Health & Fitness
The Male Body Type According to a Study You Should Date If You Want A Great Dad
Hold that gym plans, it’s the return of the ‘Dad-Bod’
Who’s your daddy? Depends on the time in her life when you’re asking a woman. Sorry, gym rats you’re only good for dating and not when the woman is thinking of having a family, this male body type win supreme.
The good news to many men, male writers included we have this remarkable body already.
Raise your hand if you can pinch your belly? Then you are winning points as a potential father.
That is according to a survey done by the University of Southern Mississippi. With 800 women respondents, researchers found out that women think that men with ‘dad bods’ make for better fathers.
The Dad Bod: Why it’s a good thing
The “dad bod” is a term that’s been making the rounds again lately, and it has people both intrigued and perplexed.
For the uninitiated, a ‘dad bod’ is a man’s body that is slightly out of shape, but not excessively so. It’s the kind of body that says, ‘I’m comfortable with myself and I don’t feel the need to show off.’ The ‘dad bod’ is also associated with being strong, capable, and stable. This is in contrast to the “cool guy” body, which is more muscular and athletic but also has a certain attitude and coolness about it.
Why do girls love the ‘dad bod’? In a viral post back in 2015 by Mackenzie Pearson, many women think they are a keeper. A hot body goes only that far for attracting females for sex, but for women looking for a long-term relationship, many say the ones with the average body win.
You know what you’re getting.
Girls tend to picture their future together with their guys early on. Therefore, if he already has the ‘dad bod’ going on, we can get used to it before we date him, marry him, have three kids. We know what we are getting into when he’s got the same exact body type at the age of 22 that he’s going to have at 45.
Why are ‘dad bods’ attractive?
From the study, men with ‘dad bods’, top the list while men with chiseled bodies are at the bottom. Science can’t explain it, but everything is based on perception.
Men with ‘dad bods’ are seen as a positive influence on their children with regards to body image.
They are also seen as someone who will teach children new things, while men with rock-solid abs are seen to be someone who gets annoyed with children.
It appears women believe men who are gym bods are too creepy to become fathers, narcissistic in nature, and are good at ogling women constantly.
When women talk about dad bods, we have to be clear about what they mean about it.
Think of Matt Damon and Zac Efron. Will Smith used to belong on the list but after the Oscars, he is canceled. No, he actually lost 20 pounds in 20 days and is now a very fit but angry 50-year-old man.
Key points
Women love men with ‘dad bods.’
Do you need to lose a ‘dad bod’? While there are also studies that ‘dad bod’ can become a health risk, the message of the study brings to the table that dating and real-life romance are two different things.
Sexy bodies will only go as far as having great sex, but women look for more in a man, ‘dad bod’ rocks, and humor is sexy.
To all the men out there, be a great dad whatever your body type.
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