In this here thread, I discovered that yes, women other than my ex looked at guys’ crotch-ular bulges. This was a genuine revelation for me; I know even ‘good girls’ check out guys (subtly), but I had no idea they checked out man-bulge!
I genuinely feel enlightened here, and so, I beseech the lady Dopers: what other places do you check out, that I wasn’t aware of before? I just thought it was butts and chests. Never in a thousand years would I have suspected that some fraction of womankind finds pants-bulge an attractive thing to check out…
Enlighten me, for I am a mere naïve whelp of a man, and do not understand the subtleties of womankind!
My wife said the first thing she noticed about me was my eyes…only to be revealed later during a night out and much too much wine - did she admit to looking at my butt first. I think the order she gave was Butt, Chest/Arms, smile, eyes…then errr ummm man buldge.
From behind I would notice your butt first and from the front I will absolutely check out your teeth every time. Man bulge is way down at the bottom of my list of things to check out.
I would say shoulders and arms. I don’t think I’ve ever checked for a bulge. It’s never occured to me to check, but now that it’s been brought up, I’m sure that’s all I’ll be able to pay attention to upon meeting guys. Thanks. :dubious:
If a guy has some smokin’ arm muscles and they’re not covered up, I’ll notice those.
If a guy has his shirt off and his abs are ripped in any way, I’ll blatantly stare.
If a guy is just wearing business attire (khakis, long sleeved shirt) I suppose I might notice shoulders or ass, but in general I don’t think that I am looking.
Something i like to look for when I’m glancing around the subway car, is if a guy has a part of his ‘darker’ rebellious side showing through his stuffy business attire. I saw a guy once wearing a super classy, conservative black suit, dress shirt and tie, neat short haircut, nice, conservative shoes, but on the back of his neck, just peeking out from the collar, was the outer outline of a tattoo. OO! NAUGHTY! I like when guys wear rings, too.
In all honesty, the main thing I notice is facial features and the guy’s hair or lack thereof. I’ll always go for the guy with a pretty face even if the rest of his body isn’t anything to write home about.
Sometimes I check out a guy’s arms if the guy has nicely toned (not freakishly over-developed) arms - though, again, a pretty face will win out over nice arms.
I have occasionally taken notice of a guy’s package (since I work in the medical field, where scrubs are the norm, it is sometimes hard NOT to notice ) but I don’t look at guy’s butts at all even though I’ve heard so many other women comment on cute butts. The idea of finding a guy attractive based on the shape of his butt is completely foreign to me.
I look at faces, height, hands, and for an overall impression of their personality. If they look nice or deep in thought, I like that. I don’t go for uberhandsome, sculpted pretty boys, because they tend to not convey anything deeper than that. Which makes them boring.
I’m far from prudish, but I have never checked out crotch bulge. Package size is not important to me.
I’ll have a discreet glance at the package, but generally not until I’m already interested. Besides, unless the guy is sporting bicycle shorts (or wood), you’re not going to be able tell much of anything anyway. If I’m looking at his crotch, it means I’m already in fantasy mode and wondering what it looks like.
What I do look for is a friendly, open face – I’m much more likely to go for cute and boyish than super manly man. Strong arms are a huge plus, kind eyes are a clincher. If a butt is nice, I’ll check it out, but it’s not even something I think about really.
Also, I am the only woman I have ever known who dislikes defined abs. While I can appreciate the beauty of a well-toned body in an artist way, give me a gut on my man any day. I think it’s almost more of a personality thing than anything. If a guy has abs, I know he’s going to eat a rice cake and spend three hours at the gym. I exercise myself, but I’m also a sweet tooth who likes to eat, and I want a man who feels likewise.
From the front, smile and eyes get noticed first, then arms. Nicely toned forearms (not overly muscled with veins a-popping) with shirtsleeves rolled up… purrrrrrrrrr, I am in trouble!
From the back, it’s the set of his shoulders, then butt.
I don’t think I’ve ever checked out a man’s “bulge” in my life.
Noses. A beautiful nose (i.e., long or aquiline) makes a man automatically attractive to me, regardless of the rest of his features, so I always notice his nose first.
Eyes, hands, and smiles.
I actually find sculpted muscles a turn-off, because they indicate vanity, which I find repellent. (If the guy’s profession or hobbies naturally lend themselves to developing muscles, that’s fine. If he spends hours a day working on their appearance, well, I’ll generously leave that guy to those who appreciate that sort of thing. :))
I’m all about the lower half - butt, legs, overall stance.
I usually bypass the package, though… appearances can be deceiving anyways. I’m more likely to end up discreetly oogling a nice pair of muscular thighs instead - spindly shanks are a definite yuck in my books, and you can’t fake yummy toned legs.
It’s sort of a high pitched squeal, the likes of which a little ingenue would utter with her hand in front of her mouth. Purring is more like OOoooOOooooo
If he’s in normal clothes, I check out the V-taper, that nice line from broad shoulders down to narrow hips. And hands. Not a fan of little tiny hands or sausage fingers.
If he’s in shorts, I check out the quads and calves. So many guys never think about their legs but I love a nice quad separation.
That’s not to say if a guy walking in front of me has a great ass I won’t notice it but I don’t zero in on butts or earlobes or heavens to Betsy - regions.
Emma Thompson was on a talk show once and I don’t remember the context but I do remember saying that “unless he’s wearing cling film I don’t know what you could see looking at his crotch anyway” and I agree.
I do however, love those first warm days when it’s time for the UPS guy to wear shorts again.
) but I don’t look at guy’s butts at all even though I’ve heard so many other women comment on cute butts. The idea of finding a guy attractive based on the shape of his butt is completely foreign to me.