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mrosen814 2012/08/10 18:00:00
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Do stressed out men prefer heavier women? Apparently so, according to a study reported by Time magazine. The study, published in the journal PLoS ONE, reports that "when men were placed in stressful situations, then asked to rate the attractiveness of women of varying body sizes, they tended to prefer beefier frames, compared with unstressed men whose tastes skewed thinner."

“This suggests that our body size preferences are not innate, but are flexible,” said study co-author Martin Tovée of Newcastle University in the U.K., in an email, noting that they may be influenced by our particular environment and resources.

HEALTHLAND.TIME.COM reports:
Most men prefer leggy and lean women, Gisele Bündchen lookalikes, right? Not necessarily. In fact, the body type that a man finds attractive can change depending on his environment and circumstances, a new study finds: when under stress, for instance, men prefer heavier women.
curvy woman

Read More: http://healthland.time.com/2012/08/09/why-stressed...

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  • Constan... bt sedlock 2012/08/16 08:07:40
    Constant Commenter
    +1
    Good for you.
    I just wanted a place to post at this stage in the topic. I don't know how many are aware that there are basic body types people are born with, despite added weight or added muscle.

    Women s body types

    And men's body types -

    Men s four body types
  • RJ Constan... 2012/08/16 14:03:14
    RJ
    WOOOOOO!!!!! IMMA HOURGLASS!!!!! =D
  • Constan... RJ 2012/08/17 03:37:35
    Constant Commenter
    Yeah, I've always seen or "known" these male body types, yet I don't criticize them.
  • bt sedlock Constan... 2012/08/17 15:39:28
    bt sedlock
    What does inside the girl on the very right stand for?
  • Jrogers bt sedlock 2012/08/19 22:55:00
    Jrogers
    Hour Glass figure
  • Kozmo 2012/08/15 05:46:20
    No
    Kozmo
    +1
    Unsure on this, I strive to lead a low-stress living but I've found a lady a hundred pounds heavier than me quite appealling, maybe I'm a reformed 'Shallow Hal'.
  • N8TRIX 2012/08/15 03:50:46
  • ☆stillthe12c☆ 2012/08/14 22:27:28
    No
    ☆stillthe12c☆
    +1
    I have heard that, but do not believe it.
  • HL 2012/08/14 20:57:20
    No
    HL
    +1
    I don't think stress has anything to do with it, everybody has different tastes. I love a healthy looking woman not too skinny and not too heavy. Oh did I mention tall?
  • tesmith47 2012/08/14 20:45:44
    No
    tesmith47
    +4
    bull crap,,
    real men like good solid women, not the 350lb really fat out of shapegals and definately not the skinny 98lb boy look alikes!!!
    .give me a 150lb ,160 lb gal in shape, with some breast and sume butt to grabany day (or night)!!
  • shazyb999 2012/08/14 20:20:02
    Yes
    shazyb999
    i havent got a clue ! its madness :-0
  • Amine 2012/08/14 20:19:49
    No
    Amine
    +2
    Preference has nothing to do with stress!
  • Lisa 2012/08/14 19:54:49
    Yes
    Lisa
    +1
    I really don't know what men want I give up . When I was thinner I had a lot of men courting me , but when I got heavier I can't even get them to look at me..lol

    Where are these stressed out men, have any phone numbers?
  • keverton 2012/08/14 19:39:08
    No
    keverton
    +2
    nope, all men prefer a big girl.. most wont admit it !
  • keverton keverton 2012/08/14 19:40:15
    keverton
    +2
    let me clarify. not fat, not obese, just a little more to add some softness..
  • Kozmo keverton 2012/08/15 05:49:32
    Kozmo
    +1
    As a black lady once said about her ample but,
    "The Bigger the Cushion, the Better the Pushin"
    Don't like hard-tail bikes either, hard on the 'roids ☺
  • bt sedlock keverton 2012/08/15 18:53:28
    bt sedlock
    I don't neccesarily do.
  • runningintriangles 2012/08/14 17:05:30
    No
    runningintriangles
    +2
    Not really. Maybe some do... but it has nothing to do with stress, and all to do with what they find attractive.
  • Bill G53 ~PWCM~JLA 2012/08/14 16:56:59
    Yes
    Bill G53  ~PWCM~JLA
    Yeah... I can understand it. A super leggy model is high maintenance and thus, more stress.

