"Dad bods more attractive than muscular physques" study finds

[Aristotelian]

Meh, I wouldn't give a crap if some guy was drinking his protein shake, as long as he didn't act like an autist during the date. I've told guys before that when meeting for a drink I may just be only having water. I'm not a big drinker and there are times I'd rather not drink my calories. If they're not ok with that, then they're free to cancel or not meet me. shrug.

It was a fairly upscale restaurant - the kind you dress up for. So it is a bit socially awkward to sit down and chug your protein shake in a restaurant while the waiter asks what sort of aperitif you might want. On the alcohol: yeah, my consumption has gone down tremendously over the last year, and my wife has pretty much quit. We discuss sometimes this 'LOL u don't drink alcohol?!?!?!' reaction we get, and it is bizarre, as if (some) people who drink get uncomfortable if you don't simply because you won't tumble down the spiral with them.

[Silencespeaks]

Lol at the women in this thread saying they prefer chubby Chris Pratt. Women don’t even know what they want it’s hilarious.

You don’t think chubby Chris Pratt is hotter. You are just projecting better dad qualities on him because of body type which is absolutely silly. If you were with the man in no shape or form would you want his chubby self over his shredded self.

Sounds like you’re really into shredded guys.

[Jax05]

stopped reading at "A new survey by Planet Fitness"

[doughnutking]

For long enough i embraced my dad bod, but not anymore.... not anymore

I'm going to start lifting again and eating properly

[bristol83]

'Dadbod' is cope for people that are too lazy to do anything towards looking anything other than normal/ average.

[etet1919]

Lol at the women in this thread saying they prefer chubby Chris Pratt. Women don’t even know what they want it’s hilarious.



You don’t think chubby Chris Pratt is hotter. You are just projecting better dad qualities on him because of body type which is absolutely silly. If you were with the man in no shape or form would you want his chubby self over his shredded self.

There were a few male posters that mentioned a similar sentiment, regarding women possibility "feeling insecure" with a certain "type" of male build. The dad bod Chris Pratt pics (in my mind, at least) represent traditional and stable family man qualities that are attractive to many women, even fit women. MHO, the reason being is less likelihood of cheating (in all forms)? I'm putting a question mark here, because we all know men who don't look like philanderers appearance-wise, but it didn't stop them from straying/deceiving their SO...

Sometimes hyper-masculine guys CAN (not always) give the impression their testosterone levels just beg for variety...and more variety...like they cannot be satiated with one woman, even the one they are in love with. Some (not all!!) seem very centered around their own needs and vanity, not unlike similar self-centered women...but people expect men to be less "concerned" with their aesthetics because they are typically not judged solely on this aspect of themselves. And yes, women absolutely love a man with natural wit.

[meanstringbean]

There were a few male posters that mentioned a similar sentiment, regarding women possibility "feeling insecure" with a certain "type" of male build. The dad bod Chris Pratt pics (in my mind, at least) represent traditional and stable family man qualities that are attractive to many women, even fit women. MHO, the reason being is less likelihood of cheating (in all forms)? I'm putting a question mark here, because we all know men who don't look like philanderers appearance-wise, but it didn't stop them from straying/deceiving their SO...

Sometimes hyper-masculine guys CAN (not always) give the impression their testosterone levels just beg for variety...and more variety...like they cannot be satiated with one woman, even the one they are in love with. Some (not all!!) seem very centered around their own needs and vanity, not unlike similar self-centered women...but people expect men to be less "concerned" with their aesthetics because they are typically not judged solely on this aspect of themselves. And yes, women absolutely love a man with natural wit.

Probably some truth to this as the second Chris Pratt got shedded he upgraded his wife lol

[Polaris]

There were a few male posters that mentioned a similar sentiment, regarding women possibility "feeling insecure" with a certain "type" of male build. The dad bod Chris Pratt pics (in my mind, at least) represent traditional and stable family man qualities that are attractive to many women, even fit women. MHO, the reason being is less likelihood of cheating (in all forms)? I'm putting a question mark here, because we all know men who don't look like philanderers appearance-wise, but it didn't stop them from straying/deceiving their SO...

