[AlexG]

A thoughtful essay by Brandon Best (aka Gaoshang Xiongshou) on the subject
– thought I’d pass along the link to it. B)

Link: http://forums.rxmuscle.com/showthread.php?t=48884

“I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

[DevonCory]

An interesting topic though the whining and bashing is more than a little annoying. The fact that even today, there are men who are themselves part of the sport and of the culture, who can’t talk about their dislike of FBB without insulting them is crazy. Show some respect guys, come on! :angry:

[BlackKusanagi]

I think Best said it best. 🙂

[othello27]

Hello Everyone,
This is my first post.I think the reason why most men won’t aproach female bodybuilders when it comes to dating is they can’t come to terms with a strong woman.They probably still adhear to men are strong and women and delicate and dainty,and when they see women with muscles they can’t wrap there minds around it and become frightened instead of trying to get to know the woman underneath the muscles.As for me I would have no problem dating a female bodybuilder.Now aproaching her and striking up a conversation/asking for her number i might be a little scarred because I am not in the best of shape and since she would be in awesome shape she might look down on me or i might not be in her league.Does this make sense.

philip

[Trash Boat]

DevonCory wrote:

An interesting topic though the whining and bashing is more than a little annoying. The fact that even today, there are men who are themselves part of the sport and of the culture, who can’t talk about their dislike of FBB without insulting them is crazy. Show some respect guys, come on! :angry:

Yeah, it is kind of sad. And many times it’s not even the R-word but they just don’t like women hitting the gym seriously.

You don’t like it , fine; really it’s ok to disagree, but don’t be an asshole. Some people just need to work on their views and how to express themselves.

Once I heard Russian weightlifting coach openly saying to Finnish young lifters that girls shouldn’t hit the weights. I felt disgusted. Come on, this is 21st century. Get out of your closets! It’s okay for a woman to want to be strong — and vice versa — it’s ok for a man to like ballet or whatever.

[Trash Boat]

othello27 wrote:

Hello Everyone,
This is my first post.I think the reason why most men won’t aproach female bodybuilders when it comes to dating is they can’t come to terms with a strong woman.They probably still adhear to men are strong and women and delicate and dainty,and when they see women with muscles they can’t wrap there minds around it and become frightened instead of trying to get to know the woman underneath the muscles.As for me I would have no problem dating a female bodybuilder.Now aproaching her and striking up a conversation/asking for her number i might be a little scarred because I am not in the best of shape and since she would be in awesome shape she might look down on me or i might not be in her league.Does this make sense.

philip

I don’t fully agree. I think it’s just more a topic of likes and dislikes. Strong and independent woman who do and get what they want might scare some men but many guys who like that type of girls are just not into muscles. Plain and simple.

And as for the actual topic, if the relationship is based on the looks and not the women inside, they’re on thin ice. Of course it might be the thing that brought the two together and is the common thing to them, but when it starts to get more serious, there has to be something more. As Best says in his post, she just happens to a bodybuilder.

I guess I would feel out of my league while approaching some fbb too. But what can I say, I’m a visualist who wants good looking partners and you can call me frivolous, but I would feel dishonest if I said the looks don’t matter.

[AlexG]

BlackKusanagi wrote:

I think Best said it best. 🙂

Yes he did, and yes he is one of the best there. Another would be Curt James.

The essay, that was my primary point in the first place in posting the link. I didn’t really care about the commentary afterwards.

Brandon is also responsible for starting (and maintaining) the Epitome of Art Feminine Physiques thread. As Our Lady Mimi can attest it’s a great (and extremely long) thread chock full of pics of buffed physique babes.

“I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

[Tre Scott]

The only relationship I want is sexual. With plenty of variety.

I still say you have to date the woman first, the bodybuilder second.

Because of the nature of (serious, perhaps competitive) bodybuilding, I can get away with saying I’ll only date an ‘intelligent, non-religious woman’, but I’d sound like a fool if I wanted to limit my dating pool to ‘women bodybuilders only’. The militant “I don’t want to be liked only for my muscle” types do make me laugh, though.

As for Curt James, I don’t know what he said, but there’s no way in hell I would take dating advice from that guy.

[Ashlee]

I get ask out all the time, its women that i have the most problems with.

[CDR]

Why’s that?
Arent girls naturaly attracted to power-muscles?
I kind of think that girl-on-girl situations are usually more tolerated and even encouraged than male gays.
Am I wrong?

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