formulaic Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 (edited) So, let me preface this post by saying I believe that what is ideal for one person will not be ideal for everyone else. Everyone is different and the ideal body, therefore, will differ for everyone also. That being said, I think I've come up with a rough way of estimating physical attractiveness for heterosexual couples and I want to see what other people think of it. So, here goes... There are 2 general rules: 1.) Adjusting for height, women should weigh 62% of the body weight of the male they are attempting to attract. Correspondingly, after adjusting for height, men should weigh 162% of the body weight of the female they are attempting to attract. Disclaimer: this calculation does not provide a range of acceptable body weights. Obviously, men and women will date people who weigh above and below the weight estimated here. This calculation is only meant to estimate the ideal body weight for your corresponding partner. Examples: A guy who weighs 180 lbs. should be ideally attracted to a girl who weighs (180 x .62 =) 111.6 lbs. Correspondingly, a girl who weighs 140 lbs. should find ideally attractive the guy who weighs (140 x 1.62 =) 226.8 lbs. 2.) An "attractive" woman's pant size should be less than or equal to her height in inches above 5 feet and no pant size larger than 12 is "ideally attractive". (Note: I haven't found a way to reverse this estimate to apply to guys yet...but I'm working on it...) Examples: An "attractive" 5'2" woman should wear pants no larger than a size 2. An "attractive" 5'10" woman should wear pants no larger than a size 10. An "attractive" 6'2" woman should wear pants no larger than a size 12. I should also point out that this estimate does not work accurately for very tall/short or fat/skinny people. These estimates are intended for people who fall into the "normal" range of body types. ***Again, most people are attracted to a range of body shapes/sizes. You can go above and below these estimates but the numbers calculated here should correspond only with very attractive/ideal people if my theory is correct.*** Also, here are a couple of links to help figure out where the numbers fall. http://www.halls.md/chart/height-weight.htm women: http://www.mybodygallery.com/ men: http://www.cockeyed.com/photos/bodies/heightweight.html Edited September 19, 2011 by a LoveShack.org Moderator Link to post Share on other sites
malinamartis Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Hey just loved your post! Thanks for this short history of maintaining a ideal weight. Link to post Share on other sites
StandingO Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Interesting topic. Based on averages this seems very believable. Link to post Share on other sites
FitChick Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 The men would be too fat for me. I like men who are similar to myself -- tall and slim. You haven't figured in the vanity sizing aspect to the women. At 5'8" I'd be a size 8. Twenty years ago I was a size 8. Now I am a size 4 or 6. Yet I weigh five to ten pounds more than I did then. I'd never date a man who brought a calculator on our first date. Link to post Share on other sites
HeavenOrHell Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 What a load of rubbish, assuming this is spam anyway. If not, then you could just get a life and stop obsessing about cr*p like this So, let me preface this post by saying I believe that what is ideal for one person will not be ideal for everyone else. Everyone is different and the ideal body, therefore, will differ for everyone also. That being said, I think I've come up with a rough way of estimating physical attractiveness for heterosexual couples and I want to see what other people think of it. So, here goes... There are 2 general rules: 1.) Adjusting for height, women should weigh 62% of the body weight of the male they are attempting to attract. Correspondingly, after adjusting for height, men should weigh 162% of the body weight of the female they are attempting to attract. Disclaimer: this calculation does not provide a range of acceptable body weights. Obviously, men and women will date people who weigh above and below the weight estimated here. This calculation is only meant to estimate the ideal body weight for your corresponding partner. Examples: A guy who weighs 180 lbs. should be ideally attracted to a girl who weighs (180 x .62 =) 111.6 lbs. Correspondingly, a girl who weighs 140 lbs. should find ideally attractive the guy who weighs (140 x 1.62 =) 226.8 lbs. 2.) An "attractive" woman's pant size should be less than or equal to her height in inches above 5 feet and no pant size larger than 12 is "ideally attractive". (Note: I haven't found a way to reverse this estimate to apply to guys yet...but I'm working on it...) Examples: An "attractive" 5'2" woman should wear pants no larger than a size 2. An "attractive" 5'10" woman should wear pants no larger than a size 10. An "attractive" 6'2" woman should wear pants no larger than a size 12. I should also point out that this estimate does not work accurately for very tall/short or fat/skinny people. These estimates are intended for people who fall into the "normal" range of body types. ***Again, most people are attracted to a range of body shapes/sizes. You can go above and below these estimates but the numbers calculated here should correspond only with very attractive/ideal people if my theory is correct.*** Also, here are a couple of links to help figure out where the numbers fall. http://www.halls.md/chart/height-weight.htm women: http://www.mybodygallery.com/ men: http://www.cockeyed.com/photos/bodies/heightweight.html Link to post Share on other sites