Sometimes hyper-masculine guys CAN (not always) give the impression their testosterone levels just beg for variety...and more variety...like they cannot be satiated with one woman, even the one they are in love with. Some (not all!!) seem very centered around their own needs and vanity, not unlike similar self-centered women...but people expect men to be less "concerned" with their aesthetics because they are typically not judged solely on this aspect of themselves. And yes, women absolutely love a man with natural wit.

In other words - Cope.

[Jms89]

LMAO reminds me of the polls saying Hillary was going to be president by landslide numbers....meanwhile they only had like 3 conservatives participate in the poll. They are taking a poll in a "gym" with a pizza buffet where they sound the alarm when people actually attempt to exercise and they expected the opposite of this outcome? Polls are such bullchit.

[FAPhaggot]

If you can get fat, they can get fat.

[AltarOfPlagues]

i have a rapist wit

[Muzzlrpress]

I think by dad bod they might mean your average 15% body-fat dude who goes to the gym 3 - 4 times a week and eats a decent, high-protein diet; not a skinny fat dude with a stomach.

IMO Girls like ripped guys and they also like dudes who are 'bulky', it usually depends on the girl and also on whether the dude has a handsome face or not

TFW dad bod

[DanielleGreen]

I don't see a problem
More "studies" like that from a "credible" source like Planet Fitness
More soyboys with dad bods which mean less competition for guys who work out and taking care of themselves

Thread/
Less competition for fit people.

[srom12]

In my mind a 'Dadbod' is like a builtfat physique, i.e. a guy who was in shape but let himself go a little.

What most people seem to think of as a 'Dadbod' should more rightfully be called a soybod. A guy with skinny limbs and a big potbelly, which is what a lot of men are starting to look like these days.

This.

[DanielleGreen]

Lol at the women in this thread saying they prefer chubby Chris Pratt. Women don’t even know what they want it’s hilarious.



You don’t think chubby Chris Pratt is hotter. You are just projecting better dad qualities on him because of body type which is absolutely silly. If you were with the man in no shape or form would you want his chubby self over his shredded self.

SS has a type. With me I prefer a fit guy, abs would be icing on the cake.

[etet1919]

In other words - Cope.

What are "they" coping with? Cope means "excuse" on the forum, right? People just attract certain people, and it's not always down to just their physical form. I've always been very fit, but that doesn't mean I haven't been interested in men who didn't hold fitness in the same high standings. Sometimes, and especially if you don't have a type, you can't help who you become attracted to. Attraction is based on more than the illusion of commercial physical perfection.

[Silencespeaks]

In my mind a 'Dadbod' is like a builtfat physique, i.e. a guy who was in shape but let himself go a little.

What most people seem to think of as a 'Dadbod' should more rightfully be called a soybod. A guy with skinny limbs and a big potbelly, which is what a lot of men are starting to look like these days.

Right the term is ambiguous.

When women say they like dadbods they mean the good kind. Tall goodlooking good muscle base with higher bodyfat.

[Jacobcapra]

"Most surprising was the discovery that more than half believe a dad bod is sexier than a ripped, lean stomach. "




lmao, poor dudes.

[x-trainer ben]

When a guy is "over developed" some women get jealous, insecure, and are uncomfortable with themselves. To me, dad bod allows for a buffer so some women can feel secure.

[gixxer0.6g]

When a guy is "over developed" some women get jealous, insecure, and are uncomfortable with themselves. To me, dad bod allows for a buffer so some women can feel secure.

Truth. I've said this before. Women are so insecure as it is. Add a partner with the body of a greek god and they'll have to up their anti-anxiety meds. It's just easier for them to settle for the dad bod than try to compete.


