johnnymysto

I really appreciate a nice pair of boobies. Big ones, small ones, black ones, white ones...whatever. But I got to thinking...why do I like them so much? I doubt that dogs/pigs/cows look at boobies of their species and get aroused. I mean, when you think about it, they're really for feeding our young. But they're so irresistable. I mean, you could apply this logic to any body part you particularly like. What makes humans so special?

By the way, Jadzia's new avatar inspired this thread, so I give her credit.

angela146

A theory advanced by someone on the Discovery Channel a couple of years ago:

Most primates mate in the "doggy" position. From that side, the "trigger" for the male is a round bottom and bright red (vaginal) lips. Somewhere along the line, when humans began to walk upright, they figured out that they could mate face to face but the "trigger" was still there.

Over many thousands of years, males preferred females with that same roundness (including cleavage) and red lips to look at when they were mating. Females with those characteristics got more sex and had more children.

That also explains why blow jobs are such a big thing for men.

lyxo

according to science, there is a specific part in the brain that is triggered when boobs come into play, be it by sight, touch, or even thought.
So think of it. there's a nice warm place in our brain reserved for boobies. Don't know why my ex complained so much when it comes naturally....

Shades

I think it's because boobs are wonderful. They're sort of smooshy, but have that inner firmness. The skin texture is great. You can rub them to your cheek, or even sleep on them. It's no mistake that those hand masssage therepy things feel like boobs. Once my girl gets her shirt off, I pretty much can't stop touching her boobs. Who really cares about the deep seated why? Just find a pair and grab on.

Jim Kata

"I doubt that dogs/pigs/cows look at boobies of their species and get aroused."

Thats cause we (dolphins and I think some monkey's excluded) are the only species that have sex for recreation. Please let me know if I'm wrong on that. And I believe we are trained or conditioned to like breasteses.
If you lived in a hut in Africa I doubt you would be all about the fun bags. I mean look at any National Geographic. A lot of tribes run around topless and they don't think anything of it, they are, afterall, lumps of fat.
Mayhaps if we grew up in a society where women walked around shirtless, much like men do, we wouldn't think of them (boobies) in such a sexual way. Women are also usually covering their chests in public as if they were hiding/protecting something, so it goes back to the saying "The forbidden fruit is always the sweetest".


edit: I'm soooo glad I've been conditioned.

MikeV

Eye Heart Boobs.

Pretty much in that order

I dunno why, some people are leg/ass guys, but I am definitely a boob guy. I can't even explain it. Maybe because we, as guys, don't have them? I mean, there was a comedian who said if he had tits he'd never leave the house... maybe there is more truth to that than we think.

bigoldalphamale

boobs suck!!! gimme a juicy ass and fat pussy over a nice set of titties anyday!!!!

tj2001cobra

Boobies are great. Some of it has to do with not having any. I like the was they feel and how they look. Dont ask me why. It is in the genes (and jeans).

angela146

Question for the guys: Is some of it maternal? Do you like the idea of being held with your head against soft boobies because you feel safe and protected?

MikeV

Not for me. I am just a big fan of the boob... Fake or not doesn't really matter, either, fwiw. And no, I'm really not into the holding the head against boobies... but they really are wonderful pillows.

dannoxxxx

man, Im definitely a breast man.......my ex has dd tits and whenever i talk to her on the phone or if i meet a girl with her name......i start to salivate....it is like that theory with hearing a bell and rats start to salivate.....man...boobs are great......where is the titty board when you need it?

gremlinx8

I think you are referring to Pavlov's Experiment in which he used dogs and conditioned them to associate the sound of a bell with food. Then he took the food away and rang the bell and they continued to salivate as if they were going to be fed.

Ralvek

We don't have em, and guys like what they don't have...

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angela146

Ah, I get it, sort of like "Penis Envy" is for women... *not*.

WINGMAN

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eci

I had a chat with my now-ex about this a while back:

ex: i never understood what it is with men and boobs

me: it's something in the shape, motion and illicit, concealed nature of the aforementioned bags of flab that gets us, i think

me: and that's as much insight into the male psyche as you're getting

me: oops, i seem to have scared them all away

ex: no you haven't scared us, just trying to understand it, but i have come to the conclusion that men aren't supposed to be understood.


