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We could all learn from Indian men I guess
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Gaming polled as least unattractive vice for men
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Wildebeest
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Damn. 40k nerds are at the top of the reproduction totem pole.
We got any Funko collectors in here?
Morrie’s wig shop
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Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
A manosphere is a more well-rounded manojob if you know what I mean.
I have the best hobbies.
Yes, the actual most desirable traits in men have little to do with the things in the poll. Rather it’s: money, status, fitness, confidence, leadership, height, education, and willingness to share resources.Oh for sure, but even in general, for us guys its all simple, and i will use metaphor here, that all/most of us know and heard it at least once- when u wanna catch a fish u dont ask fish on how to do it, u ask experienced fisherman
DoubleClutch
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If you’re a man and you’re worried about what women think you’re a moron.
Once again, a guy like Henry Cavill loves Warhammer, Video Games, building PCs… and all women gush over him. If I was a betting man, I’d bet at least half of women would drop the guy they’re with on the spot if they had a shot with him.
So it’s not his hobbies that are the problem is it?
You can’t negotiate attraction (such as if only I stopped playing Video Games, women would consider me hot).
Doesn’t work like that and never will. Stop rationalizing this stuff because it’s just BS.
Once again, a guy like Henry Cavill loves Warhammer, Video Games, building PCs… and all women gush over him. If I was a betting man, I’d bet at least half of women would drop the guy they’re with on the spot if they had a shot with him.
So it’s not his hobbies that are the problem is it?
You can’t negotiate attraction (such as if only I stopped playing Video Games, women would consider me hot).
Doesn’t work like that and never will. Stop rationalizing this stuff because it’s just BS.
DoubleClutch
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The fishermen you guys are talking about don’t even go fishing. He just brings his boat out and the fish hop on it begging to be cooked.
The opposite is true. If a woman demanded you gave up your hobbies, and you did, she would lose respect for you, treat you poorly, and eventually leave.
DoubleClutch
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This 100%. Your point cannot be overstated.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Unknown Soldier
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Better CGI and action choreography than a Marvel movie TBH
Not that I'm saying much
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Big Black Console? You say women would love my Steam Deck?
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
No, fool. The Xbox Series X, obviously. Tiny white PlayStation need not apply.
Nydius
Gold Member
Banned! Kidding!I loved The Producers musical, and liked ABBA, Chicago, and a few others. Don’t ban me, I will change!
The Producers is a Mel Brooks affair, who could hate that? First time I ever saw Chicago was when my local community theater put it on in the summer of 1994. Watched the movie when it came out. Just couldn’t get into it, though it does have one of my favorite pieces in it (Mister Cellophane).
I grew up with older parents so Irving Berlin and Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals were always being played around my house.
Guess it’s fitting that I ended up living in
Pegasus Actual
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Then you kept it to yourself instead of sharing with the rest of the class.
Typical MANOSPHERE behavior. I'm guessing. From context. Fuck that shit I'm not looking it up myself that's for sure.
*gets dumped for 'arguing online'*
lughnasadh123
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Takeaway point: Women find attractive things they like doing.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Yup! just tell them if they act right, they will get to play with your BBC...wasn't a lie right?
Toons
Member
We got any Funko collectors in here?
I got several. I also buy comics; watch anime and play games. So I'm screwed. But im content.
StueyDuck
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The data is a little strange with what it's using as a hobby, as a vice I kind of understand but to me it's hard not to sway that opinion in the most extreme scenarios, a woman thinking of a crack head vs a guy who plays games is obviously gonna prefer the games.Let's walk back the other recent thread about gaming being the least attractive hobby for men. Here's some data.
The Most And Least Attractive Male Hobbies - Date Psychology
What male hobbies are attractive to women and what hobbies do men think women find attractive?datepsychology.com
Only 61.8% of women polled in the study viewed gaming as unattractive, better than every other vice.
And considering virtually all men drink, watch TV, smoke, watch porn, gamble, argue online, and think women are irrational, gaming being in the mix doesn't seem like too much of a problem!
