GUYS! Men are visual. ( Archived) (97)

Nov 6, 2009 9:00 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
LadyPhoenix1965
LadyPhoenix1965LadyPhoenix1965Chesterland, Ohio USA17 Threads 1,047 Posts
Looking for some honest responses please.

I've read more than a few books on how to relate better to men. One factor that keeps coming up is that they are 'visual'. In many profiles I read that men want a woman that 'takes good care of herself'. Now *I* take that to mean that they want someone young, thin, and gorgeous, and I tend to move on to the next profile cause, hey, I'm 44 and wearing the body of a woman that's had 3 kids. Am I wrong???

Also, if men are so visual, what makes them walk into a room full of people, with a date on their arm, and not simply seek out the 'next best thing', so to speak? What makes them stay with that woman?
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Nov 6, 2009 9:07 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
druidess6308
druidess6308druidess6308Aliquippa, Pennsylvania USA79 Threads 13,695 Posts
LadyPhoenix1965: Looking for some honest responses please.

I've read more than a few books on how to relate better to men. One factor that keeps coming up is that they are 'visual'. In many profiles I read that men want a woman that 'takes good care of herself'. Now *I* take that to mean that they want someone young, thin, and gorgeous, and I tend to move on to the next profile cause, hey, I'm 44 and wearing the body of a woman that's had 3 kids. Am I wrong???

Also, if men are so visual, what makes them walk into a room full of people, with a date on their arm, and not simply seek out the 'next best thing', so to speak? What makes them stay with that woman?


Ah, but they do look, LP! laugh

I take it to mean that they want a woman who is well-groomed, btw, unless they state a particular body type. I prefer a man who takes good care of himself too...cares about his health, is not grossly overweight, is well-groomed and well-dressed even in jeans. I will date a man who is carrying a few extra pounds, but cares about his health and eats healthy food and exercises at least a bit (walking when weather permits, a bit of yoga or stretching, etc.), and avoids the junk as much as possible. (I'm dating a truck driver, so I make allowances for the limitations he faces in his current job within that profession, but know that overall he fits that description well.)

And trust me, although I take good care of myself, I'm a 46 year old woman who wears a body that has birthed 2 kids and bears the marks. It's still a body I take good care of, and I'm proud of it. wine
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Nov 6, 2009 9:10 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
seekndestroy
seekndestroyseekndestroySeattle, Washington USA15 Threads 4,736 Posts
LadyPhoenix1965: Looking for some honest responses please.

I've read more than a few books on how to relate better to men. One factor that keeps coming up is that they are 'visual'. In many profiles I read that men want a woman that 'takes good care of herself'. Now *I* take that to mean that they want someone young, thin, and gorgeous, and I tend to move on to the next profile cause, hey, I'm 44 and wearing the body of a woman that's had 3 kids. Am I wrong???

Also, if men are so visual, what makes them walk into a room full of people, with a date on their arm, and not simply seek out the 'next best thing', so to speak? What makes them stay with that woman?


losing their eyesight.....



.... complete blindess works better than partial blindness !!!!

grin
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Nov 6, 2009 9:11 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
friends4now
friends4nowfriends4nowMelbourne, Florida USA73 Threads 10 Polls 2,366 Posts
Yes I have had kids and my body shows that but I still work out and watch what I eat


but men are visual that's why no matter how much they love you they WILL look at other women. Perfect example my gramps is 85 my grandparents have been married 60 years-that man will run into a ditch watching a young 20 something jogging down the streetrolling on the floor laughing
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Nov 6, 2009 9:14 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
Medsummer09
Medsummer09Medsummer09Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur France35 Threads 7 Polls 585 Posts
these few books you've read, were they written by women or men?
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Nov 6, 2009 9:18 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
Boban1
Boban1Boban1bigplace, Central Serbia Serbia144 Threads 5 Polls 18,789 Posts
LadyPhoenix1965: Looking for some honest responses please.

I've read more than a few books on how to relate better to men. One factor that keeps coming up is that they are 'visual'. In many profiles I read that men want a woman that 'takes good care of herself'. Now *I* take that to mean that they want someone young, thin, and gorgeous, and I tend to move on to the next profile cause, hey, I'm 44 and wearing the body of a woman that's had 3 kids. Am I wrong???

Also, if men are so visual, what makes them walk into a room full of people, with a date on their arm, and not simply seek out the 'next best thing', so to speak? What makes them stay with that woman?
LadyPhoenix1965: Looking for some honest responses please.

I've read more than a few books on how to relate better to men. One factor that keeps coming up is that they are 'visual'. In many profiles I read that men want a woman that 'takes good care of herself'. Now *I* take that to mean that they want someone young, thin, and gorgeous, and I tend to move on to the next profile cause, hey, I'm 44 and wearing the body of a woman that's had 3 kids. Am I wrong???

Also, if men are so visual, what makes them walk into a room full of people, with a date on their arm, and not simply seek out the 'next best thing', so to speak? What makes them stay with that woman?


Are we suppose to stay???uh oh

demn... I`v spend over 40 years just running from one bed to another...what a waist of calories ...grin
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Nov 6, 2009 9:18 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
Medsummer09
Medsummer09Medsummer09Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur France35 Threads 7 Polls 585 Posts
"Also, if men are so visual, what makes them walk into a room full of people, with a date on their arm, and not simply seek out the 'next best thing', so to speak? What makes them stay with that woman?"

Hmm...that's easy - survival - he knows that woman on his arm would kill him! rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
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Nov 6, 2009 9:20 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
MrAngel
MrAngelMrAngelChungli, Taipei Taiwan3 Threads 452 Posts
LadyPhoenix1965: Looking for some honest responses please.

I've read more than a few books on how to relate better to men. One factor that keeps coming up is that they are 'visual'. In many profiles I read that men want a woman that 'takes good care of herself'. Now *I* take that to mean that they want someone young, thin, and gorgeous, and I tend to move on to the next profile cause, hey, I'm 44 and wearing the body of a woman that's had 3 kids. Am I wrong???

Also, if men are so visual, what makes them walk into a room full of people, with a date on their arm, and not simply seek out the 'next best thing', so to speak? What makes them stay with that woman?
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Nov 6, 2009 9:22 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
LadyPhoenix1965
LadyPhoenix1965LadyPhoenix1965Chesterland, Ohio USA17 Threads 1,047 Posts
Medsummer09: these few books you've read, were they written by women or men?


One was literally titled: What Men Want and it was written by a man for women.
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Nov 6, 2009 9:23 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
ladichatterlee
ladichatterleeladichatterleeOld Hickory, Tennessee USA2 Threads 212 Posts
LadyPhoenix1965: One was literally titled: What Men Want and it was written by a man for women.


lol...figures
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Nov 6, 2009 9:25 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
Tulefel
TulefelTulefelGöteborg, Vastra Gotaland Sweden24 Threads 1 Polls 2,848 Posts
Medsummer09: "Also, if men are so visual, what makes them walk into a room full of people, with a date on their arm, and not simply seek out the 'next best thing', so to speak? What makes them stay with that woman?"

Hmm...that's easy - survival - he knows that woman on his arm would kill him!


Or perhaps practicality – he can’t be sure that the next beauty would be interested in him while the one on his arm... well, she’s at hand when and if...

And again: there’s always a transaction cost, mind you.

grin
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Nov 6, 2009 9:32 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
MrAngel
MrAngelMrAngelChungli, Taipei Taiwan3 Threads 452 Posts
Sorry about that. But I think you need a man who carries a white stick if you truly want one who is fully attentive to you and one not distracted by younger, more attractive women.

As for your example of the man who disgards his date to seek out the 'next best thing' simply because he is a man, is ridiculous. Do you know many men such as that from your own personal experience?

As for what makes him stay with her, it's called Love or at least respect. Strange questions from a 44 year old woman.dunno doh laugh
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Nov 6, 2009 9:34 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
semperfi69
semperfi69semperfi69Anniston, Alabama USA4 Threads 22 Posts
For me visual does not mean how young or thin she is....Confidence is what i look for when I see a woman...She could be old and heavy but if she carries herself with confidence.....that is watch catches my eye.yay
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Nov 6, 2009 9:36 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
LadyPhoenix1965
LadyPhoenix1965LadyPhoenix1965Chesterland, Ohio USA17 Threads 1,047 Posts
MrAngel: As for what makes him stay with her, it's called Love or at least respect.


