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u/Cbxrg 5h ago
The only attention you'll get is from dudes who'll tell you "You looking big bro" and that's enough
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u/AestheticMirror trans rights 4h ago
I saw a dude yesterday with forearm the size of my bicep, blew my mind
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u/AlignmentProblem 3h ago
I had rather good success going from skinny-fat to kinda buff when I was younger, and it had a non-trivial effect on my dating success.
That said, I didn't turn into a cloud monster. Going from the bottom 25% most fit men in the average room to the top 25% was plenty. That's about the sweet spot before rapidly diminishing returns, and it's achievable within about a year of consistent effort for most men (assuming your diet is on-point). Pushing much further tends to be neutral or negative for heterosexual dating success.
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u/Murky-Relation481 1h ago
Men vastly overestimate how much physical attraction plays in a woman's interest in a man. Yah don't be 400lbs but you don't even have to be that fit to gave good success if your personality is attractive. Being funny and smart and quick witted goes a long ways.
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u/Thedumbass_the5th 2h ago
That's a win, at least they can truly appreciate how much work it takes to grow it.
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u/LunaticcGaming 4h ago
Now look at the list of men you pulled
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u/shaolynx 4h ago
He pulled men?
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u/The_Frostweaver 3h ago
How do you think firemen get so swole? They be pulling men constantly!
What do you lift? Metal bars? Amateur hour.
Real men lift men!
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u/i-heart-penis 3h ago
I am one of them. I go to gym for window shopping. I can't afford bringing them home but I can look.
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u/No_Inevitable_8189 4h ago
The truth is: the gym is for you and not for somebody else
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u/Stormfly 9m ago
I love that OP is out here like "The Gym didn't fix my problems!" and everyone is proving this film right by showing him that his physical appearance was never the problem.
There is no secret ingredient that makes you suddenly attractive.
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u/InternationalArm1938 5h ago
"We don't go to the gym for some hoe"
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u/FastGooner77 3h ago
We go to the gym so we can confidently raise our hands when Goggins asks about who is gonna carry the boats and the logs.
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u/OtherwiseLuck888 5h ago
But how many gays u have pulled?
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u/bearsheperd iwrestledabeartwice 4h ago
Iâve personally been hit on by like 3x the gay dudes than I have been by women
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u/ExistentialPOV 4h ago
the gays even have a greater body than some dudes is what surprised me. and they are clean as a whistle.
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u/Kenzore1212 3h ago
Itâs all a hoax. Just do what you want, even if that is chasing girls. I think itâs important to enjoy the process and the results tho.
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u/johnnyrambo24 4h ago
Only other muscle dudes will really appreciate your muscles and gym attendance
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u/Ifukkin4gotmyname 4h ago
Face attractiveness matters as well.
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u/aure__entuluva 1h ago
I see a lot of average to ugly looking guys that have wives and girlfriends.
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u/HowardBateman 4h ago
One very big lesson I've learned too late: girls don't like good looking guys. Girls like the CONFIDENCE of good looking guys. You can be ugly but confident - you will be swimming in girls (if you so desire).
I've seen the ugliest, dumbest assholes pull 9/10 girls just by being confident.
But don't mistake confidence with arrogance. Don't be arrogant.
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u/Murky-Relation481 1h ago
This confidence and humility go hand in hand and if you're smart and funny you can pull a lot of women, women most guys who think the gym is the only thing that matters would be envious of.
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u/Friendly_Funny_3760 3h ago
Bro went to the gym and got stronger just to discover the dating buff was a myth.
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u/McSoapster Died of Ligma 2h ago
Strange, you mean women want more then a trained body?
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u/reaven3958 1h ago
The girl worth pulling will tell you youre perfect just how you are, and support you going to get healthy but just want you for you.
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u/namegoeswhere 1h ago
It's like motorcycles.
You think it'll attract the opposite sex, when in reality it's just old men reminiscing about their youth with you in parking lots...
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u/Stranger-Tingzz 4h ago
Confidence is the key here. Set goals for yourself, make progress, and see your physique transform. That alone has definitely boosted my confidence more than blindly thinking girls will approach me just because I workout.
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u/Lari_Fee 5h ago
At some point of life the Dad bod is more attraktive than the "Superfit" Style.
Just my opinion of course.
(I think that a good Fitness is very important for health!)
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u/justsomedudeiguess_ 5h ago
I'm built like an Indian man who owns a 7 eleven and my gf will just look at me and say "all mine". I lucked out
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u/I-Have-An-Alibi 3h ago
Im 5'8, skinny nerd and my wife will put her hand on my crotch and say "I need a hot dicking".
God I love her.
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u/Boudi04 My thumbs hurt 4h ago
I want to clarify for the other men in this comment section that the typical dadbod women usually refer to doesn't mean overweight / completely unfit.
