PM #8
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10-08-2005, 05:01 PM #9
i gotta have a guy with a bit of muscles- hopefully bigger biceps than me.
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10-09-2005, 04:10 AM #10Originally Posted by Bootysweat!
or more muscular.
The question is more like "Does a woman, who likes to bodybuild, prefer
a bodybuilding partner as well?"
For example I had the experience, that the relationship strong woman -
weaker guy (more in comparison to the woman than to other guys in my
age) wasn't that easy to live in our society. It was a good and emotional
relationship though, which ended due to problems which exist in a
million of other relationships, not due to the physical difference (at the end
of the relationship I was probably even stronger than her, because I was
finally more dedicated to bodybuilding as well).
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10-09-2005, 05:20 AM #11
I like guys who are taller then me but strength wise..I dont really care.
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10-09-2005, 07:15 AM #12Originally Posted by sasha
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10-09-2005, 01:58 PM #13Originally Posted by bellisimaKeep it real
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10-09-2005, 07:04 PM #14
I don't have a preference, I wouldn't pass up a guy that was super cool because he was smaller or weaker physically...the guy I'm currently with is smaller and weaker but he's a cutie and he's good in ...... so it works out!
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10-09-2005, 09:48 PM #15
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Is this ok?
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10-10-2005, 03:12 AM #16Originally Posted by Crackfest
Last edited by TurbulentFluid; 10-10-2005 at 03:14 AM.
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10-10-2005, 09:38 AM #17Originally Posted by Pink
doesn't care at all. For this sport you need so much discipline and
dedication, without any support the relationship won't probably work.
But on the other hand, imagine this situation:
Let's say, a guy is sitting with a woman in a cafeteria. Both wear normal jeans and a T-shirt. He started to workout lately and she is already into competitive bodybuilding...
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10-10-2005, 09:54 AM #18Originally Posted by sasha
best,
~liferThey ARE who we THOUGHT they were.....
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10-10-2005, 10:02 AM #19
I never thought I'd date a bodybuilder, OR someone who isn't tall. My boyfriend is my height and it turns out, that's perfect! As far as dating someone non-muscular...nope, never again, I've been spoiled by the muscles! Tho, I don't have plans to ever lose this bf & have to look for another! (awwwww....)
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10-10-2005, 02:50 PM #20Originally Posted by sasha
1. Are you indeed THAT shallow?
2. Will you let others run your life for you, and actually CARE about the "proper" image of a "boyfriend" who MUST be taller, stronger and bigger than you because that's what OTHERS say it should be?
3. What the heck is your problem!? You're dating a PERSON, not "190 cm" or "abs". Did you forget dates are NOT a fashion asset you carry around!?!
I mean, I've been around a few guys just for kicks, and I'm not interested in anything "serious" now either, but if I had a check-sheet containing what OTHERS make out are "proper" dimensions my boyfriend should have (height, weight, bf%, bench press max), I'd be VERY worried about my mental health.
May I ask you a question, Sasha? How old are you (bot honestly)?Last edited by TurbulentFluid; 10-10-2005 at 03:00 PM.
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10-10-2005, 07:10 PM #21
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My boyfriend is slightly shorter than me and I am quite a bit stronger but I am a competitive powerlifter and he doesn't work out. He does do a lot of physical work and heavy lifting with his job though. He installs sound and lighting in nightclubs and some of that equipment is quite heavy.
Neither of us have a 'problem' with me being stronger. He loves me for who I am and vice versa. It's who we are as complete human beings that matters most to us, not one simple aspect.Retired strongwoman and powerlifter. Now living for God!
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10-10-2005, 07:41 PM #22
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I couldn't be with a guy who wasn't stronger then me.
My BF doesn't work out at all... but he's still stronger then me, so it's okay.www.AOL scanner.com
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10-10-2005, 07:58 PM #23
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Originally Posted by CrackfestTiny but mighty
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10-10-2005, 08:15 PM #24
I think I prefer a man that can throw me around (in a fun way not abusive) and pick me up and carry me. One of my favorite things are piggy backs so, if he can't hold me, thats bad (I'm not big at all.... everyone tells me I look 110 soaking wet....) And its not a shallow thing, its just instinct to seek a strong man. It's in your genes!
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10-11-2005, 01:24 AM #25Originally Posted by TurbulentFluid
Thanks Turbulent Fluid for your direct way of asking.
As a teen I had situations as I described in the thread a lot of times.
My girlfriend was two years older than me and competed in bodybuilding.
She was not only a bodybuilder, but a very nice person, that's why I liked
her. I was interesting for her as well, although I was not really a BB fanatic
(at least in the beginning).
So you see TF, we both weren't shallow at all.
The problem was, that the society in the eighties' didn't really accept
female bodybuilding, so you can imagine, that it wasn't so easy to live
this relationship (people in public places were staring at her first than at me...). Yes, we tried not to give a s... for what other people say or think,
but especially in this age, it's not always so easy.
By the way, I'm now 20 years older, I have a very nice relationship
(not to a bodybuilder) and have just started again to bodybuild for myself.
And because it's lifestyle for me again, I am not only interested in
training, nutrition, but also in questions like "Is female bodybuilding now more
accepted than in former times?".
This thread has already given me an overview. Would like to read more
points of view.
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10-11-2005, 06:56 PM #26Originally Posted by sashaKeep it real
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10-11-2005, 08:37 PM #27
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Originally Posted by Pink
Bingo!!!!!
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10-12-2005, 05:22 AM #28
I know you asked for "other" opinions, but I'll dog you a bit more, no matter what... If it's true you're in Czech, than the situation in my country (Croatia) is much more simmilar to the one in Checz... No it's not well accepted, and as always, female bb-ers are more prone to be put down by other women than by men. It's female m.o. I think.
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10-12-2005, 08:53 AM #29Originally Posted by sillyvent
i'm 10 cm (4 inches) taller than my hubby and on heels i'm 20 cm taller.
that's not what i married him for although if we fight i can hit him from above.
that's a huge avantage girls."The human race is still largely a group of monkeys with slightly better grooming habits. Give them a microscope and and they'll examine their own ****, give them a telescope and they'll go looking for tits."
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10-12-2005, 10:36 AM #30Originally Posted by TurbulentFluid
Croatia and the Czech Republic, if you want.
The main thing is, that all you girls can be proud of what you're doing,
it really doesn't matter what others might think.
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