Why do so many men like big boobs?

[Dancing Fire]

I'm a 32-DDD.

They're real, and they're spectacular

NF....SMTBoobs...

 

[AGBF]

^I think the issue is much more complex than that. I don't think it's as simple as being programmed what to like and what not to like. I think that certainly plays a role, but nature does too. I didn't program my son to like trucks and cars and yet there he was, asking for Hot Wheels cars in Target before he could barely talk.

But did he come to that desire in a vaccuum? Probably not.

Well...to continue my dog analogy...my last two dogs have been male (after a lifetime of female dogs). For people who are not familiar with dogs, male dogs, even if they have been neutered, can get erections. My Newfoundland, Griffin, is intact, so the point is moot. But Biscuit, my Lab, had been neutered. Know what gave them erections? Biscuit got them if we were going to go for a ride a in the car. Griffin gets them if he is going to get his dinner or a human pets him (non-erotically). To be a bit indelicate, he is in proportion. (You know Newfies are a Giant Breed, right?) So if he gets an erection, his penis hangs on the floor no matter who is visiting. Newfies are very, very loving. He comes around every morning and puts his head in the lap of family members to be close and cuddle, then leans in and puts a paw up in the air. He want you to grab the paw and hold it. He wants to cuddle. It's bred into Newfoundlands, just as a love of the water is.

Deb/AGBF

 

[kenny]

I'm glad I started this thread.
There are many insightful responses here on a topic that has always interested me.
As a gay guy womens' breasts are no more 'interesting' than arms or ears, just another part.

Our culture's interest, no, obsession with breast size, when smaller ones can do the job of feeding a baby, has always mystified me.
Maybe it's just as silly as the obsession with the size of mens' Mr. Johnsons when the smallest Mr. Johnson can make a kid too.

We humans are weird.

 

[princesss]

I'm glad I started this thread.
There are many insightful responses here on a topic that has always interested me.
As a gay guy womens' breasts are no more 'interesting' than arms or ears, just another part.

Our culture's interest, no, obsession with breast size, when smaller ones can do the job of feeding a baby, has always mystified me.
Maybe it's just as silly as the obsession with the size of mens' Mr. Johnsons when the smallest Mr. Johnson can make a kid too.
We humans are weird.

I'd say there's no maybe about it.

If you look at Michealangelo's David, he has a rather small member. I've heard several theories on this, from that it's just average and not especially excited, that it was the mark of a more intelligent man to have a smaller member, that it was considered unimportant when compared to the rest of his physique, but I think it makes the point that these ideals are not ingrained and they can change with time just as the rest of culture changes.

 

[AGBF]

I'm glad I started this thread.
There are many insightful responses here on a topic that has always interested me.
As a gay guy womens' breasts are no more 'interesting' than arms or ears, just another part.

Our culture's interest, no, obsession with breast size, when smaller ones can do the job of feeding a baby, has always mystified me.
Maybe it's just as silly as the obsession with the size of mens' Mr. Johnsons when the smallest Mr. Johnson can make a kid too.
We humans are weird.

I'd say there's no maybe about it.

If you look at Michealangelo's David, he has a rather small member. I've heard several theories on this, from that it's just average and not especially excited, that it was the mark of a more intelligent man to have a smaller member, that it was considered unimportant when compared to the rest of his physique, but I think it makes the point that these ideals are not ingrained and they can change with time just as the rest of culture changes.

Well...there's no maybe that standards of beauty vary over time and from culture to culture. But is there a maybe that there is some standard of beauty that is universal? I have read that tests have been done on people and that people from different cultures and of different sexes find certain proportions on a face pleasing. I do not know if this is true or accurate and-if it is true and accurate-if it has any meaning for humankind. But I am throwing it into the conversation.

Deb

 

[natascha]

Ive actually started to wonder how many men actually want women with big boobs. While most people will end up looking at a big pair, how many prefer it. I am not talking about the picture perfect one in a million with surgical and photoshop help, but a preferences for real big boobs.

I recently started dating which has lead to some funny realizations and question marks. As someone before me said, mine are big, natural and spectacular so they get quite a bit of attention. While I understand that they are part of what men find attractive I hadn't realized how much I take it for granted that men like big boobs until I started dating a so called butt man. Realizing that boobs for him was pretty much a none issue was pretty surprising. That made me question how many men actually want women with big boobs.

