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Live From Studio 1A: Brawny vs. Scrawny

Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:15 AM by Dan Fleschner
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It's an age-old question: What do women want?

Well, a new study conducted by members of UCLA's psychology department indicates that muscular men are twice as likely to have more sexual partners, flings and affairs than their less brawny brothers.

But the study also found that women tend to choose less-muscled men for their long-term relationships.

This morning, Hoda Kotb went to New York's Central Park to find out what women really want. And Ann discussed the results of the study with anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher and sex therapist and relationship expert Dr. Ian Kerner. WATCH VIDEO

The study was conducted between 2002 and 2006 and involved survey responses about muscularity and sexual partners from a total of 788 college students -- 509 women and 279 heterosexual men.

Do you agree with the assessment that, in general, muscle men are more physically attractive but that thinner men are the better long-term bet?

Does this study puncture the conventional wisdom that men are more visually stimulated than women?

And what do you make of all the women in Hoda's tape piece choosing Chris the intern over the muscle-bound man in the photo? Were they just being polite because Chris was standing right there, or do you think they really preferred the intern?

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Society has moved the fairer sex into a position of equality for careers and employment,(albeit not yet in salary) and women no longer cling to the "he'll provide for me" fairy tale. Rather, we look for someone real to truly share lives - work, passion, stability. Bulging muscles are often a facade that covers..... well, nothing - no intelligence, no substance, no personality. And Ann's comment about a sense of humor is right on target. Humor is essential for a successful relationship.

Charlotte McCallum, Lake Charles, Louisiana (Sent Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:45 AM)

I dig music.

Russell Hammond (Sent Tuesday, July 10, 2007 1:00 PM)

In my experience the skinny guys are the ones to watch out for. On a serious note, thin or not, one never knows what may be found intrinsically.

Jacqueline, New York, NY (Sent Tuesday, July 10, 2007 5:22 PM)

You become a person of power by putting forth your own effort and you look back at the end of the day and say I have no regrets - I lived and I loved - I gave my best effort to myself, my family, and to my friends, this day. And the next day comes and you start again. And you keep building - and you keep thinking - and you keep saying - and you keep dreaming - and you put forth all of your effort and you get it done. And finally, the day comes where you become - it becomes you and you become what you search for. And that is how it has to be...

So no, I do not agree with the statement, the assessment, that, in general, muscle men are more physically attractive but that thinner men are the better long-term bet.

~Robben~
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~The important thing is to recognize our faults, avoid self-denial, and have the courage and self-sufficiency to make constant adjustment in our lives~

~We live in what we love~

Robben Salyers, Maple Plain, Minnesota (Sent Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:44 PM)

I think that our culture has celebrated skin - be it Fabio on romance novels or Jenna Jameson in porn flicks - and that both men and women will have a certain attraction to those stereotypical "hot" people. Yet men and women, I believe, also both would rather be with someone who they can trust, laugh with, and enjoy a burger with. Hotties may get the "double-take", but most people want substance. Of course, if find a mate/date with both you get the best of both worlds.

Becky, Charlotte NC (Sent Wednesday, July 11, 2007 11:26 AM)



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