# Curious \[do guys really like bigger breasts?\]
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [July 19, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563 "2014-07-19T22:37:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/101 "2014-07-21T18:57:49Z")
Large, perfect, natural breasts are an eye-magnetic wonder to me, but the point is that such breasts are exceedingly rare IRL, IME. Big breasts typically lack in other qualities, such as perkiness and nipple shape, size and color. Large, near-skin-colored nipples are a downer, as is droopiness (think Samantha Fox, c. 1985). So, small breasts often beat large breasts 2 / 3. Age is a factor here, and small breasts age better than big ones, on average. I’m an ass-man, anyway, so a quality derrier + small, perky, pointy breasts is a winning combination. I’ve noticed many women with big breasts have decidedly narrow waists and flattish behinds, while stunning asses are often accompanied with the A- or B-cup.
When it comes to breast size, nerve endings and boob play, IME many big-breasted women have little interest in it, some even state their breasts don’t have all that much sensitivity to begin with (“you can twist’em all you want” - ugh), while the A-cup woman I share my bed with now goes absolutely wild from me kissing and sucking her lovely, small breasts.
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### Author:  [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/102 "2014-07-21T19:00:17Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#):
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> The men who don’t care and/or have unusual preferences, especially if it makes them seem cooler or more sophisticated than the norm, are much more likely to be vocal about it in a thread like this to make sure everyone knows it, so you get a skewed perception on the numbers.
Your argument is circular. It’s constructed to allow you to dismiss any evidence this thread provides to the contrary.
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### Author:  [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/103 "2014-07-21T19:01:17Z")
Or we saw the thread title and responded truthfully that, of all the things to consider, breasts don’t even make the top 10 list.
My browser history is my cite. 😉
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### Author:  [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/104 "2014-07-21T19:02:48Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#):
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> Your argument is circular. It’s constructed to allow you to dismiss any evidence this thread provides to the contrary.
Nothing in this thread is “evidence”.
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### Author:  [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/105 "2014-07-21T19:04:41Z")
> [@Toxylon](#):
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> When it comes to breast size, nerve endings and boob play, IME many big-breasted women have little interest in it, some even state their breasts don’t have all that much sensitivity to begin with (“you can twist’em all you want” - ugh), while the A-cup woman I share my bed with now goes absolutely wild from me kissing and sucking her lovely, small breasts.
This reminds me of a story I’ve probably told before. I had a girlfriend once who had what I thought were absolutely beautiful little breasts, to the point that I named each of her nipples. She absolutely refused to believe that I was genuine in my preference for them, and on one memorable night of craziness accused me of not being truly sexually attracted to her, but of merely pretending to be so that she would have sex with me, which, according to her theory, I did not actually want to do.
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### Author:  [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/106 "2014-07-21T19:06:13Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#):
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> Your argument is circular. It’s constructed to allow you to dismiss any evidence this thread provides to the contrary.
This thread isn’t evidence, it’s a self-selected anecdote farm. And I’m saying what I think the self-selecting factors are in terms of posting to it. And, really, if you ever read any of these sorts of threads on the SDMB, you’d have a very hard time thinking they represented anything close to an accurate cross-section or average of the preferences of men.
Find a poll that polls men about preferred body type, and then replicate that poll on the SDMB, with the public option turned on. And especially watch those who actually post an opinion, rather than merely click a button. And compare those to the randomized polls.
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### Author:  [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/107 "2014-07-21T19:08:52Z")
Or even better than a poll, actual [tests](http://anthonycolpo.com/breaking-news-men-like-big-breasts/).
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### Author:  [@Krouget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krouget)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/108 "2014-07-21T19:59:06Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#):
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> One of the obvious factors at work is simply that people are more interested in posting if they can offer a contrarian viewpoint. Most people who think “yep, I like big boobs” aren’t going to bother to post the typical viewpoint to the thread, but the guys who think “I don’t get why everyone likes big boobs, I like them small” has more motivation to post.
I think there is truth to this, and I better understand what you were saying.
> [@](#):
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> There’s also, in my observation, generally the idea that liking big boobs - of the “bigger the better” sort of variety - is a rather juvenile thing, and hence, the suave and sophisticated man’s taste run against the norm. There’s some status to be had, or at least they think, by proclaiming your like of things that deviate from the norm. But big (or maybe I should say very big+) boob preference in particular seems, in my observation, to be particularly … unrefined.
I think this sort of works both ways-- a person is no more sophisticated for stating what they like, as the other is unrefined and juvenile. They could be the opposite of these respective traits, and still like what they like. I guess where you saw the responses as a bit skewed or disingenuous, my perspective was that we’re simply encountering the problem with generalizations. Operate any thread with the premise that _x is true for all of y_, and you’ll find objections.
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### Author:  [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/109 "2014-07-21T20:31:05Z")
This thread is quickly becoming another reminder for me of how, like with lawyers and politicians, 90 percent of men are giving the other 10 percent a bad reputation.