And to be clear, a dad bod is not only 20-30% bf but also looks like he's never lifted a day in his life. think seth rogan

[Beararms]

That Chris Pratt dude is in the very small minority that can pull that "dad bod" look that is all the rage these days. You can look at him and tell he does lift but he has a moderate/high bf percentage. Most dad bods you'll see are guys shaped like an icecream cone or like a sack of potatoes. Its almost like the women being "thick" fad. You'll have your outliers that can look good at 170+ with curves and whatnot but the majority of them will look like whales.

[PTzFree]

But many women like dadbod Chris Pratt more than lean abs Chris Pratt. I think he looks way hotter in dadbod mode.

Except all you did was state something. That doesn't make it true.

The literal public outcry witnessed by anyone watching daytime television when he walks on stage completely disagrees with you. Sh*t, the reaction to that last photo on Instagram or Twitter or wherever he posted it blasted off into the stratosphere in likes and you're still going to maintain he was better off fat? LOL.

[kingmanaverage]

Extremely tempted to neg for quoting a survey by planet fitness.

[Silencespeaks]

Truth. I've said this before. Women are so insecure as it is. Add a partner with the body of a greek god and they'll have to up their anti-anxiety meds. It's just easier for them to settle for the dad bod than try to compete.


And to be clear, a dad bod is not only 20-30% bf but also looks like he's never lifted a day in his life. think seth rogan

Nobody likes this. That is not what women mean when they refer to dad bod in a positive way. They basically just mean muscular Chad with higher bodyfat.

[kingmanaverage]

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He looks fine af.

that's not a dad bod.

thats a muscular guy at a high bodyfat percentage

^This.

Firstly I would be hard pressed to call Chris Pratt fat in the quoted images since he's only sitting at 18-20% body fat at most, and secondly he's clearly carrying a TON of muscle mass under that fat which is why he still looks great even at a moderately high body fat percentage.

To the contrary the average American male is more like 30%bf with ZERO muscle mass, not a good look.

[Silencespeaks]

^This.

Firstly I would be hard pressed to call Chris Pratt fat in the quoted images since he's only sitting at 18-20% body fat at most, and secondly he's clearly carrying a TON of muscle mass under that fat which is why he still looks great even at a moderately high body fat percentage.

To the contrary the average American male is more like 30%bf with ZERO muscle mass, not a good look.

Right but that is the look that women mean when they say they like dadbod.

[gixxer0.6g]

Nobody likes this. That is not what women mean when they refer to dad bod in a positive way. They basically just mean muscular Chad with higher bodyfat.

That's not a dad bod. That's a bodybuilder during the offseason.

Dad bods don't have time to workout. They are too busy taking orders from their wife.

[AltarOfPlagues]

Nobody likes this. That is not what women mean when they refer to dad bod in a positive way. They basically just mean muscular Chad with higher bodyfat.

are you in love with an actual fat guy, and then you break down his attributes one by one and then project those attributes as ones desired by women at large, when it fact it is you yourself who finds, not the fatness attractive, but the man attached to the fatness?

this is why women like dadbods. they like the men attached to the fat body and they attempt to quantify that attraction in an impersonal detached way. "i like him therefore i must like fat men"

[skinnybig2]

Yeah I don't buy it. Whenever dating sites begin to mine data they find that the guys who post six pack stomach pics get way more responses than the guys who don't yet we're all supposed to believe women hate that look.

[Silencespeaks]

are you in love with an actual fat guy, and then you break down his attributes one by one and then project those attributes as ones desired by women at large, when it fact it is you yourself who finds, not the fatness attractive, but the man attached to the fatness?

this is why women like dadbods. they like the men attached to the fat body and they attempt to quantify that attraction in an impersonal detached way. "i like him therefore i must like fat men"

It’s a survey saying women like dad bods. I’m saying they mean goodlooking muscular Chads at higher bodyfat.