Chocolat Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 The men would be too fat for me. I like men who are similar to myself -- tall and slim. This. I weigh 125 pounds. Based on your calculations, I'd have to date men who weigh 202 pounds. That's probably ok if they have lots of muscle and/or are well over 6', but it eliminates a large number of guys to whom I'd be attracted (and who would find me attractive). You haven't figured in the vanity sizing aspect to the women. At 5'8" I'd be a size 8. Twenty years ago I was a size 8. Now I am a size 4 or 6. Yet I weigh five to ten pounds more than I did then. I recently tried on an old pair of jeans, purchased just before I became pregnant with my daughter, roughly 20 years ago. They are a size 10 and still fit! I weighed maybe 115 then. Today, I wear a 2 or a 4. I figure that in another 20 years I'll have to become a nudist because nothing will fit any more! Link to post Share on other sites
kodax Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) According to this math, I need to find a 90-pound girlfriend. I don't think that would be very easy without breaking certain laws. Edited October 4, 2011 by kodax spelling Link to post Share on other sites
mike111 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 So, let me preface this post by saying I believe that what is ideal for one person will not be ideal for everyone else. Everyone is different and the ideal body, therefore, will differ for everyone also. You can only work on who you are, your own genetics. And be happy with that. That's all one can do mike Link to post Share on other sites
tinktronik Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 According to this math, I need to find a 90-pound girlfriend. I don't think that would be very easy without breaking certain laws. You get a gold star. Link to post Share on other sites
StandingO Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I think it points to woman like men having more muscle mass in the upper body. A guy can be slim and fit everywhere else but have a muscular upper body and would fit this formula. I take myself for example, not bragging just saying I don't look big in clothes yet I weigh 20 pounds more then people think I do. I am a muscular in my top half but slim from the waste down. So it is not so much about the weight but the shape. Just my two cents Link to post Share on other sites
susantan Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I think it points to woman like men having more muscle mass in the upper body. A guy can be slim and fit everywhere else but have a muscular upper body and would fit this formula. I take myself for example, not bragging just saying I don't look big in clothes yet I weigh 20 pounds more then people think I do. I am a muscular in my top half but slim from the waste down. So it is not so much about the weight but the shape. Just my two cents Like many people, I always equated the perfect body with bigger muscles. However, this isn’t necessarily attractive to everyone. Thus, for me ideal body is a very relative term. Link to post Share on other sites
AHardDaysNight Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 The truth is that there are all sorts of different body types. This is rubbish. Link to post Share on other sites
spopov27 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 I'd like to add that for men, it is ideal for the shoulders to be about 1.618 times larger in circumference around the widest point than his waist. So a man with a 32 inch waist should have about 51.6 inches around the shoulders at the widest point. With women, the same ratio applies to hip-to waist ratio. A woman's hip circumference at the widest point should be 1.618 times larger than her waist size. This is known as the Golden Ratio. Gives you something specific to work towards if you're into working out. Link to post Share on other sites
RiverRunning Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 For a guy in the 160-pound range, I would need to weigh 99 pounds to attract him. And be dozens of pounds underweight for my height. Wooo boy. Link to post Share on other sites
ScienceGal Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 One day I was asked how I could date someone a foot taller than me, I shrugged, gave a devilish smile, and said "our torsos line up just fine." And, for the record, he was just about twice my weight. Be with someone who makes you happy. period. Link to post Share on other sites
RiverRunning Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I'm 5'8". There are men who are taller than me, sure - but I'm sort of in that middling range. There's a wide variety of men in my area, but a high Indian/Arabic population. Most of the men tend to be shorter. If a guy's my height or shorter - and I have a large build - it would just be impossible for me to weigh less than him. I am never going to weigh 130 or 140 pounds. Unfortunately, a lot of men do prefer a shorter, smaller-framed, thin woman. No wonder I've always had so much trouble when I'm single. Link to post Share on other sites
KathyM Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Ten years ago, when I was 5'8" and wore a size 8, 125 lbs., my doctor told me I was underweight and needed to gain 10 lbs. in order to be at my optimum health and ideal weight. At 135, I'd be at the lowest end of what is considered normal weight for my height. At 135, the dress size is a 10 or 12, but that is what my doctor said is the healthiest. Link to post Share on other sites
Citizen Erased Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I'd have to be a size zero. Uh yeah, I don't thinks so. I'd be like 90 pounds soaking wet. Anorexia doesn't sound too appealing, thanks anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
allina Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 This is actually pretty dumb. Basically it suggests that any woman that is thin to average in weight has to date a fat guy. Link to post Share on other sites
johan Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I think people like you and me, Allina, who have ideal bodies, won't benefit too much from all the formulas. Link to post Share on other sites
allina Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I think people like you and me, Allina, who have ideal bodies, won't benefit too much from all the formulas. Well, I'm no longer too sure. I used to think that my body was perfect, but now that I've seen this formula I realize that I need to lose 7 lbs asap! Link to post Share on other sites
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