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### Author:  [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/110 "2014-07-21T20:35:30Z")
I can honestly say that I don’t care for large breasts. Smaller is better. And I don’t care for large enhancements. Small/enhanced is nice.
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### Author:  [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/111 "2014-07-21T20:37:53Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#):
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> This reminds me of a story I’ve probably told before. I had a girlfriend once who had what I thought were absolutely beautiful little breasts, to the point that I named each of her nipples. She absolutely refused to believe that I was genuine in my preference for them, and on one memorable night of craziness accused me of not being truly sexually attracted to her, but of merely pretending to be so that she would have sex with me, which, according to her theory, I did not actually want to do.
😃 My girlfriend had a really hard time believing my flattering words on her little boobs, but eventually succumbed. Never did she think I was not sexually attracted to her, just not her breasts. But a silky, perky breast whose saluting nipple climbs on the Rockwell’s scale while I’m fondling it is a sexual blast, no matter the size.
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### Author:  [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/112 "2014-07-21T20:40:52Z")
> [@Tibby or Not Tibby](#):
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> Artificial nipples of clown-nose proportion and color, you say?—oh, you’ve got my attention now!
If you’re serious, turn off Safe Search and do an image search for “thick nipples”.
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### Author:  [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/113 "2014-07-21T21:40:04Z")
Best username/post combo _ever_.
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### Author:  [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/114 "2014-07-21T21:49:07Z")
I’ve been with women across the spectrum of boob size. From the flattest of A-cup to my wife who is… I don’t know, they’re just glorious. I’ve also been with a couple women who had implants. I’ve always subscribed to the “I love all boobies, don’t care what size!” school of though but to be completely honest… the really flat chested A-cup was okay but I’d definitely prefer more. One of the women who had implants that were okay, but they looked and felt very fake. It was fun in a “HOLY CRAP IT’S LIKE CARTOON PORN BOOBIES”. Again, not what I’d prefer. So… maybe I prefer all boobies because boobies are wonderful, wonderful things\*.
\*sub-A cup and big DD fake stripper boobies excluded
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### Author:  [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/115 "2014-07-21T22:02:45Z")
> [@Leaffan](#):
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> Or we saw the thread title and responded truthfully that, of all the things to consider, breasts don’t even make the top 10 list.
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> My browser history is my cite. 😉
I’ll certainly prioritize a nice personality over a pair of tits of whatever size any day. That’s just one of life’s lessons for you.
Also, come to think of it, of all the fair and unfair criticisms that I’ve liberally dished out about my exes over the years, here and elsewhere, “her boobs were the wrong size” has come up exactly zero times. So I guess I’ll go hang with you in the “who cares, really” camp.
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### Author:  [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/116 "2014-07-21T22:05:53Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> Would you like them in a house?
> Would you, could you, in a blouse?
Would you like them with some heft?
Would you, could you pass the test?
You like the chest with heft the best?
You like them better than the rest?
😃
Oh, and- utterly grossed out by implants. I do lean towards larger-chested women. Except when I haven’t. It does tend to be something in the eyes, which are so rarely located in the nipples…
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### Author:  [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/117 "2014-07-21T22:11:07Z")
No preference for larger ones, although I’ve had my hands and lips on a few larger pairs. They were fun to play with, but they have never been the primary thing that attracts me to a woman. I do find most implants unappealing. There’s a crease that appears on the upper side that is never there in natural breasts that is a total turn-off.
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### Author:  [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/118 "2014-07-21T22:13:48Z")
> [@MandaJo](#):
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> It seems to me that twelve to fourteen year old boys really skew towards preferring large breasts, and they aren’t subtle about it. In fact, that’s the age where they develop a sort of slack-jawed amazement over the very existence of large breasts, and the larger the better, because it’s just that much more damned amazing. Tastes become more refined later, but so do reactions. So I can see how women are left with the impression that it’s all about volume for men. Big boobs make a huge difference in boys’ behavior in middle school; it’s not crazy to think its their self control and behavior that has changed, not their preferences.
\<------- Hands over the Golden Cup to **Manda JO** for utterly nailing this one. No doubt my preferences were programmed during my early pubescent years. I’d have to really think about why and when and where, but like many other things in life ( music, art, etc ) the imprints made from 11-15 are very very damned lasting.
Wonder if this is the case for girls/ women as well.
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### Author:  [@Leonard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leonard)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/119 "2014-07-21T23:35:28Z")
I just like them perky. I don’t mind if they’re small or implants to achieve that.
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### Author:  [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563/120 "2014-07-21T23:53:33Z")
I recall reading of a study on this issue. It was a little more thorough than the one DigitalC posted. I believe they showed men and women silhouettes of women with different breast sizes, or compared pictures, or something of that ilk. What they discovered was that the preferred size for most men was equivalent to a C, and women preferred about that size, women thought men preferred a larger size, something closer to those playboy mudflaps of old.
Personally, I think C is about perfect, but I find slender, athletic women most attractive. They come with smaller sizes, so the women I am most attracted to tend not to be big boobed. (I’ve only touched my wife’s size A for so many decades now, I can’t begin to speak for anything other looks.)
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