Can anyone straight man here explain what they like and why they like boobs so much? Like, what makes them attractive and why? Is it size? Shape? Or The way they jiggle?

  • BenLeMan@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I’m not seeing a lot of mentions of nipples here. So for me, size is pretty much secondary. Nice, prominent nipples are sure to get my attention, though.

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    1 month ago

    Given that large areas of the world do not see breasts as sexual, it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that breasts are erogenous because our society has said that they are, rather than any innate characteristic.

    When I lived in Africa, women and girls had no problem exposing their breasts, but would go to great length to keep their thighs covered.

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    1 month ago

    More or less an instinct I think. That is how I was able to tell I was starting puberty, that I started to imagine and want to see and touch naked breasts of the women and girls around me. I myself didn’t have an explanation why, but that was now more than half my life ago and it hasn’t stopped.

    I don’t have strong preferences as to shape and size. Small breasts are still breasts.

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    1 month ago

    Not straight, and not a man, but I just think they’re neat! There really doesn’t need to be a “why” to attraction, sometimes your brain just sees something and goes “yes”

  • Dr_Box@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    All three of those things. On a subconscious primal level though it means nutrition for babies

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    1 month ago

    at the beginning there was only ass. when humans still walked in 4 legs, the sexual thing they saw in front was ass cheeks. then humans went and started to walk on 2 legs. humans evolved and developed basically boobs so they were at eye level and attract the males.

    boobs are the cheap version of ass.

  • SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org
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    1 month ago

    It can’t be explained directly, by itself. They’re part of a bigger picture.

    Straight men are attracted to women on the whole - legs, arms, waist, face, chest, back, it’s all good. Whatever force it is that makes us attracted to women, it’s not something that we chose or decided. We just do.

    Since boobs are a sign of femininity, they’re attractive to us on exactly that level! They fit into our idea of what women look like.

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      Excellent explanation! I think you’re on the money.

      I’ve heard it described that “Woman is the most beautiful shape in the human consciousness.” And that stuck with me.

      My wife often catches me gawking and thinks it’s weird but I’m just like “You’re just amazing. All of you. Everything about you.” I feel like an idiot because I can’t explain what the heck I actually mean.

      It’s just hard to fathom how a single being can be so… naturally aesthetic!

      Women are just awesome. As a visual artist myself, I totally understand the compulsion to depict cute/pretty/happy/sexy ladies all the time. Heck, some artists do this exclusively. Variety is the spice of life, artists, but I get it. 😂

      I think we’re coded to enjoy rounded elegant shapes, but there’s something enchanting about femininity as a whole, and boobs and butts signal “feminine!!” to our brains.

  • folaht@lemmy.ml
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    Breast shape > nipple shape > size > jiggle.

    Shape is more important.
    I’m not attracted to a woman that has the body of a regular rock,
    lamppost or dishwasher or I’d be physically attracted to those things.

    The right size is only a small bonus and the bigger they are, the more attention it brings.
    Jiggle also brings more attention to them, but size is more important as it (falsely?) implies easier arousal.

    They’re also soft, thus very kissable and there’s nipples on them that can indicate and entice arousal.

  • MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    All creatures, including humans, possess instinctual knowledge. This is stuff we are born with. For instance: fear of snakes, or estinating how much protein is in our food by taste. Some of our instinctual knowledge is about mate selection since procreation is a very important goal for a species. We use our nose to detect if others are a good immune system match, and we use our eyes to see if they are sick or unhealthy and also assess their ability to nurture children. That last part is where the boobs come in. They make breast milk and so they are a feature that gives pleasure to see. There is no choice about it. We like what we like because of our genetic programming.

    • robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      1 month ago

      standards of beauty and the sexualization of secondary features are highly cultural. some hundred years ago you’d pull a just-so story out of your ass to explain why ankles are sexy.

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        When it comes to sexual attraction, no part of the body is excluded. To most straight males (and gay women I guess) feminine shapes are usually atttactive, that can include boobs, hips, noses, hair, ankles. Are female ankles different from male ankles? Difficilt to tell, but a feminine ankle will be probably attractive to someone attracted to women.

        The whole cultural thing is absolutelt present, but not in the fundamental attraction for female (or male) appearance

        • robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]@hexbear.net
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          1 month ago

          hair styling is entirely cultural, and mainstream preferences for body shape have shifted wildly in the last 30 years just in the united states. all this shit changes way faster than evolutionarily selective pressures.

  • Aarrodri@lemmy.ml
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    Firmware. It’s not a logical rational decision. Years of evolution I guess? There is embedded code in our brains that see tatas and we go ape.