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Which man would you rather date?

102 replies

MoreHolidays · 16/05/2022 07:53

Man A: Tall (6'3), thin, in average shape.

Man B: Average height (5'9) but very good shape (six-pack, wide chest, muscular bum).

Assume both are compatible with you in terms of personality and are very attracted to you.

Which would you choose and why?

OP posts:
EBearhug · 16/05/2022 16:35

RibNSaucyArseCrack · 16/05/2022 13:30

comes down to biggest dick surely?

No. Doesn't mean he knows what to do with it just because it's big.

Moser85 · 16/05/2022 16:56

Horological · 16/05/2022 08:41

I would never, ever be in a situation where I was weighing up a potential partner in this way. It's weird and clinical. I have no idea how tall my DH is and it never occurred to me to look at his muscles at any point. It still doesn't, after 30 years.

That's pretty weird too!

Plenty of women love looking at their partners muscles...and the men in question love it too. In my experience, men absolutely love being sexualised for things like that from the woman they're with. It makes them happy 😅

lightfalling · 16/05/2022 17:13

Why are you asking?

WDTABNONONO · 16/05/2022 17:18

Cuckoo48 · 16/05/2022 08:01

Whichever one I liked best as a person and found more attractive. Height and build aren't the only thinks which make a man sexy.

This. ^

Tryhard40 · 16/05/2022 17:23

I don't like overly muscly men (I'd assume - maybe wrongly - they were a bit full of themselves) but I also don't like thin men. So it would come entirely down to which one I clicked with personality wise.

I've never looked at a man and thought right away "I'd like to go out with you" - it always comes down to whether I find their whole package attractive after talking to them - they've got to be "on my level" y'know? The sense of humour is the most important thing to me.

BadNomad · 16/05/2022 20:13

I'd date them both but have babies with the taller one because I'm barely 5ft tall and want my children to be at least average.

RebekahVardysLostPhone · 16/05/2022 21:44

Strikes me that OP might be a dude? Odd question n'all, unless you're a dude.

@BadNomad not sure they come out average. :-)

Lovemusic33 · 16/05/2022 21:46

I would go for the one that’s best in bed 😬

Height and body shape doesn’t really help me decide, although I prefer skinny men to obese men but anything in between is ok if they have a good personality.

so maybe sleep with both an then decide?

MoreHolidays · 16/05/2022 22:29

NashvilleQueen · 16/05/2022 08:32

This has certainly escalated from 'which house would you buy A or B?'

It's not a matter of 'they're both nice and they both like me' so which one do I pick. They are individuals with a wealth of different habits, traits, interests and life experience. To round that down in order to pick one based on height and build is pretty shallow.

Hopefully they're not weighing up their options about you in the same way.

These aren't real people. This is a hypothetical.

OP posts:
mantoafeminist · 16/05/2022 22:34

is it self absorbed to work hard to get what you want every one if they want to suceed is put them selves above others in terms of importance and care

uhohhereweego · 16/05/2022 23:38

A

Manova14 · 16/05/2022 23:53

Surprised nobody has said The one that does his own laundry and puts his dirty dishes in the dishwasher.

ShandaLear · 17/05/2022 00:12

The best shagger.

CherryBlossomAutumn · 17/05/2022 00:15

The tall one definitely.

I don’t think being very muscular is that attractive. Being fit is, and having some kind of sex appeal also is, but that imho has nothing to do with going to the gym. In fact most ‘muscular gym’ men I’ve found to be not great in bed.

aurynne · 17/05/2022 01:08

I would date both and choose the one (if any) to whom I was sexually and romantically attracted.

mackthepony · 17/05/2022 01:17

Who has the nicest hands?

Suzi888 · 17/05/2022 01:17

Etinoxaurus · 16/05/2022 08:56

Does either of them have a personality?
Interests? A job? Exes and children?
I’d take those factors into account before I got a tape measure out.

^ This

Plus beauty fades, dumb is forever! Personality, sense of humour, shared interest etc is more important.

Wakemeup17 · 17/05/2022 01:37

Shoxfordian · 16/05/2022 08:15

Whichever had the most money

LOL. But good advice.

MillieBillie2 · 17/05/2022 01:49

I always dated B's but I married an A.

Planesmistakenforstars · 17/05/2022 05:19

I don't have a height preference at all (though I'm 6ft myself,) but I have a strong preference away from very muscular, broad chested men. On that basis, I'd go for A. But all else being equal, I'd go for the slim/skinny guy whether he was 6'3 or 5'3.

Hrpuffnstuff1 · 17/05/2022 07:30

Marineboy67 · 16/05/2022 08:55

If you had to choose between two women, one is 5 ft 10, very slim no hips and flat chested with blonde hair.The other lady is 5ft 4, quite curvy and rather busty with small feet and bit of a mum tum. Which one would you choose?

The first option, every time.😂

CharSiu · 17/05/2022 10:08

The one who was on the same page as me and wanted the same out of the relationship.

DaisyQuakeJohnson · 17/05/2022 10:12

There's no way that they're both compatible with you to the same extent.

If this is just a crude poll to see if posters prefer tall men to muscular ones then pop it in AIBU. Ask if you're BU to think posters will prefer height over muscles or vice versa and set the poll.

TossCointoYerWitcher · 17/05/2022 10:27

BadNomad · 16/05/2022 20:13

I'd date them both but have babies with the taller one because I'm barely 5ft tall and want my children to be at least average.

Alas, genetics doesn’t really work that way. It’s more likely it’ll be a toss up between them being your height or his height than somewhere in between.

MrsSkylerWhite · 17/05/2022 10:30

What a weird question.
the one you have chemistry with, obviously.

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