PS thankfully guys are facing a tiny bit more expectations regarding hitting the gym and manskaping, at least from what I can see

 

[princesss]

I'm glad I started this thread.
There are many insightful responses here on a topic that has always interested me.
As a gay guy womens' breasts are no more 'interesting' than arms or ears, just another part.

Our culture's interest, no, obsession with breast size, when smaller ones can do the job of feeding a baby, has always mystified me.
Maybe it's just as silly as the obsession with the size of mens' Mr. Johnsons when the smallest Mr. Johnson can make a kid too.
We humans are weird.

I'd say there's no maybe about it.

If you look at Michealangelo's David, he has a rather small member. I've heard several theories on this, from that it's just average and not especially excited, that it was the mark of a more intelligent man to have a smaller member, that it was considered unimportant when compared to the rest of his physique, but I think it makes the point that these ideals are not ingrained and they can change with time just as the rest of culture changes.

Well...there's no maybe that standards of beauty vary over time and from culture to culture. But is there a maybe that there is some standard of beauty that is universal? I have read that tests have been done on people and that people from different cultures and of different sexes find certain proportions on a face pleasing. I do not know if this is true or accurate and-if it is true and accurate-if it has any meaning for humankind. But I am throwing it into the conversation.

Deb

I totally agree that there are some things that are considered attractive across cultures, I just think there are far fewer of them than we think.

 

[AGBF]

I'm glad I started this thread.
There are many insightful responses here on a topic that has always interested me.
As a gay guy womens' breasts are no more 'interesting' than arms or ears, just another part.

Our culture's interest, no, obsession with breast size, when smaller ones can do the job of feeding a baby, has always mystified me.
Maybe it's just as silly as the obsession with the size of mens' Mr. Johnsons when the smallest Mr. Johnson can make a kid too.
We humans are weird.

I'd say there's no maybe about it.

If you look at Michealangelo's David, he has a rather small member. I've heard several theories on this, from that it's just average and not especially excited, that it was the mark of a more intelligent man to have a smaller member, that it was considered unimportant when compared to the rest of his physique, but I think it makes the point that these ideals are not ingrained and they can change with time just as the rest of culture changes.

Well...there's no maybe that standards of beauty vary over time and from culture to culture. But is there a maybe that there is some standard of beauty that is universal? I have read that tests have been done on people and that people from different cultures and of different sexes find certain proportions on a face pleasing. I do not know if this is true or accurate and-if it is true and accurate-if it has any meaning for humankind. But I am throwing it into the conversation.

I totally agree that there are some things that are considered attractive across cultures, I just think there are far fewer of them than we think.

Hi, princess-

I believe that that is probably so.... I read somewhere that a baby's features had to be pleasing to humans for evolutionary purposes. I think I read in the same place that a mouse's (or another rodent's) features were inherently displeasing to humans and caused humans to treat them less humanely than they did other animals with more "pleasing" (to humans) faces. I don't believe I stated it as fact in this thread, though. (I am referring to your saying you agreed with me.) I am no expert on biology!

Deb/AGBF

 

[momhappy]

^I think the issue is much more complex than that. I don't think it's as simple as being programmed what to like and what not to like. I think that certainly plays a role, but nature does too. I didn't program my son to like trucks and cars and yet there he was, asking for Hot Wheels cars in Target before he could barely talk.

But did he come to that desire in a vaccuum? Probably not. There is a huge number of messages sent to people every day about what they should and shouldn't like, how they should and shouldn't act, etc. You may not have programmed him to like cars, but culture at large did. Heck, just look at the way toy stores (or any stores) are set up. Mens/boys things here, womens/girls things there, and ne'er the twain shall meet.

Whether we realize it or not, we start programming people to fall in line with societal norms from before they are born. We want to define them, to show them their place in the world, in part because we have a system set up where you have to play by very exacting rules in order to succeed. By accepting and perpetuating these standards, we're limiting people from the very start.

