# Why is a woman's butt colder than her back & legs?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 22, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-womans-butt-colder-than-her-back-legs/345631 "2006-02-22T15:26:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-womans-butt-colder-than-her-back-legs/345631/21 "2006-02-22T21:17:23Z")

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> [@Plynck](#):
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> Is she a well driller, by any chance?

Well digger… :smack:

Messed up my own punch line…

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**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-womans-butt-colder-than-her-back-legs/345631/22 "2006-02-22T21:34:16Z")

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I don’t know the answer, but I can tell you I’ve noticed this on myself. Most recently in a store trying on clothes. Maybe blood flow to the area is a factor?

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**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-womans-butt-colder-than-her-back-legs/345631/23 "2006-02-22T21:48:48Z")

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> [@romansperson](#):
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> My butt’s just as warm (or cold) as the rest of me. My husband’s ass, however, is often ice cold. And he wants to put it against me to warm it up. Brr.

Well, this is a scenario for one of the many uses of cats. Portable butt warmers. If you don’t have a cat, you could get one and put it on his butt. Mine can sometimes get a little careless with kneading my butt with her claws, but otherwise she works well.

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