From what I've seen, they usually are referring to a pretty big build, just not lean.
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u/Xanxan95 4h ago
Dad bod is a kinda muscular build with some fat. I can't hit that unless I go to the gym, sadly.
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u/TheLastofKrupuk 3h ago edited 3h ago
The manosphere have warped young male to think that being muscular = women. When the one with the biggest female fanbase are mostly twinks lmao.
Edit: since some of you obsess over the body too much. This is my hint that some of you need to learn how to groom yourself. Learn how to style your hair, how to dress up, do skincare, and how to use makeup. Plus you are going to have the same interest as your partner if you do this.
Going to the gym gets rid of the beer belly. Anything after that is diminishing return.
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u/The_Grogfather 3h ago
This isnât even a manosphere thing. A large percentage of women will prefer men who look fit and healthy, which muscles are usually indicative of. Just like a large percentage of men prefer women who look fit and healthy too
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u/Murky-Relation481 57m ago
Prefer is a strong word and it's clear, your post included, that a lot of men project what matters to them in attraction on to women. If you're ripped but an unfunny dumb asshole you're going to have very slim pickings. Also most of those things are far easier to achieve success in than going to the gym for the average person.
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u/Prestigious_Shift245 4h ago
Me look at the list of women I've ever managed to date (im in my mid twenties and screwed).
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u/boss-lady101 4h ago
Bro went to the gym to get stronger, not to get a girlfriend đđ
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u/justsomedudeiguess_ 5h ago
Being fit isn't a replacement for a good personality
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u/CallMeOaksie 1h ago
âYou need a good personality to find a partnerâ mfs when you ask them how and why they think men who beat and kill their wives have better personalities than the guy theyâre currently shitting on for *checks notes\* thinking that being fitter will make him more attractive and help him find a partner:
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u/shygirl2005x 4h ago
those girls in yoga suits are making spicy content instead of talking with you, yeah that's a 2026 bummer
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u/Soapykorean 4h ago
If girls like guys who work out a lot then how come every couple I see is a 7-10 girl with a guy who is skinny but somehow looks pregnant ?
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u/OrangeLightning235 4h ago
Tbh, the girls only want money, and they'll leave you once you get it, there are some who don't, but they're really hard to find.
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u/I-Have-An-Alibi 3h ago
No they're really not and this is some incel level shit.
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u/Hi_sam_i-am 4h ago
A motorcycle will be better, but you should ride for yourself just as you should go to the gym for yourself
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u/KomithErrant 4h ago
at the very least if you look better you gonna have more confidence, even if you don't pull that's not bad
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u/PictureWestern5009 4h ago
Girls want a man who cares for himself protects himself who is confident healthy clean then they will understan you can provide the same for them
and GYM is key to all this
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u/ConfidentAd3516 4h ago
Less than before I started actually.. really just doing it for me how lame.
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u/Aullotro 4h ago
As a theatre actor, the only reason I go is to look good and maintain my health. Honestly most of my relationships with girls are all friendships, and I am quite satisfied with that. I may not have a girlfriend currently, but I do have plenty of homegirls to call at a moments notice đ . In cruel irony, often those truly not looking for love, are the ones who stumble upon it the most.
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u/Happy_Client7742 3h ago
Funny enough instead of attracting girls it end up attracting the supportive and motivational Gym bro
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u/Mr_Ignorant 3h ago
Going to the gym means you have a better body than before. But you still need to approach the women. They wonât just magically appear.
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u/coco_melonFAN 3h ago
Funnily enough, big muscles are more likely to attract a man than a women.
I can speak from some experience as I am bisexual
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u/ldwb 3h ago
There's a true crime podcast I like, and one of their best bits is when they are talking about the weirdest creepiest dudes, like a murderer is walking around for days with a dead bird in his pocket... and he has a girlfriend. If you don't, it's not women's fault, it's yours. Either become a better person, or lower your standards, find the kinda chick who's down with dead pocket birds.
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u/Department-of-Wario 3h ago
Sadly there are no personality gyms. You have to figure that out on your own.
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u/GuardaAranha 3h ago
Tbf , before going to the gym you were getting negative amount of girls and getting beat up just for looking goofy. So still an improvement.
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u/ElDonute 3h ago
Funny enough I've actually gotten more... I'm not even buffed, I'm just lean and I have 2 currently drooling over me... At the same time. I didn't go to the gym for the girls either, I went because I don't want back pain in my 30s
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u/Legal-Ad5998 3h ago
It's also what you stop doing....when you go to the gym you stop going to the bar, stop eating our, stop going to nightclubs
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u/Faithless_Fate_21 3h ago
Hey, you feel lighter and better about yourself. You also developed as sense of discipline. Still a W for me bro
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u/Haerrlekin 5h ago
You don't go to the gym for the girls. You go to the gym for you.
The girls come when they see how happy you are with yourself.