Now, looking at the flip side of the positive attractiveness responses:
Video games are rated more attractive than watching TV.
Note: the polling was not a random population sample, and skewed toward highly educated, high status white women.
"Our sample was a convenience sample of 814 participants (48% female). Consistently in the samples that we run we see a pretty even split for politics and feminist ideology, so we don’t expect much political ideological bias. However, our samples skew disproportionately toward women of high social status, high level of education (45% had a Master’s degree in the previous survey), and who are predominately White (> 90% in the last survey). Popular hobbies like “clubbing,” which was rated low in our sample, may be perceived as more attractive in other populations."
I promise you If compare the hobbies to playing an instrument (preferably a guitar), competitive sport, riding a motorcycle etc. Gaming would be suuuuuuper low.
Those hobbies are listed separately from consumption hobbies in the stats. You can see the full breakdown at the link. And yes, hobbies involving real world skills win out.
CLW
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Well what is it I’m too old and lazy to look
Robot Carnival
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When she sees your Series S:
how about some vintage BBC? the biggest and shiniest of them all. the launch PS3.
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I think men tend to like shiny things more...but ummm whoever you want to show your BBC to is none of our business...live and let live i always sayhow about some vintage BBC? the biggest and shiniest of them all. the launch PS3.
Toons
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Manosphere degrades and disrespect men just as much as it does women. Its proponents are clowns and every other day calling some group of men cucks or sous or blah blah blah, regardless of your issues with "feminism"
Dirk Benedict
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Everyone on the forum is fucked!
J/K there are those of us who break the mold and defy logic.
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IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
The charts that the boss posted were the top unattractive vice hobbies (top chart where video games are ranked bottom) and then the second chart is consumer hobbies only.
If we look at a chart for overall hobbies from the same study, video games doesn't get a look in. Archery and hiking make women froth between the legs more than video games.
What's clear from the study is that women really, really like men who read. It comes out on top every single time.
If we look at the unattractive "nerd" hobbies, video games don't do so well here. According to this study, women find men who are into stamp collecting more sexy than men who play video games.
kiphalfton
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Women say they think reading is attractive, so they don't see so vapid.
Everybody can see through their bullshit.
Everybody can see through their bullshit.
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StreetsofBeige
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I had to google what manosphere meant. lol
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
I found this paragraph in the study interesting:
Consistently across these results, women mostly don’t like hobbies that are vices and antisocial behaviors. Women do like hobbies that showcase physical and practical skills, humor, and intelligence. Entirely expected from an evolutionary perspective. Some hobbies are beneficial to you and others, while some hobbies are mostly cost-inflicting
I was actually looking over this study with my wife and she pretty much agreed with it. Although she doesn't find video games unattractive, what really gets her going is a man who is intelligent and physically active, with knowing how to cook as a bonus.
I'm actually not surprised reading comes out on top. I haven't met a woman yet who doesn't find men who read attractive. It reminds me of the famous John Waters quote:
Truer words have not been spoken.
I am genuinely curious why is Movies twice as attractive as watching TV, and on par with concerts and theater.
I guess it's primarily seen as outdoors activity and people fail to notice the men who spend 10s of thousands on the Movie cave at home?
Like - my brother has a home-theater the size of an apartment at home...
Mortisfacio
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Am I reading this wrong? I take this to imply this data is skewed as 52% of the answers are men.
Separate data sets for the male and female responses.
i went to one of those bar-case places a couple weeks ago and i swear it was like singles night, i only went there with a couple buddies to drink and play some games but there were mad chicks there and i'll admit i was def gettin some looks, and also some looks from dudes too not that that's my thing
semiconscious
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so, w.e.i.r.d. (western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic) women:
sorta explains things...
Bernardougf
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It lacks the
"Just having fun whitout them" hobbie....
They fucking hate this one
"Just having fun whitout them" hobbie....
They fucking hate this one