Why Men are Attracted to “Certain” Female Features

By Brianna Douglas

                Most people have asked this question at least once when it comes to a guy’s attraction to females: Why are males so attracted to a woman’s breasts and buttocks? After all, everyone has a buttocks and breasts are just lumps of fatty tissue and milk ducts used for breastfeeding infants. Although not everyone is voluptuous in these areas, it has become a standard in today’s society that the “ideal” woman has a D-cup and a fat “donk”(but somehow maintain a small waist).  This is a ridiculous and unrealistic notion, but there are reasons as to why guys look for this in a woman.

            The literal definition of breasts is two milk-secreting, glandular organs on the chest of a woman, or the human mammary gland [3]. They develop during a females’ puberty. Psychiatrist Professor Larry Young says that one reason men are so attracted to a woman’s bosom is due to the bond that babies and mothers have when breastfeeding. When a mother is breastfeeding, a hormone named oxytocin is released that makes a mother feel love toward her baby as she breastfeeds[1]. As humans evolved, men have become genetically inclined to be attracted to breasts starting during the age of puberty. Men genetically feel as if they have to be the breast stimulators to receive a woman’s love. The size of the breasts really is irrelevant, but has more to do with the social aspect as to why men like breasts. In today’s society it is popular for straight men to be attracted to large breasts, and so most men follow the social trend, thinking that bigger breasts are better. This is why most guys drool if they see a woman whose breasts are too big for their shirt.

            As far as the buttocks goes, this is also more of a social ideal. Unlike men, who store fat in their gut, women store their fat in the gluteofemoral region (the butt and the thighs)[2]. To a man, a woman’s butt is used to define a woman’s femininity and accentuate her voluptuous figure. Men say buttocks arouse them by reminding them of the act of sexual intercourse. Even in pop culture it has become a popular topic amongst men. Songs like “I Like Big Butts and I Cannot Lie” by Sir Mix-a-Lot,“Ms. New Booty” by Bubba Sparxx and “Bubble Butt” by Major Lazer featuring Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz and Tyga have shown that men are basically just supposed to be attracted to a female’s rear end. These songs make women sound like pieces of meat, which also makes sense as to why men sweat over them. Despite the slight degradation this adds to them, women are still interested in phenomena such as twerking and use it as a promiscuous way of showing off their assets. Butts are known to be more attractive to a man than a girls bosom, but both play a major part in physical attraction.

            I know men are very visual creatures, and it even though this blog is some insight as to why men are attracted to certain features of a female, it is still an oddity to me. Whether they are breast men or butt men, at least it is good to know there is a little science as to why men are attracted to them.

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1.      Wolchover, Natalie. “New Theory onWhy Men Love Breasts.” Live Science. http://www.livescience.com/23500-why-men-love-breasts.html (accessed January 27, 2014).

2.      YouBeauty Editors,  and Viren Swami. "Men and Butts." YouBeauty. . http://www.youbeauty.com/body-fitness/ask-a-scientist-men-and-butts (accessed January 27, 2014).

3.      Farlex, "FreeDictionary.com." Last modified 2009. Accessed January 27, 2014.