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fallsauce · 05-31-2005, 07:28 PM

Personally, I'm on the lean side, arms, legs, abs... But there's probably heaps of people who love guys with muscles, (that's cool, less competition, right?

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Just wondering what makes you lean (yup, hilarious) one way or another. Family? Culture? First crush you had?

diddagirl · 05-31-2005, 08:05 PM

For me it depends..... I generally dont like really skinny guys, I actually find it quite a turn off. On the other hand I dont like guys who are ripped too huge. That can be be gross and a huge turn off as well. So I guess I am looking for an in betweeny if you will. A guy with some meat on him, and some nice mucles. So it feels just right when he wraps his arms around me and makes me feel safe and comfy!

StormBerlin · 05-31-2005, 08:46 PM

I'm not really sure why, but I think skinny guys are hot. And that's the type of guy I tend to date.

Squishor · 05-31-2005, 10:02 PM

I really like skinny guys. A lot of muscles are a turnoff for me. I've dated guys who were 140 pounds or so.

fallsauce · 05-31-2005, 10:32 PM

Now that I think about it, maybe its because I find guys in suits hot, and bulkiness is not sexy for the suave look.

Sweetpea · 05-31-2005, 11:25 PM

Lean do it for me

Toned and lean . . . mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm

Sweetpea

Ralli · 06-01-2005, 02:48 AM

Bit of both for me. ..... not too muscular but not to lean either. little bit of both. I like muscular arms, but not those big ones that you can get. Does that make sense to anyone else.
Cant think straight tonight, so if I dont make sense then let me know.

ally · 06-01-2005, 05:26 PM

i have always dated skinny guys, however right now i have the best of both worlds.... my favorite skinny guy in the whole world joined the army, and developed wonderfully nice muscles...insert girlish giggle here...

ngdawg · 06-01-2005, 05:33 PM

Forgot one: Burly. You know, kinda big but not all ripply-love big arms and nice legs..Mr. Universe types though are ugh and skinny is, well, skinny....I like being held in a bear hug

Sweetpea · 06-01-2005, 05:45 PM

I forgot to say Why i liked lean guys . . .

i'm not sure.

I think we all have an inherent type we are attracted too. I've always liked that type of guy (and women too for that matter) . . . attraction is a wierd thing and i'm not sure what part of our brain governs it

Sweetpea

cellophanedeity · 06-01-2005, 05:55 PM

I like lean guys more than muscular, in general...

But I really like meaty guys. Ones that are like teddy bears, all soft and cuddly.

snowy · 06-01-2005, 05:58 PM

I like guys that are stick-thin like Orlando Bloom. Tall and thin seems to be my preferred body type.

maleficent · 06-01-2005, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngdawg

Forgot one: Burly. You know, kinda big but not all ripply-love big arms and nice legs..Mr. Universe types though are ugh and skinny is, well, skinny....I like being held in a bear hug

Amen sistah...

little_tippler · 06-02-2005, 04:21 AM

I like a guy who's not too skinny but also not too muscular...just inbetween...like my SO

eMOTIONal20 · 06-02-2005, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onesnowyowl

I like guys that are stick-thin like Orlando Bloom. Tall and thin seems to be my preferred body type.

mmmm Orlando... that's delicious.

I also prefer the tall skinny type. I honestly have no idea why. I think it's just always been that way for me... perhaps it just comes along with the geeky personality I go for as well.

SiN · 06-02-2005, 11:23 AM

Lean and toned.

i think my attraction to that type has to do with it's geek/intellectual/but still cool associations, in my mind at least.

plus, i like that aesthetic.

i have no desire/need to feel that 'safety and comfort' that some of you mention.

i'm petite enough that i can get enough of that feeling from the leaner guys ... big ones almost frighten me, really.

Pip · 06-02-2005, 01:51 PM

I like the strong and agile type, there's something deeply manly about a seemingly effortlessly performed grande cabriole. I like the tall and slim type, when they dress well they look stunning. I like the average cuddly guy for their average cuddlyness. But for some reason the body type that can get me turned on in the most unexpected situations is the short, broad bulldog-like type, like James Cagney. Preferably with warm, strong hands... *melts*

There was this time when I was really ill from pneumonia, I just wanted to crawl under a rock and die, and I was getting my lungs x-rayed. The male x-ray nurse was just that type, blonde with a hint of an eastern european accent and utterly professional. There I was, with my naked bosom pressed against the ice cold x-ray thingy, slowly choking to death on lung goo, with a serious case of sleep depravation, and still I managed to get all tingly by his slightest touch. It was like a trashy romance novel.

