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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Why We Love to See Guys Sweat

No, we're not referring to slobs in pitted-out tee shirts who have funky B.O. We're talking about guys who play hard, work hard, and don't back down when things heat up. Why do we like sweat so much? Let us count the ways....


● If a guy is sweating, he’s probably about to take off his shirt.
● A six-pack just looks better when it’s glistening.
● Research shows that chemical-spiked perspiration is the closest thing to a love potion.
● Sweat presents the perfect excuse for a coed shower.
● David Beckham just out of the pool: sexy. Just off the field: glorious.
● Sweat makes a man’s skin taste better than a margarita.
● A guy who works so hard that he has to wipe his brow is bound to have stamina in the bedroom.
 ● If he’s sweaty, you don’t need lube to make things slippery.
● The sexy con­struction worker/lumberjack/pool boy clichés? Sweat is the reason they exist.

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  • Angel Morbid's Avatar
    Posted by Angel Morbid Mon Jun 8, 2009 9:16pm PDT

    I saw the title and I was about to throw a fit, but then I read "No, we're not referring to slobs in pitted-out tee shirts who have funky B.O." good call.

    Even then this is kind of a weirdo, pointless post.

    Surprisingly, I'm not that attracted to six pack abs. I like a bit of a belly on my guy. There must be something wrong with me or maybe I'm just not that anal about looks like people percieve women to be.

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  • Tigs's Avatar
    Posted by Tigs Mon Jun 8, 2009 11:11pm PDT

    I like it because it means he's working hard. LOL. ANd there's just something about a man that turns you on when he's glisten-y.

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  • Hmm?'s Avatar
    Posted by Hmm? Tue Jun 9, 2009 12:38am PDT

    Inferno, I agree. Six pacs just aren't as sexy as many play it off to be. I don't like lumpy mattresses! :)

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  • KittyKat's Avatar
    Posted by KittyKat Tue Jun 9, 2009 4:51am PDT

    Luckily for me my guy has a stomach. No but I think that sex pacs are good for looking at in a mgazine but we want a teddy bear of a guy.

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  • Cyn's Avatar
    Posted by Cyn Tue Jun 9, 2009 5:36am PDT

    Six packs are overrated and don't come across as being natural in my mind. I'm glad that my boyfriend is slim, but doesn't have the six pack abs going on.

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  • another hockey fan's Avatar
    Posted by another hockey fan Tue Jun 9, 2009 6:50am PDT

    Sorry, but sweat does NOT do it for me no matter how little, where it's at or who's it's on. All I can think about is that sweat touching me and it grosses me out.

    Now, a hot guy standing in a shower while the water is running down his body, that's more like it!

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  • Leah's Avatar
    Posted by Leah Tue Jun 9, 2009 7:04am PDT

    My husband works in construction so most of the summer he is outside working his butt off and sweats quite a bit. I'm not sure how this is sexy...I always feel sorry for him having to work out in the heat.

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  • zsófia's Avatar
    Posted by zsófia Tue Jun 9, 2009 7:07am PDT

    funny but it is actually true - my boyfriend's perfume smells sooooo much better and sexier if he's a little sweaty.... :)

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  • zsófia's Avatar
    Posted by zsófia Tue Jun 9, 2009 7:11am PDT

    hahaha and i do think six packs are totally sexy, my boyfriend has a perfect one as a judo champion :P men just need to have nice muscles, that's what makes them real men

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  • Aj's Avatar
    Posted by Aj Tue Jun 9, 2009 7:37am PDT

    Yes I do like my bf to be sweaty.. he is the only one I find attractive when drenched in the foul smelling odor... O my gosh I am so weird... haha and my dude has the that body pictured above.. But I like anything that is not stick skinny.... I am small/thin but I do not like lil men at all... I like to eat and skinny men do not eat much... When I am around them I feel like I am starving... I know I am double standard... TSK TSK..

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