    If you want to be happy for the rest of your life, you got to make an ugly woman your wife.
  • maci.mas.96 2012/08/14 15:49:24
    Yes
    maci.mas.96
    yes. man. I've banged both, and I can say it's iffy thing because some can perform and others can't, on both ends. I prefer skinny though, so I can carry them, :D
  • DJ.Alieus 2012/08/14 15:41:04
    Yes
    DJ.Alieus
    Of course we do... heavier women are in need of sex cause society says they're over-weight and ugly... a real man knows that [LOVE] doesn't have a face... it has a [connection] ;) .....and I noticed that there aren't too many problems that an orgasm can't fix =0p
  • Bill G5... DJ.Alieus 2012/08/14 16:59:28
    Bill G53  ~PWCM~JLA
    +1
    lol... if they can get sex, they'll take a burger. They do enjoy it though, don't they?

    ...ummmmm.... the burger that is.
  • tesmith47 Bill G5... 2012/08/14 20:52:46
    tesmith47
    +2
    you sound like the typical little "short" guy who cant handle a full sized woman
  • Bill G5... tesmith47 2012/08/15 13:15:38
    Bill G53  ~PWCM~JLA
    Well the funny thing is they have never complained
  • brenda tesmith47 2012/08/16 18:11:30
    brenda
    hahahah...I have to agree test...he is probably a short guy
  • AdmrlLocke 2012/08/14 14:39:01
    Yes
    AdmrlLocke
    I know I do! :-D
  • jmc07806-PWCM-JLA 2012/08/14 13:17:59
    No
    jmc07806-PWCM-JLA
    Even though many of them are Hot
  • Tre 2012/08/14 12:48:16
    Yes
    Tre
    Men prefer any type of woman on any given day. The heavy ones need love too. The woman in the picture of this article is sorta heavy but very pretty. No doubt most men would try to get with her.
  • Derbyhat 2012/08/14 07:11:30
    No
    Derbyhat
    People with any sense of the chemistry in relationships will prefer their best match. It is not to say their eyes won't stray to a trimmer figure or even a heavier one. Stresses likely have little to do with the size of the object of their affection.
  • chicku 2012/08/14 06:52:43
    Yes
    chicku
    A woman should be well buit and muscular and not be fat or fatted
    if she is fat it would be like a lorry riding over a cycle
    then only life is enjoyable
  • Tommo 2012/08/14 06:31:15
    Yes
    Tommo
    +1
    More to grab and feel.
  • Paul 2012/08/14 05:47:36 (edited)
    No
    Paul
    What?

    I always thought every man likes a woman with a big butt that he can whip with a car antenna. I know I do...
  • stevie.luplow 2012/08/14 04:36:10
    Yes
    stevie.luplow
    +1
    Very possible as to why my husband doesn't mind I'm no longer 100lbs but a little heavier. What is more stressful than being a nuke and a submariner?
  • NinjaRebecca 2012/08/14 03:38:02
  • Bill G5... NinjaRe... 2012/08/14 17:00:56
    Bill G53  ~PWCM~JLA
    Well start eating at MacD's everyday for a few years and find the f out!

    What a stupid comment.
  • jc 2012/08/14 03:27:56
    No
    jc
    I don't get stressed out,so I don't know.I stay fit,so I've always had women who were fit.
  • Proggy 2012/08/14 00:05:28 (edited)
    No
    Proggy
    +2
    Most stressed out guys can't even perform. Even with a little help....

    stressed guys perform

    stressed guys perform

    stressed guys perform

    Plus I know guys who're never stressed that prefer thicker women.
  • Bill G5... Proggy 2012/08/14 17:02:13
    Bill G53  ~PWCM~JLA
    whore???

    OH! Who're. Oops. My bad..... JK...lol
  • Kozmo Proggy 2012/08/15 05:54:05
    Kozmo
    +1
    There are some genuine reformed Shallow Hals out there, I'm after a 'hefty heifer' & don't need a pill to 'up periscope'.
  • Proggy Kozmo 2012/08/15 06:37:55
    Proggy
    +3
    I'm 6'0 168 lbs. soak and wet, and I like'em thick! I feel'ya bro!

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