Lead543 · 06-02-2005, 05:00 PM

Lean! With a nice bum, like my boyfriend....
who has nice shoulders...and a nice chest....and nice collarbones...and nice legs and a nice .....

I'll stop.

KinkyKiwi · 06-03-2005, 08:06 AM

lol i like both...a guys gotta have SOME buffness to get me revved...but i'm not into the body builder thing

Meditrina · 06-03-2005, 08:23 AM

I like my men to be lean, but athletic (wow! did I just say that?). That was what attracted me to my husband, believe it or not.

settie · 06-03-2005, 01:10 PM

I definitely prefer the best of both worlds. In fact, I'd go for an athletic-build man anyday over just lean or just muscular. Oh baby.

There is one particular man that I think has a hunky body and that's Philippe Candeloro. Soooo sexy.

Rrrrr.....so hot.

Lead543 · 06-03-2005, 01:41 PM

OHHHHH I like his shirt. Methinks I'll have to get one for the bf.
RAWR!

Grasshopper Green · 06-03-2005, 05:13 PM

I think it just depends on the guy...my hubby is broad shouldered and while not really muscular, just naturally built strong. I've seen guys who were lean that were attractive too.

getwonk'd · 06-04-2005, 12:22 PM

I like a lean body, with nice arms that aren't scrawny and a nice tight butt.

Squishor · 06-04-2005, 03:18 PM

I finally found a picture in the full monty that I liked - I'll post it here as an example of my preferred body type. The only thing about this guy is his biceps are almost a little bigger than I like. I just don't like big pecs, big shoulders, and the "6-pack" thing leaves me cold. I can enjoy a little muscle definition, but too bulky and the whole attraction thing just doesn't happen for me at all.

snowy · 06-04-2005, 04:58 PM

Mm, agreed, squishor...that was the first thing I noticed about the guy--"nice, except those biceps..." I like chicken arms. And chicken legs.

For a picture of my preferred body type, you can go to this thread here and see a picture of a friend of mine who is exactly how I like 'em.

Apache · 06-04-2005, 05:07 PM

If the guy looks good I wouldn't care if he was skinny or not. I dont think I would like someone who is plain boney though, but i LOVE a built muscular man. NOT the professional body builders or anything, I would say that that's a little to much, but some of the men from WWE

Now that's what I'm talkin about

ChrystalRainne · 06-09-2005, 10:07 AM

I perfer a lean guy over a muscular guy, to me Muscular guys are not that attractive and they have always seemed to be cocky and a Show-off, both qualitys that i hate in a person.
some muscul is good, but generally a turn-off for me.

JustJess · 06-09-2005, 11:15 AM

I like 'em all, depending on the person. Usually not into schwarzenneger(sp) types, but I like me some men. Slender, meaty, whatever - just masculine! I never had a "type"; I appreciate the beauty in lots of different body styles. Q is slender right now, but he's been working out and getting a bit more muscular, and that's sexy too. I just wanna bite 'im!!

BritChic71 · 06-09-2005, 11:23 AM

I seem to be 'pulled' toward tall and lanky...
Not sure why.
But I've dated men tall and skinny, short and well...'stocky', and what was in my mind...'perfect.'
btw...perfect was 5'8", 180lbs, muscular military man. Yummy.
<shivers>
Then what?
Right back to tall and lanky.
I'm really not picky...but I have to admit to being 'drawn' sometimes. LOL

hunnychile · 06-14-2005, 06:00 PM

Always have perferred the teddy bears....bigger hearts and soft and warm!

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05-31-2005, 07:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
fallsauce Insane	Lean or muscular? Personally, I'm on the lean side, arms, legs, abs... But there's probably heaps of people who love guys with muscles, (that's cool, less competition, right? ) Just wondering what makes you lean (yup, hilarious) one way or another. Family? Culture? First crush you had? __________________ "Hey little kitty with your tail dragging on the floor You could have a following in every town that you go" Electric Six - I Invented The Night

05-31-2005, 08:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
diddagirl Addict Location: Calgary, AB	For me it depends..... I generally dont like really skinny guys, I actually find it quite a turn off. On the other hand I dont like guys who are ripped too huge. That can be be gross and a huge turn off as well. So I guess I am looking for an in betweeny if you will. A guy with some meat on him, and some nice mucles. So it feels just right when he wraps his arms around me and makes me feel safe and comfy! __________________ "Is it so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived long in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done." -Matthew Arnold

05-31-2005, 08:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
StormBerlin Happy as a hippo Location: Southern California	I'm not really sure why, but I think skinny guys are hot. And that's the type of guy I tend to date. __________________ "if anal sex could get a girl pregnant i'd be tits deep in child support" Arcane

05-31-2005, 10:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
fallsauce Insane	Now that I think about it, maybe its because I find guys in suits hot, and bulkiness is not sexy for the suave look. __________________ "Hey little kitty with your tail dragging on the floor You could have a following in every town that you go" Electric Six - I Invented The Night

05-31-2005, 10:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Squishor Frontal Lobe Location: California	I really like skinny guys. A lot of muscles are a turnoff for me. I've dated guys who were 140 pounds or so.