So you want to know why "most" men like big boobs? Because those are the hypersexualized images they've seen from a very young age. Because we (at least here in the States) act like breasts are solely sexual, and gasp in shock and horror if we accidentally see one and have to come up with euphamisms for what happened if we do ("Wardrobe malfunction" anyone?). We make a big point about female bodies/chests being covered at all times, despite the fact that little girls have nothing more in the way of breasts than their male counterparts. Because straight men who aren't attracted to them are talked about with mild shock, as if they'd announced that they had a tail at birth. "Oh, wow, really? Wait, are you serious?" We send these messages in a million different ways and don't even realize we're doing it because, as adults, we're so used to it that it seems natural when really it's just terribly effective conditioning.

Of course he didn't come to that desire in a vacuum, but he did come to that conclusion after entering a household filled with "girl" toys since he was the only boy. I'm quite certain that we are all bombarded with messages about societal norms, so while I don't have all the answers, it certainly seemed to me that his preferences for "boy" things seemed to be a bit of nature and a bit of nurture, which has been my point all along.
I don't think that a preference for big boobs is all about being told that that's what we like. As others have mentioned, they are a sign of fertility, youth, etc. and let's face it, large breasts are just visually pleasing Most men are very visual, so it should really come as no surprise that larger (or more visible) boobs might be considered more attractive to some. Also, since we're talking about size, I prefer large male "parts" over small ones and if I've been programmed to believe that, so be it

 

[kenny]

American midwest 1950s and 60s Christian, and social programing to be attracted to females failed in my case.
That makes me a bit skeptical about social messages being the cause here.

I think what you are naturally attracted to as pretty powerful.

 

[Sky56]

What I find amazing is the wide diversity of looks of human body parts
Being of average size of most all body parts myself, I never gave much thought to the size of my boobs. They're big but not very big.

 

[Polished]

It's time David Brent from The Office had his say:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMYxDTBglRk

 

[HollyS]

I've been out of the loop for a few weeks, so this thread escaped my attention.

I had to laugh.

Kenny, if you liked big boobs, if you were attracted to them or understood the attraction . . . well, you probably wouldn't be you.

It's simple biology, my friend. In theory, it's the recognition of the fertility of the female. Sorta like the size of a "package" might be construed as how "manly" a man might be.

I guess. Maybe. I dunno. I'm just yappin' here.

 

[kenny]

Fertility has been mentioned more than once in this thread.
Why?

Is there really a proven correlation between breast size and fertility?
... as in women with larger breasts can get pregnant during a 3-day time period instead of 2, or women with smaller breasts are more likely to have miscarriages, or cannot produce adequate milk, or something???

I thought women of all sizes were equally able to have babies and feed them perfectly.

Serious question.

 

[HollyS]

As far as I know, and I'm speaking as a lay person of dubious intelligence in this matter . . .

Size has nothing to do with performance or function. It's just a primal visual thing, I suppose. A relic from our ancient past.

But, did we always celebrate "bigger is better"?

Fashions and trends used to change from decade to decade. Turn of the century: boobs. Twenties: flat chest. Forties: womanly curves. Fifties: bullet bras. Sixties: Twiggy. Seventies: Farrah.

But now . . . it's a Girls Next Door kind of world. Boobs R Us. Maybe it's the result of too much access to soft **** images 24/7?

 

[Polished]

I remember at school I had a friend who used to tell me about her preference for big, muscly men. I think I might be on the other end with a preference for men who look like they live on coffee and nervous energy. However perhaps there's something in the exaggeration of a characteristic from a male or female body that holds both a fascination and an allure. Small waists for women have apparently always been viewed as attractive.

 

[AGBF]

Is there really a proven correlation between breast size and fertility?

In a way you probably weren't expecting. If a woman is already pregnant, her breasts will be large and she will not be able to become pregnant. Also, following the birth of a baby, if a woman consistently breastfeeds her newborn and does not supplement his diet with formula, she will be far less fertile than usual and very unlikely to conceive. Her breasts during this period will be the largest that they were during her lifetime. My best friend, whom I have mentioned before, went from a D cup to an H cup while breastfeeding.

Deb/AGBF

 

[Tuckins1]

If I may quote DH "Boobs are good."

 

[Laila619]

Fertility has been mentioned more than once in this thread.
Why?

Is there really a proven correlation between breast size and fertility?

Estrogen is responsible for breast growth. The more estrogen a woman has, the more fertile she is supposedly.

Beasts of any size can feed a baby adequately.