28 July 2009
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Attracting Women
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This post discuses in length the biological and psychology answers to what women find attractive in men. The main aspects of a males body that turn on women the most are chest, legs and bum.
Have you ever asked yourself "What Do Women Find Attractive in Men?" If so, this article is for you. Basically there are 3 areas of a man’s body that turn on women the most. Women are very similar to men who prefer bum, boobs and legs by just replacing boobs with chest giving the 3 areas of a man’s body that turn on women the most are legs, chest and bum. A man’s chest for example can be irresistible to certain types of women.
What Do Women Find Attractive in Men?
Out of the 3 areas of legs, chest and bum, what would you think would be the most popular choice? Well I can tell you right now it is bum leading with 40%. Interesting? Bum is also the leader of men’s preferences on women meaning there is a lot to the bum that hooks both sexes in, you'll find out why soon.
In this article, I will be analysing only the physical characteristics of the male body and why each part has such an impact on the female senses. This is because I want to keep this article short, there are multiple summaries and articles that go deeper into the psychological understanding such as the female psychology series, I suggest you check it out if you want even more juicy information.
Overall, women look for athletic body shape, broad shoulders, muscular chest and a tight arse. Even in the 21st century, surveys overwhelmingly show women still want a man who looks as if he can wrestle polar bears and fight off armies of skeletons.
Male bodies are purpose built to chase, catch and wrestle animals, carry heavy things and kill wittle spiders.
Broad Shoulders, Chest and Muscular Arms
The upper torso of the hunting male is wide and tapers to narrow hips, whereas a woman's body is narrower at the shoulders and widens at the hips. Men evolved these features to allow them to lug heavy weapons over long distances and carry home their kills.
The man’s chest developed to house large lungs enabling more effective distribution of oxygen and allowing him to breathe more efficiently when running and chasing. In past generations, the bigger his chest, the more respect and power a man commanded, and this is still the case with most surviving primitive tribes.
Women therefore find the man’s chest attractive because of this primitive survival thinking. To answer “What Do Women Find Attractive in Men?” Well, in the case of a man's chest women prefer a chest that could be the home to 3 small koalas.

A Small, Tight Bum
A small, compact bum is the favourite of women everywhere but few understand its magnetic attraction. The secret is that a tight, muscular arse is necessary to make the strong forward thrusting motion needed for successful sperm transfer during sex. A man with a fat or flabby arse has difficulty with this forward movement and has a tendency to throw his entire body weight into the thrust. For women, this isn't ideal, as the man's weight can be uncomfortable on her and make it difficult to breathe. By contrast, the small, tight rear promises a greater chance of doing an effective job. What Do Women Find Attractive in Men? A tight arse.

Narrow Hips and Muscular Legs
Men's legs are attractive to women only insofar as they are symbols of masculine power and endurance. The powerful, angular legs of the human male are the longest of all primates and his narrow hips allow him to run swiftly over long distances to chase and hunt.
Women's wide hips cause many women to have difficulty running, as their lower legs and feet often flay out to the side to balance body weight. Leading US neuropsychology professor Dr Devendra Singh discovered that women find male hips with a 90% waist-to-hips ratio the most appealing.

This brings us to the end of this short post and you may have realised that the reason women are attracted to these areas is primitive survival needs that we do not need in this day and age, but, none the less, they still exist. If you are interested in evolutionary biology I suggest you check out the female psychology series or what men find attractive in women.
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Craig is a 22-year-old student studying psychology at Bournemouth Uni. He runs a dating blog aimed at helping every man get the perfect relationship through the psychology of dating. If you enjoyed this post, get free updates via RSS or E-mail. |