05-31-2005, 11:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sweetpea Fade out Location: in love	Lean do it for me Toned and lean . . . mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm Sweetpea __________________ Having a Pet Will Change Your Life! Looking for a great pet?! Click Here! "I am the Type of Person Who Can Get Away With A lot, Simply Because I Don't Ask Permission for the Privilege of Being Myself"

06-01-2005, 02:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ralli Tilted Location: Brisbane, Australia	Bit of both for me. ..... not too muscular but not to lean either. little bit of both. I like muscular arms, but not those big ones that you can get. Does that make sense to anyone else. Cant think straight tonight, so if I dont make sense then let me know. __________________ ~RALLI~

06-01-2005, 05:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
ally Insane Location: Boone,NC	i have always dated skinny guys, however right now i have the best of both worlds.... my favorite skinny guy in the whole world joined the army, and developed wonderfully nice muscles...insert girlish giggle here...

06-01-2005, 05:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	Forgot one: Burly. You know, kinda big but not all ripply-love big arms and nice legs..Mr. Universe types though are ugh and skinny is, well, skinny....I like being held in a bear hug __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

06-01-2005, 05:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sweetpea Fade out Location: in love	I forgot to say Why i liked lean guys . . . i'm not sure. I think we all have an inherent type we are attracted too. I've always liked that type of guy (and women too for that matter) . . . attraction is a wierd thing and i'm not sure what part of our brain governs it Sweetpea __________________ Having a Pet Will Change Your Life! Looking for a great pet?! Click Here! "I am the Type of Person Who Can Get Away With A lot, Simply Because I Don't Ask Permission for the Privilege of Being Myself"

06-01-2005, 05:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
cellophanedeity Heliotrope Location: A warm room	I like lean guys more than muscular, in general... But I really like meaty guys. Ones that are like teddy bears, all soft and cuddly.

06-01-2005, 05:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	I like guys that are stick-thin like Orlando Bloom. Tall and thin seems to be my preferred body type. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

06-02-2005, 04:21 AM	#14 (permalink)
little_tippler Leaning against the -Sun- Super Moderator Location: on the other side	I like a guy who's not too skinny but also not too muscular...just inbetween...like my SO __________________ Whether we write or speak or do but look We are ever unapparent. What we are Cannot be transfused into word or book. Our soul from us is infinitely far. However much we give our thoughts the will To be our soul and gesture it abroad, Our hearts are incommunicable still. In what we show ourselves we are ignored. The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged By any skill of thought or trick of seeming. Unto our very selves we are abridged When we would utter to our thought our being. We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams, And each to each other dreams of others' dreams. Fernando Pessoa, 1918

06-02-2005, 11:23 AM	#16 (permalink)
SiN strangelove Location: ...more here than there...	Lean and toned. i think my attraction to that type has to do with it's geek/intellectual/but still cool associations, in my mind at least. plus, i like that aesthetic. i have no desire/need to feel that 'safety and comfort' that some of you mention. i'm petite enough that i can get enough of that feeling from the leaner guys ... big ones almost frighten me, really. __________________ - + - ° GiRLie GeeK ° - + - ° 01110010011011110110111101110100001000000110110101100101 Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach

06-02-2005, 01:51 PM	#17 (permalink)
Pip Likes Hats Location: Stockholm, Sweden	I like the strong and agile type, there's something deeply manly about a seemingly effortlessly performed grande cabriole. I like the tall and slim type, when they dress well they look stunning. I like the average cuddly guy for their average cuddlyness. But for some reason the body type that can get me turned on in the most unexpected situations is the short, broad bulldog-like type, like James Cagney. Preferably with warm, strong hands... melts There was this time when I was really ill from pneumonia, I just wanted to crawl under a rock and die, and I was getting my lungs x-rayed. The male x-ray nurse was just that type, blonde with a hint of an eastern european accent and utterly professional. There I was, with my naked bosom pressed against the ice cold x-ray thingy, slowly choking to death on lung goo, with a serious case of sleep depravation, and still I managed to get all tingly by his slightest touch. It was like a trashy romance novel.

