A gaggle of researchers from Fitrated.com, a fitness website, conducted a survey to find out what parts of the body people found most attractive. Over 2,000 Americans of all genders, ages, and sexual orientations participated in the study.
It should come as no surprise that 36.1 percent of gay men said they preferred a “muscular” body type, followed by 26.7 percent who said they preferred an “average” bodies, and 18.3 percent who said they liked they men “thin.” 11.1 percent reported like “curvy” guys, and 7.8 percent said their ideal partner’s body type was “other.”
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As for facial features, the vast majority of gay men (62.7 percent) said eyes were the most attractive part of the face, followed by the jawline, mouth, nose, and, lastly, the ears.
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Now what about body parts? Here’s where it gets a little more complicated.
Gay men reported that the chest of a muscular man, the stomach and abs of a thin man, and the butt and chest on an average-shaped man were the #1 most attractive parts of their bodies. In other words: attractive features changed depending on the body type.
Butts came in at a close second for all three body types. Interestingly, arms came in last place for both average-shaped men and thin men, and second to the last for muscular men. The takeaway? Focus less on all those bicep curls you’ve been doing and start exercising those pecs and glutes more!
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In conclusion, researchers determined that “you should love and take care of your [entire] body regardless” of what areas other people find most attractive.
“Developing a fit physique is usually obtainable for those willing to put in the necessary reps,” they write. “Working out won’t just give you a better-looking physique, but a confidence that can be just as sexy.”
Hussain-TheCanadian
The eyes and lips, followed by the chest……some one get me some cold water.
Billy Budd
A beautiful face is more than enough to seduce me. Even if the guy is slightly overweight. The face is everything. And I don’t focus only on the eyes or jawline or whatever. What really counts is the balance of the entire face.
mada
“And the sexist part of a man’s body is…”
Well, if you want to get technical, the mind is both the SEXIST and SEXIEST part of a man’s body.
SportGuy
Nice muscular fit arms, chest and legs are my favorite.
JerseyMike
full lips, sexy V taper, the curve were the lower back and butt connect.
Josh447
bunzzz,hands down. It’s the bunz.
Ksb1978
Whose the model? Nice arms and beautiful skin.
Captain Obvious
If their face is attractive I pretty much forget to look at anything else. I do love a nice butt though.
MediaGuy
Lips and hips.
michel_banen
The face / charisma. Anything underneath is a surprise but the face makes or breaks it for me. A hot body with a face I don’t like…. doesn’t do it for me.
viveutvivas
Yes, the “sexist” typo in the title brings to mind Trump, not hot men.
Aromaeus
A cute face and a nice butt never hurt. I mean you’re going to see his face more than anything so of course it’s got to be the best part.
Jack Meoff
I’m surprised arms ranked so low for so many categories. I am a legs man who loves thick solid rugby thighs and a great butt but thick arms runs a close second. I don’t care if a guy has a belly if he’s got great legs and good arms…….and NO body shaving.
johnjob
mouth, as in what comes out of it. “All cats are gray in the dark.”