LONDON, Aug. 4 (UPI) — A British survey suggests women prefer “real men” with beer bellies and hairy chests to “metrosexuals” with tight shorts and manicures.
The survey of 5,192 women, conducted by Lion Bar Ice Cream, found 80 percent of respondents now consider metrosexual traits including hair straightening and frequent sunbathing to be turn-offs, The Sun reported Tuesday.
Dream or Dud?The poll also found one in 10 women questioned in the survey like the smell of beer on a man while a fifth of those polled said they are attracted to men with “a bit of body odor.” “This is great news for real men this summer,” a Lion Bar spokesman said. “They can get their roar back and ditch the moisturizer, manicures and tight shorts this summer — leave that for the footballers. “British blokes can also wear their Speedos with pride, even if they have a bit of belly and welcome the wolf whistles as they walk down the beach,” he said.
Ha! I always new my beer belly would come back in style one day.
In my experience, most women prefer “real men” over their less confident and less “real” counterparts.
I don’t know about the out of shape part, but women like the same kind of men that men like to hang out with — an inappropriate but great sense of humor, a little arrogant, prone to exaggeration and someone you’d want around in a bad situation.
Read post #1 as women like borderline jerks.
Someone should start a podcast with a real American man and a Euro femme boy who talk about current events, politics, food, wine, etc.
It would be a pretty funny contrast.
In the morning.
This survey doesn’t surprise me that much, although it _is_ encouraging!
I’m feeling too lazy to actually study the survey but my guess is that there is contradiction in sexual attitudes of women. (and men, too)
I have been attracted to women of all kinds of “races” and body types.
I’ll guess that lots of people are just like me, making a poll like this dubious.
Also, keep in mind that women can have very contradictory “attractions” depending on their menses.
http://tinyurl.com/le8c6g
I thought this section was worth quoting:
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Ian Penton-Voak and his associates (1999), found that women who were at the midpoint of their menstrual cycle, and experiencing higher levels of hormones, rated ruggedly masculine men as more attractive than women who were at other points in their menstrual cycle, who preferred a less masculine male appearance.
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The type of women that “metrosexual” men are trying to attract do not eat Lion Bar Ice-cream.
The question we should be asking, what do those 80% of women look like? Are they hairy, smelly and beer bellied?
Crackpots hairstyle hasn’t changed much over the years.
80′s 4life
I was under the impression that British women will take whatever they can get.
Now I feel old: I remember that ad when it was new.
That being said, I knew of no girl who played it — or wanted to.
Ian you are funny….I guess I have a mancrush on Adam and now I know why.
“The poll also found one in 10 women questioned in the survey like the smell of beer on a man while a fifth of those polled said they are attracted to men with “a bit of body odor.” /// Meaning the GREAT MAJORITY of women like clean healthy men. Just like men do with women. Those “liking” the skank just recognize what they can get and have turned their own deficiencies into preferences. Kinda like republicans preferring morons, liars, and LIEBERTARIANS.
Hey bobbo, we get the LIEBERTARIANS reference. Now will you PLEASE put that one to bed….??
> I have been attracted to women of all kinds of “races” and body types.
Yeh, that’s what all americans are saying. But when my skinny wife walks on a street alone, traffic stops, horny “attracted to women of any race and size” are abandoning cars right in the middle of street and chase her. America is fat, untidy, smelly and not really good looking especially here in Silicon Valley. We have to take that as the fact.
a bit too much huh? Well, I had just posted on the Obama is a Socialist Thread and what I “want” to talk about is “the mindset” of the various contesting sides.
Maybe viewing the universe of ideas thru the left/right political filter doesn’t always fit?
Yes, seems self evident once it is pointed out.
Thanks.
My wife is British. She hates it when I fart. (fixed!)
#15. a bit too much huh?
Just a touch…but don’t worry, we still love ya. By we I mean all of us LIEBERTARIANS!!!
This is a BS story. Actually women like men that ignore them. Really. Just it around waiting for a topic you are interested in to come up; engage in conversation, but ignore her; at some point turn back and say she is pretty; then go back to conversation and ignore her. She will come to you no matter how hard you try to get rid of her.
I believe that is a pic of the young Adam Curry. Anyone confirm?
I think Adam may have been a woman and had the Addadictomy.
Ha! Sister Mary strikes again, I almost pissed myself.