Other than that, I'd say it's the forbidden nature of the boobs, their tactile lusciousness, the sexual pleasure they give to our women, and the psychological associations given to them by our society. So, pretty much what the above responses have said.

Nonetheless, yay for boobs - one of the world's greatest things.

woopdee

I just love boobs. can't explain it.

robot_parade

angela146: I personally don't buy the 'maternal' theory...If it were true, I would expect women to enjoy breasts just as much as men...

Then again, from my limited experience, girls tend to be more willing to entertain the idea of 'experimenting' with members of their own sex than guys. So I dunno.

Me, I'm usually too busy enjoying 'em to analyze my feelings at the time.

angela146

Hmmm... Maybe it's a mixture so most women only get *some* of the enjoyment (i.e. enjoy the maternal thing but not the other part)

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Then again, from my limited experience, girls tend to be more willing to entertain the idea of 'experimenting' with members of their own sex than guys. So I dunno.

I agree but I'm bi-ased.

wiseguy1100

boobs are just awesome; angela146, i don't think it has anything top do with maternal feelings at all. They are just fun to caress and play with

dellamag6

Don't analyze, just enjoy them slappin against your face

hotzot

Damn! that made me laugh! (cause it's true!)

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tritium

All I know is that I can't get enough of them. I parallel your assesment that all boobies are great regardless of dimension or color -- So long as the boobies come along with that double X chromosome ...

djtestudo

Another interesting fact care of the Discovery Channel...

The female of almost every other species of mammal does not experiance noticable breast growth until pregnant. Only human females keep their breasts at about the same size throughout their mature lives.

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Dilbert1234567

i dont realy know why, im sure the scientist are right on this one, all i know is that i do like them, all types, shapes and sizes.

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kalashnikov

Here's my theory: Going back to Darwinian ideas, women with larger breasts would probably produce more milk for the nursing infants. (This is refering to healthy active women, who naturally have a better chance of survival than overweight women; that's why a large pair on fat chicks doesn't arouse a guy the same way). Through natural and sexual selection, men would instinctively prefer larger fuller breasts, and the best way for the men to be aware of their preference is to get a bigger boner (scientific term) when seeing them versus a flatter chest.
I am such a dork.
But god I too am a fan of the boobs.

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g4ud

YES! totaly....mad hotness...(hold me ; ) and there just curvy and soft and touchable and perfect in everyway

grayman

How can everyone forget about the nipple? It's the best part and undeniably makes the breast. You have to have a focal point and there is no better one than the nipple.

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mute76

Boobs are so great because men don't have them. We all want what we dont' have.

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floonine

I agree with this, although I really enjoy small breast, maybe more than bigger ones. I don't know, my grandfather always said,
"more than a mouthfull is a waste".

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dabossy2k

I don't know about the rest of you but I don't have Breast Envy. I don't like boobs because I don't have them.

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sstennes

Ummm boooobies!

It is just part of what makes a woman so lovely to look at and touch.

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hobo

I think along similar lines, except that larger breasts don't produce more milk, all breasts have the same number of milk producing glands. The thing that determines the amount of milk is usually how well fed the mother is. I think the thing is that big breasts are more durable. They can handle more suckling from more children. Then again, maybe the big boobs thing is just media. There are plenty of smaller ones out there, so it can't have been a real disadvantage to have them. Since slimmer girls tend not to have large breasts, they aren't as important as the face, which is the single most important thing on a girl. You have to look at that face every morning for the rest of your life if she is the one, so it better be a pretty damn good looking face.

blade02

I'll go to a science type answer for this.
My theorey is most of sexual attraction, is based on mating.
Most of the traits guys like in girls is stuff that would make them good canidates for surviving giving birth and then being able to take care of the kids. Most of the stuff girls find attractive in guys are things that are signs the guy would be able to take care of the girl through out her pregnancy.
And breasts...well they're a sign of being mature enough for the girl to be able to have kids. Nice formed breasts are pretty much a beacon saying "COME HAVE SEX WITH ME because im old enough to have kids"

Mephisto2

They're bouncey...

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daoist

i'm more of an ass man. I don't like girls gone wild, and I don't stare at chicks' tits as they walk by.

