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Anecdotally run clubs are the dance halls of today (i.e. go to meet women)
by mhh__ 2y ago
Anecdotally run clubs are the dance halls of today (i.e. go to meet women)
- SunlitCat 2y agoActually many sport activities seem to be largely women based, which kinda says much about men not really caring about their health. :)
- mhh__ 2y agoHence the arbitrage. A very attractive mild acquaintance was either bored or lonely or whatever and set up her own run club, one guy showed up. Without wishing to think like a PUA these are good odds.
- Der_Einzige 2y agoGo into most gyms and it’s the opposite phenomenon. Men know that some types of physical activity (weight lifting) actually get them laid and others (I.e running) are the equivalent of what food does to get away from predators. The men who get good at that type of physical activity tend to be treated like the food is.
- hooverd 2y agoWomen don't like men who do cardio?
- bradlys 2y agoWomen like men who look good. Men who lift weights usually look more attractive than someone who has a “runners” body. (Skinny and not muscular) Some runners will look jacked but that’s probably due to steroids and/or weightlifting. Running alone doesn’t give one bulging biceps or a large chest.
- hooverd 2y agoMen describing what they think women want physically usually reads like someone describing a Tom of Finland drawing. I agree that people generally prefer a physically fit partner.
- bradlys 2y agoAre you really going to say that most women yearn for a man who has a body that looks like Kipchoge?
- christianqchung 2y agoProbably <1% of American men look like Kipchoge. The average runner is just going to be healthier than the average American, not jacked to the point of uncanniness. This is also true for weightlifters.
- bradlys 2y agoMy point stands. Someone who is not on steroids and is closer in looks to Sam Sulek than Kipchoge will have more success. There’s enough studies out there on this that I shouldn’t have to even be saying this. Most women like strong looking men and not flyweights.
- christianqchung 2y agoI don't think you read my comment. Not sure what bone you have to pick with running. Weightlifting and cardio are not political parties. I shouldn't have to even be saying this.
- tiznow 2y agodo you think that run clubs are full of flyweights or Olympic distance runners? you'd have a point if half these run clubs weren't full of weightlifters trying to get women by talking to them on a 2-miler
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- saagarjha 2y agoGuys is it gay to run
- hooverd 2y agoThere's nothing straighter than being being around sweaty shirtless men with big bulging muscles.
- gamblor956 2y agoThere are plenty of women who prefer guys with runners' physiques over guys with muscular physiques. There was a dating website now-owned by Match Group that did a study years ago (pre-acquisition) that showed that college-educated women preferred guys with runners' physiques by a lot over guys with weight-lifters' physiques, and women without college degrees preferred muscular men by a lot over skinnier guys. In both cases, it wasn't even close. Unfortunately this study was taken down after they got acquired or I would link to it. others (I.e running) are the equivalent of what food does to get away from predators Running is how predators in nature catch most of their prey. Strength is not relevant until after they've caught their prey.
- ianburrell 2y agoIt was OkCupid that posted lots of data analysis posts before being acquired.
- tiznow 2y agoIt probably says more about how men socialize tbh. And we know that fewer and fewer men are "having fun" in the dating world, which extends to antisocial behaviors like for example, not joining a run club because of perceived awkwardness.
- consteval 2y agoI don't think this is necessarily the case. All the gyms I've been to have been majority men, like 80%+. I think the "activities" part plays a role. I think a lot of men today struggle with socializing, especially with groups that have a good chunk of women. They feel like they don't belong and are acutely aware of how they can be perceived. The gym, on the other hand, is a pretty isolated thing.
- 2-3-7-43-1807 2y agoI'm wonder what the appeal is of meeting with strangers for the purpose of running.
- TomK32 2y agoYou start out as strangers but I can say, after attending my local parkrun for a few times I got to know the other runners. Often it's half an hour of chatting at a nice tempo. Though I didn't meet any of them anywhere else, which isn't my intention anyways and I barely ever meet up with people.
- bradlys 2y agoYou do the activity - you run and chat with some folks if you can. Otherwise, you just go to the social after. A lot of them meetup at a bar or something as the final destination to socialize post-run. Same with socializing before everyone is together and starts running.