06-02-2005, 05:00 PM	#18 (permalink)
Lead543 Registered User Location: Calgary	Lean! With a nice bum, like my boyfriend.... who has nice shoulders...and a nice chest....and nice collarbones...and nice legs and a nice ..... I'll stop.

06-03-2005, 08:06 AM	#19 (permalink)
KinkyKiwi "Without the fuzz" Location: ..too close for comfort..	lol i like both...a guys gotta have SOME buffness to get me revved...but i'm not into the body builder thing __________________ Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps. Play with each other. Play with yourselves. Just don't play with the squirrels, they bite.

06-03-2005, 08:23 AM	#20 (permalink)
Meditrina Junkie Location: LI,NY	I like my men to be lean, but athletic (wow! did I just say that?). That was what attracted me to my husband, believe it or not. __________________ "Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles." ~Alex Karras

06-03-2005, 01:10 PM	#21 (permalink)
settie Junkie	I definitely prefer the best of both worlds. In fact, I'd go for an athletic-build man anyday over just lean or just muscular. Oh baby. There is one particular man that I think has a hunky body and that's Philippe Candeloro. Soooo sexy. Rrrrr.....so hot. Last edited by settie; 06-03-2005 at 01:23 PM.. Reason: Changed image

06-03-2005, 01:41 PM	#22 (permalink)
Lead543 Registered User Location: Calgary	OHHHHH I like his shirt. Methinks I'll have to get one for the bf. RAWR!

06-03-2005, 05:13 PM	#23 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	I think it just depends on the guy...my hubby is broad shouldered and while not really muscular, just naturally built strong. I've seen guys who were lean that were attractive too. __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

06-04-2005, 12:22 PM	#24 (permalink)
getwonk'd Tilted Location: Central Wisconsin	I like a lean body, with nice arms that aren't scrawny and a nice tight butt.

06-04-2005, 03:18 PM	#25 (permalink)
Squishor Frontal Lobe Location: California	I finally found a picture in the full monty that I liked - I'll post it here as an example of my preferred body type. The only thing about this guy is his biceps are almost a little bigger than I like. I just don't like big pecs, big shoulders, and the "6-pack" thing leaves me cold. I can enjoy a little muscle definition, but too bulky and the whole attraction thing just doesn't happen for me at all. Last edited by Squishor; 06-04-2005 at 03:35 PM..

06-04-2005, 04:58 PM	#26 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Mm, agreed, squishor...that was the first thing I noticed about the guy--"nice, except those biceps..." I like chicken arms. And chicken legs. For a picture of my preferred body type, you can go to this thread here and see a picture of a friend of mine who is exactly how I like 'em. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

06-04-2005, 05:07 PM	#27 (permalink)
Apache Insane	If the guy looks good I wouldn't care if he was skinny or not. I dont think I would like someone who is plain boney though, but i LOVE a built muscular man. NOT the professional body builders or anything, I would say that that's a little to much, but some of the men from WWE Now that's what I'm talkin about

06-09-2005, 10:07 AM	#28 (permalink)
ChrystalRainne Upright Location: Out Of My Mind	I perfer a lean guy over a muscular guy, to me Muscular guys are not that attractive and they have always seemed to be cocky and a Show-off, both qualitys that i hate in a person. some muscul is good, but generally a turn-off for me. Last edited by ChrystalRainne; 08-18-2005 at 06:53 PM.. Reason: just realized a mistake in what i wrote

06-09-2005, 11:15 AM	#29 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	I like 'em all, depending on the person. Usually not into schwarzenneger(sp) types, but I like me some men. Slender, meaty, whatever - just masculine! I never had a "type"; I appreciate the beauty in lots of different body styles. Q is slender right now, but he's been working out and getting a bit more muscular, and that's sexy too. I just wanna bite 'im!! __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.

06-09-2005, 11:23 AM	#30 (permalink)
BritChic71 Upright	I seem to be 'pulled' toward tall and lanky... Not sure why. But I've dated men tall and skinny, short and well...'stocky', and what was in my mind...'perfect.' btw...perfect was 5'8", 180lbs, muscular military man. Yummy. <shivers> Then what? Right back to tall and lanky. I'm really not picky...but I have to admit to being 'drawn' sometimes. LOL

06-14-2005, 06:00 PM	#31 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	Always have perferred the teddy bears....bigger hearts and soft and warm! __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB