Attractive Proportions

I'm putting this topic under "weight" because people can control their proportions via their weight.

Men's Proportions

I think a lot of guys have a screwed up view of what kind of body women find attractive, just like a lot of women have a screwed up view of what kind of body men find attractive.

One thing I remember reading was that Barack Obama's slim figure makes him look taller. That made me wonder if a guy might actually make himself look shorter if he bulked up.


Women's Proportions

Victoria's Secret models don't really have the most attractive proportions (although dif. guys have dif. preferences). The models do look good in photographs, but it you need to factor in the effect of make-up, clothing, camera, photographer, etc. When you see them in unfancy YouTube videos you get a different view of what their proportions look like than when you see them professionally presented in a magazine spread or runway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_o7qEF0eeo
- In this video, Cara seems to have a very low hip-to-waist ratio, which isn't seen as very attractive by most men. If you look at pictures from the event, though, she doesn't quite look as curveless; but that's because the photos were taken when she was doing poses that would emphasize curves. And the dress she was wearing flared out in a way to artificially create a curve. Notice also that her make-up, hair, etc. look way better in the photos than in the video. All of that stuff is orchestrated to enhance her appearance.

From my conversations with other guys, this picture hits guy's preferences right on the head:
http://skinny2hunk.com/images/women's%2 ... %20men.jpg

But you also have to consider that Victoria's Secret models DO take care of their sleep / diet / bodies, and so they don't have a lot of excess body fat (eg cellulite) or bad skin. Getting those things right is really hard, and so it will get a guy's attention if a girl has gotten it right, even if the girl's proportions aren't the guy's ideal. Girls think the same way when evaluating guys (as far as I can tell). The point is, you shouldn't take a guy's paying attention to a model as a sign that he prefers her body proportions over all others.

Main Takeaway re: Proportions

If you make the most of what you've got, you'll generally be fine. There have been men and women of all different body proportions who've been seen as extremely attractive.