dad bods....ladies do you love them

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_facto...ad_bod_america_s_leading_expert_explains.html

ladies do u love dad bods?

dad bods are guys that workout a little and eat pizza and they arent buff.

see the article for further clarification.

why do you like them or you dont?

 

Well....I'm a little confused because the article is about a 19 year old and the article she wrote. It's talking about how she and her friend would talk about guys on a college campus. They are talking about young guys. There was mention of eating 8 slices of pizza and getting drunk on the weekends.

The ones they are talking about and showing just look like normal male bods. Then they talk about her dad fitting the category yet he's a super fit crossfit fiend?

So, I'm not really clear about the whole thing (based on the article). '

The article is aimed at late teens early twentys. Like several women in this forum, I'm older than that. I'll be 50 in a few months, are you asking for our responses?

 

go further down....its a bit below the fotos of the woman. but in any case its talking about six packs versus non six pack (dad bods). i saw a discussion ob this this morning on good morning america.

in this article they use jack hamm as an example

 

the title states "what is a dad bod? expert explain"

i question the "expert" part of it but....

if u cant get it...then ill get a different article

 

I read the entire article. It's Jon Hamm.

Most women I know tend to prefer a man who's more "teddybearish" (we call it teddybear rather than "dad bod" maybe cause some of them are also now granddads lol). The women I know may like to look at the 6 pack and maybe even touch it sometimes, but they like to snuggle up with a man who's more soft and cuddly. I think the teddybear type may be larger than the "dad bod" too though. Often they are men who were athletic and/or played sports in school and now have extra padding.

I know quite a few women who don't like the hard body thing at all and never have.

At one point I dated athlete types simply because that's what I worked with and was around. I tend to gravitate towards men who are bigger in stature and cushy.

But, at this point it's all about their character and how they treat me.

 

I not only read the entire article as poor as it was, I also did a search and skimmed others. It really seems to be a college thing. College girls. That can be very different than what "ladies" or women are interested in.

While most of the women I know prefer men with some padding, they aren't into those who drink heavily on the weekends.

"The dad bod says, 'I go to the gym occasionally, but I also drink heavily on the weekends and enjoy eating eight slices of pizza at a time,'" explains Mackenzie Pearson

 

From GQ

What is Dad Bod, and Do You Have It?

By John Jannuzzi
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Do you remember a year-or-so ago when everybody on the internet suddenly started talking about normcore? Well, it’s happening again! Except this time, it’s women talking about your body like you may not have heard it talked about before (and it might make you feel differently about your own). It’s the dawn of “dad bod.” The real (yet mostly made up) term was thrown out of obscurity in the past two days by The Odysseyand The Cut. So what the not-so-in-shape-butt is it?

According to Mackenzie Pearson, who wrote the original piece for The Odyssey, “The dad bod is a nice balance between a beer gut and working out. The dad bod says, ‘I go to the gym occasionally, but I also drink heavily on the weekends and enjoy eating eight slices of pizza at a time.’” Hmm, that sounds like a lot of guys we know. And apparently, women are very into it. Pearson believes that the dad bod makes guys seem more “human, natural, and attractive.” That lackadaisical approach to fitness comes off as less intimidating, allows for better cuddling, and presumably, better food, she writes. All fair points, but then there’s the bedroom. Where you get naked and sometimes regret the extra slice.

But that’s just your nerves talking. Allison Davis of The Cut shared a theory one of her friends swears by about dad bod sex. Said friend believes that it's ideal because the accompanying gut will “push against your pubic bone in a pleasing way.” In theory, a lot of guys are working out to be more attractive, to attract potential mates, to have more sex. But what if the best sex is actually gut-brushing-against-pubic-bone sex? DROP THE WEIGHTS, unless you’ve already got a dad bod, of course.

How can you tell? Well, if you can’t see your dick with your shirt off, you’ve probably got a prize-winning dad bod (maybe approaching on unhealthy dad bod). If you have a casual approach to exercise, by which I mean you work out fairly regularly but will never deny yourself a pizza in the name of fitness, you’ve probably got it. Pearson boils it down to this: “It’s not an overweight guy, but it isn’t one with washboard abs, either.” Technically you’re in okay health, but you’re too busy to get all fitness model.

So if you’ve got a dad bod, should you shame yourself? Should you transform your entire life to become that dude who hits the beach with a tuned-up cross-fitted body? Fuck no. One, there are apparently plenty of women who find you and your gut pretty sexy as it is, and hopefully they’re into you for something a little beyond your looks. If you’re an actual dad, then you have literally nobody to answer to when it comes to not being shredded. Who’s going to criticize a man who can’t find time to hit the gym obsessively and raise a child at the same time? A TERRORIST. As long as you’re not taking dad bod to Depardieu territory, you’re golden.

No shame in having a dad bod or being comfortable in your own skin.

Dads fucking rule.

 

the cuddle factor....lol

 

Oh yah - LOVE the cuddle factor!!!

The other thing I hear a lot is that they feel safer with a bigger man.

 

I love me some dad bod, lol. Physical strength and cuddliness. He cares about his health and appearance, but also knows there's more to life than six pack abs. Plus, I got some extra fluff myself, so having a dude with a little extra makes me feel better, lol. I'm not a teen or in my twenties, but I'll eat 4 slices of pizza and drink myself retarded every weekend with my dad bod except I don't have one right now. My fav dad bod was this guy 6'0" 235lbs. He was the shit and look at that adorabubble belly!

I don't watch a lot of movies or TV or really follow or care about any actors or feel like searching for one, so here's a picture I took of a "friend" of mine I crushed on and miss very much. :heart:

 

lol...lol...lol

 

What are you laughing about?

 

the statement ....oh yeah the cuddle factor.

couldnt finish....had to run

the other pt was both of u guys are expressing the cuddle factor.

the show i saw this on said the same thing

 

i love that pic.

 

I have dad bod right now

Being in top physical shape>>>>>> dad bod any day.

There's an huge difference from how people perceive and treat you.

 

Whatever.

When you're single the dating game is much easier as a man when you're in shape. You may not have to look like a pro athlete, but having a six pack and muscles never got a dude rejected by a woman either.


Men fuck their shit up thinking women aren't VISUAL when it comes to gauging attractiveness in men.

Especially if a woman is in shape herself and works out a lot, from my experience she tends to appreciate a man who's at a similar level of fitness.

Anyway, women have a range for what's considered acceptable shape for a man.

Once you start hitting multiple chins, stomach hanging over belt and your gut is wider than your shoulders, you better hope you're already married or almost a celebrity because at least the women I know aren't stepping to that.:smt009

 

It's damn near impossible for me to put on more than 165 lbs, so I dread the "dad bod". It might work for dude if he's 6 feet tall, but I'm 5' 7", so a dad bod on me is a no-go. I sure as hell wouldn't get looks and people asking me what I do for my workout routine if I looked like Randy Marsh.

 

You're right. It bring out a certain level of respect from other people.

 

very true. women are no different

 

Of course women are no different. It depends on what you are talking about. If you are talking about eye candy, something to play with, etc or are you talking about a long term mature adult relationship? Peoples age and stage in life and what they are wanting all factors into it all.