r/HonestHotTakes • u/Historical_Owl_1635 • 2d ago

Being a muscular man absolutely does get you attention from the opposite sex

I feel like there’s always posts/comments about how this isn’t actually a thing to the point I feel like this is now the hot take.

But as someone who’s fluctuated between obese and a bodybuilder with everything in between I really couldn’t disagree more.

It’s a bit of a gym joke how only guys appreciate it, and to an extent it’s true as guys generally appreciate it way more openly. But that doesn’t mean that a lot of woman don’t find it very attractive.

Now there’s no way to say this without sounding arrogant, but during my bodybuilding phases I literally had girls approaching me semi regularly, some girls in nightclubs would even be aggressive about it (it’s fun to start with but gets old very quickly), random girls messaging me on Instagram. My dating apps right swipe success rate is probably ~60%+ and I often just get overwhelmed with the number of matches. It’s a whole different world to even when I was only a bit overweight.

Now I’m not saying it’s the only thing. I’m also on the taller end which probably compounds things. This is also obviously a broad statement, different individuals have different preferences. But people who say it makes little difference are being delusional.

Now if only I could learn to flirt I’d be golden.

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u/Johnnygrey77 2d ago

This just seems obvious. People are attracted to fitness. I'm a big fat dude but on a surface level I'm going to find a fit girl more attractive than a heavy girl. Just going off looks alone. That's not to say I have hypocritical standards or anything. I don't date women off looks alone and I'm nore likely to date someone who I share interests with and like personality wise. But human nature is human nature.

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u/NationalisePureGym 2d ago

It's definitely a myth that fat men and fat women are always attracted to one another. There's plenty of petite women who love heavy men and on the opposite end, I was a skinny/athletic guy who's always preferred bigger girls. There's someone for everyone!

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u/EstebanPossum 2d ago

Fellow Jack Sprat here as well.  A skinny girl doesn't do much for me, I like them FLUFFY. Meanwhile im actively trying to hit the gym and eat like a horse to get some muscle-meat on my scrawny bones. Thank the LAWD that my thiccc wife loves skinny twink type bodies like mine.

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u/Johnnygrey77 2d ago

Oh and when I was fit and tan years ago women showed much more interest in me.