# Great body/okay face or okay body/great face- which do you prefer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 19, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155 "2005-07-19T16:36:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/21 "2005-07-19T19:03:58Z")
One great face/so-so body, please. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/22 "2005-07-19T19:06:43Z")
Straight male, great body/average face. Let me put it this way, when you fantasize (read: masterbate) about someone are you thinking about their face? I didn’t think so. Have you ever pleasured yourself to a yearbook photo? Does Playboy or any other adult magazine have pictures of just the womens or mens faces? If there was a market for it, someone would have done it a while ago. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/23 "2005-07-19T19:29:34Z")
> [@Madd Maxx](#): > > Let me put it this way, when you fantasize (read: masterbate) about someone are you thinking about their face? I didn’t think so. Have you ever pleasured yourself to a yearbook photo? Does Playboy or any other adult magazine have pictures of just the womens or mens faces? If there was a market for it, someone would have done it a while ago. When I masturbate, I often think about a woman’s cheeks and lips. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/24 "2005-07-19T19:36:31Z")
Great face, without doubt. It’s hard to have a meaningful conversation with rippling pectorals. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/25 "2005-07-19T19:37:18Z")
I’ll go with a beautiful face as well. Even the best bodies tend to sag with time. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/26 "2005-07-19T19:42:41Z")
Gotta have a beautiful face. The body doesn’t have to be nearly as impressive. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/27 "2005-07-19T19:42:54Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Great face, without doubt. It’s hard to have a meaningful conversation with rippling pectorals. “Uh… so, do you flex here often?” ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/28 "2005-07-19T19:54:02Z")
> [@Madd Maxx](#): > > Let me put it this way, when you fantasize (read: masterbate) about someone are you thinking about their face? Attraction is a hell of a lot more than what you think about when you masturbate. (So much for making my 4,000th post something mind-shatteringly epic. Hopefully I’ll at least spell everything rihgt.) ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/29 "2005-07-19T19:59:08Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > (So much for making my 4,000th post something mind-shatteringly epic. Hopefully I’ll at least spell everything rihgt.) Please tell me that was intentional. I’d also go with beautiful face over killer body. ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/30 "2005-07-19T20:01:07Z")
Hmmmm, question occurs to me: of the people replying, do you think you have a great face/ok body or vice versa? And how does that compare with your answer? Personally, I have a very average, often tired face but am in decent shape. And my answer reflects this. I wouldn’t be surprised if most people have a similar correlation. ---
**Author:** ![Poonther](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Poonther](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poonther)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/31 "2005-07-19T20:05:04Z")
Body, but the face must be so-so. No missing eyes or ears or sawed off noses. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/32 "2005-07-19T20:06:01Z")
Even so-so bodies can be lots of fun, but if you’re not a big fan of her face, what are you going to do–stare at her body 24/7? ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/33 "2005-07-19T20:07:57Z")
Great body for me. A person’s body can turn me off easier than their face can. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/34 "2005-07-19T20:08:03Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > Attraction is a hell of a lot more than what you think about when you masturbate. Ah, well, in that case compatible personality. But that wasn’t the question. ---
**Author:** ![Poonther](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Poonther](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poonther)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/35 "2005-07-19T20:08:12Z")
What are we talkin here? Is this for a relationship or just a fast fuck? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/36 "2005-07-19T20:09:58Z")
> [@tremorviolet](#): > > Hmmmm, question occurs to me: of the people replying, do you think you have a great face/ok body or vice versa? Picture Kelsey Grammer’s head on Jaba the Hut’s body. > [@](#): > > And how does that compare with your answer? Hypocritically. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/37 "2005-07-19T20:12:44Z")
> [@Poonther](#): > > What are we talkin here? Is this for a relationship or just a fast fuck? Oh just rubbernecking? ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/38 "2005-07-19T20:15:03Z")
And to answer **tremorviolet** ’s question, I’d say I have an OK face but a great body. At any rate, I’ve certainly gotten a lot more compliments on my ass than my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/39 "2005-07-19T20:15:41Z")
> [@Poonther](#): > > What are we talkin here? Is this for a relationship or just a fast fuck? The question is meaningless for a relationship – too many other things come into play. The OP’s gotta be about animal attraction … right? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155/40 "2005-07-19T20:19:39Z")
> [@Jayn\_Newell](#): > > I’d say I have an OK face but a great body. So, you a big fan of Star Wars, baby? 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-body-okay-face-or-okay-body-great-face-which-do-you-prefer/313155.md?page=3)