Thank you! This is the kind of response I'm looking for. I certainly didn't mean to cause offense!

These websites are very frustrating to me. I put my pic up and know that it's not high on the list of 'babes', and that's ok. But how do I 'cater' (for lack of a better word) to the visual needs of a man when I'm surrounded by so many beautiful women...???

The book suggests that it's not necessarily the measurements of a woman, but the effort she takes to be the best she can be for her man. Is that true?
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Nov 6, 2009 9:37 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
LadyPhoenix1965
LadyPhoenix1965LadyPhoenix1965Chesterland, Ohio USA17 Threads 1,047 Posts
druidess6308: Ah, but they do look, LP!

I take it to mean that they want a woman who is well-groomed, btw, unless they state a particular body type. I prefer a man who takes good care of himself too...cares about his health, is not grossly overweight, is well-groomed and well-dressed even in jeans. I will date a man who is carrying a few extra pounds, but cares about his health and eats healthy food and exercises at least a bit (walking when weather permits, a bit of yoga or stretching, etc.), and avoids the junk as much as possible. (I'm dating a truck driver, so I make allowances for the limitations he faces in his current job within that profession, but know that overall he fits that description well.)

And trust me, although I take good care of myself, I'm a 46 year old woman who wears a body that has birthed 2 kids and bears the marks. It's still a body I take good care of, and I'm proud of it.


Thanks, Dru. I appreciate your positive feedback.heart1
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Nov 6, 2009 9:38 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
LadyPhoenix1965: Actually, the authors kept extensive records of their research on that book, and they spoke to thousands of men in different areas, different ages, different religious views, and they did the research for a few years before publishing the book.

I believe that men and women think differently, and trying to understand those differences might help me be a better match.



That's what these writters claim anyway and are no different than the surveys/claims you hear about on tv or anywhere else.These books are just another way of making a buck.grin
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Nov 6, 2009 9:42 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
SoldierByte
SoldierByteSoldierByteGrove, Oklahoma USA1,466 Posts
somechick: That's what these writters claim anyway and are no different than the surveys/claims you hear about on tv or anywhere else.These books are just another way of making a buck.

Yous can debate this "visual" stuff about
guys all you want..
I DON'T believe it.. or go for it..
Bottom line..
a gal got a nice rear end..
she HAS my attention...
well..
at least till my girlfriend slaps me..dunno
---SoldierByte---dancing dog
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Nov 6, 2009 9:46 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
SoldierByte: Yous can debate this "visual" stuff about
guys all you want..
I DON'T believe it.. or go for it..
Bottom line..
a gal got a nice rear end..
she HAS my attention...
well..
at least till my girlfriend slaps me..
---SoldierByte---



I'm not debating anything these kinds of self help books are a riot is all.grin rolling on the floor laughing
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Nov 6, 2009 9:47 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
MrAngel
MrAngelMrAngelChungli, Taipei Taiwan3 Threads 452 Posts
SoldierByte: Yous can debate this "visual" stuff about
guys all you want..
I DON'T believe it.. or go for it..
Bottom line..
a gal got a nice rear end..
she HAS my attention...
well..
at least till my girlfriend slaps me..
---SoldierByte---


You just have to develop that powerful peripheral vision and watch those head snaps, they're a dead give away.laugh
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Nov 6, 2009 9:49 AM CST GUYS! Men are visual.
LadyPhoenix1965
LadyPhoenix1965LadyPhoenix1965Chesterland, Ohio USA17 Threads 1,047 Posts
semperfi69: For me visual does not mean how young or thin she is....Confidence is what i look for when I see a woman...She could be old and heavy but if she carries herself with confidence.....that is watch catches my eye.


Really, hmm... OK, thanks, that's good to know. I'm a little like Dru, in that I try to the best with what I've got. I tend to walk taller and straighter when I'm well dressed. Thanks for your comment. kiss
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