BUT, when my girlfriend takes her top off, i'm all over those beautiful breasts!

I think it has to do with trust: She trusts me enough to be nude around me, and that totally gets me off.

They're like a set of presents that only I get to play with! Yay me!

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baudot

There's a theory that makes a lot of sense to me in "Sex: A Natural History." It deals more with why men usually prefer larger breasts, not just breasts in general.

The idea is this:
When a woman is pregnant or nursing, her breasts are large. This is also the time that she (for our primitive ancestors at least) is most vulnerable and most needs a caring mate to provide for her. Over hundreds of generations, women consistently preferred mates who would not abandon them during this crucial period, and would be far less likely to accept a man who had abandoned a prior mate during pregnancy. The upshot of all this was that men who PREFERRED their mates to be heavy-chested would be viewed as properly loyal and not blacklisted from future participation in darwin's game. Over enough generations, this selected for men who liked girls with big boobies.

The interesting example from the counter side is this: Small breasts make more sense as a feature of attraction, because a man making optimal use of his reproductive energy wouldn't spend it on a mate who's already knocked up, as large breasts indicate. In fact, there's a tendancy in harem oriented societies and places where male/female power is out of ballance for men to favor small breasts.

In a sense, a high proportion of large-breast-fetishists indicates a society where women still have the power to choose their mates. Interesting, no?

h2g2Fan

So, breasts. Like most guys (and some girls), I am a fan. No suprise there. However, last night a friend of mine (who happened to be the only girl in the sausage fest that are the parties of my apartment) posed several questions to figure out how important breasts are on a girl, and what exactly constitutes a nice rack. After several minutes of boob-related conversation, I realized that all of my answers to her questions were cop-outs. For example:

Her: Suppose there are two girls, both very attractive, one with boobs on the small side, one on the large side, who would you rather get with?
Me: The girl with the more attractive personality.

The answer certainly wasn't a lie, but it also completely failed to answer her question. This bothers me a bit because I would much rather give an honest opinion and do so in a straightforward manner. The only problem is I simply didn't have an answer for her.

So I've done a lot of soul searching, thought of girls I have fancied in the past, went through a mental checklist of celebrities which I find particularly attractive, and even browsed a myriad of porn sites and watched several pornographic video clips (talk about dedication!). To my dismay, I did not find a clear connection between the size of a girl's breasts and how attractive she is to me.

But this doesn't make sense; I can be just as superficial as any other guy. I see boobs and I immediately know how attracted I am to them. I can go on www.ratemyrack.com and let the world know precisely, on a scale from 1 to 10, just how attractive I find them. So what else is there that differentiates boob from boob? The nipples? Well yes, but I can tell whether I like a girl's breasts when she's wearing clothes. Cleavage? Well, I am an admirer of this phenomenon, and my mind will invariably go in the gutter upon seeing it, but cleavage has more to do with the type of bra or dress the girl is wearing.

So, there you have it, my failed thought process on this issue. Just a bunch of dead ends, but as I was preparing to give up and not even attempt suitable answer to the question, a lightbulb appeared over my head and made a dinging noise (or it would have if I were in a cartoon). Here goes...

I like playing with boobs. They're squishy. Their appearance has little to no connection with this, nor with the joy that they can bring. And now that I think about it, I'm only mildly attracted to their form. Yet, at the same time, seeing a pair of breasts causes all sorts of hormones to fire off in my system telling me "it would be fun to play with those." Similarly, whenever I think of what I find physically attractive about a girl, I will invariably think about their lips, because that's really where it all starts (and sometimes ends).

To the point: it's not the boobs that are attractive about a girl, it's the girl, the whole picture. However, regardless of size, when thinking about a particularly attractive girl, the focus will shift to her breasts almost immediately because they are reminiscent of an enjoyable experience, and they're also easily visible.

Trilidon

Im more of a hips /butt man myself

Thick juicy thighs /drool

asshopo

I like thick women personally. Decent size boobs (for looks more than anything) and a nice set of hips/legs, and a nice rear and thats all I need. Dress in some nice clothes, and its ON baby!

As to why boobs are so great, no idea, we are just programmed that way I love my boobies, but honestly, I LOVE when a woman just looks GOOD in regular every day clothes. Provides a fantasy for me.