11 Qualities of the Perfect Woman

and the same goes for women, all they want are the 2 W’s
a big wallet and big weiner

breaking news…. guys like big breasts???? nooooooooo, really, who would have thought

Four important qualities when seeking a mate: You want a woman who likes to have lots of sex. Second, you want a woman who is a good mother and housekeeper. Third, you want a woman who has a great career and makes lots of money. And fourth, it is critically important that these three women never meet each other.

umm…Theirs only 11 qualities here. I’d like a woman who can count too…lol

This is offensive, not only to women with half a brain, but men who can think outside of money, cars, sports and flesh. I sincerely hope you’d enjoy re-writing this with a bit more insight beyond neanderthal-like biological responses that are pretty common sense. “Here’s 11 blue squares that are blue!”

This is a pathetic article, with no redeeming journalistic qualities. Especially being written by a woman? You should be ashamed for objectifying your gender, and equally offending males that can think for themselves.

A woman wrote this because men can’t write. The only letters in the alphabet men know are DD’s

So brown hair is seen as a sign of intelligence and competence, unlike red or blonde hair. That is so racist. If skin colour doesn’t affect intelligence, then neither does hair colour. Shame on people who treat other people poorly because of something so petty as skin colour or hair colour. Shame on people who have a poor opinion of a person that’s based on skin or hair colour.

i agree. A persons looks and physical characteristics are given to them by genetic probability. All this article is doing is promoting the false idea that you have to look a certain way to feel good about yourself, just like the maintream media has been doing for years.

i agree with the smiling part, but the rest is just shallow superficial bullshit.
If a girl wasnt given a certain breast size or feet size by genetic chance that this article ‘qualifies’ as beautiful, should she feel bad about herself?

Thanks guys for figuring out the correct count. Let me know if you need an accountant or maybe a mid 20′s model. Im sure I could hit better than par for you.

i don’t give a shit

this is ridiculous and offensive. you’re a dumbass.

Hah. Holy shit, is this actually real?

And a man who can spell.

Why would I laugh at bad jokes? It seems so inauthentic. Men also value honesty.

wait? wouldn’t she tip over with those big boobs and tiny feet?

wait? wouldn’t she tip over with those big boobs and tiny feet?

*There’s. I’d like a man who can spell.

do you know what racist means?
boo hoo. poor little white blondes and redheads getting discriminated against.

Not all guys like big breasts…. Some guys don’t like breasts at all… Some guys like dicks… ijs

I see that the perfect woman is also white…how typical. For the millionth time, euro-centric beauty is the standard and everyone else can go f–k themselves. Thanks media!

I see that the perfect woman is also white…how typical. For the millionth time, euro-centric beauty is the standard and everyone else can go f–k themselves. Thanks media!

oh dear, this is slightly regressive……

As an intelligent, successful, attractive and vibrant woman, I can truly say, shame on you, “Madeline Haller”, if you are even really a woman, for allowing such utter garbage to be published under your name. Thanks for attempting to take women back to the 19th century.

Says the guy who doesn’t get laid

This is completely absurd. Women should be who THEY want to be…their value doesn’t come from their relationship with a man and they shouldn’t tailor their personalities to fit a man’s expectations…which, according to this article, would require them to be a doormat who never says a word (but laughs at their man’s jokes!), successful and educated but only in a way that their man finds non-threatening. I won’t even begin to talk about the physical aspects this article mentions. What century are we in?

This is so exceptionally offensive that I don’t even know where to begin in commenting on it. Do us all a favor and take it down. Ugh.

This article is so lame.

Okay, so if I understand correctly, I should undergo bone-lengthening surgery to elongate my short legs. And get a boob job. Thank God I already have small feet so I don’t have to bind them! (rolls eyes)

Says the closed-minded misogynist. Grow up, this isn’t high school anymore.

Wow. Nothing like an article full of misogynistic bullcrap to reduce a woman to nothing more than a kind-of-sort-of-smart big boobed piece of eye-candy purely here to fulfill a mans requirements WHILE at the same time making a mockery of *real* men who don’t actually quantify what a “perfect” woman is supposed to be. Way to Go MensHealth and Ms. Haller! You’ve proven that even in 2012 we can still shove women’s equality back decades.

This piece is both offensive and pointless. What exactly is anyone supposed to do with this information? Most of what makes the “perfect woman” is well outside of any woman’s control. What I gathered is that I – as a woman – should laugh undiscerningly at a man’s jokes instead of actually having a sense of humor. I should find the fountain of youth to stay young and thus, desirable. Get a breast enlargement, have bone lengthening surgery, bind my feet, have hip reduction surgery, dye my hair brown, work my ass off, and smile and be happy about it! Well my list for the perfect man is much shorter, in fact, it is only one bullet point. The perfect man thinks this article is complete shit.

Holy shit, a woman wrote this.

Wow, this is the best ironic Mad Magazine article ever, next to that review of “Weird Science!” Oh, wait…

One which they can earn, the other which they can buy. Yay!

This article is hilariously bad. Especially this: “Are the days of the trophy wife over? Science seems to think so” in a sea of you must have: bit tits, long legs, tiny feet, prescribed hair color, narrow hips. Thanks for the laughs!

This article is hilariously bad. Especially this: “Are the days of the trophy wife over? Science seems to think so” in a sea of you must have: bit tits, long legs, tiny feet, prescribed hair color, narrow hips. Thanks for the laughs!

This puff piece is beyond offensive and the Men’s Health editors, and this writer in particular, should not only be ashamed, but disciplined for putting such garbage out into the world.

It’s hard to believe that such blatant sexism and such horrifying objectification of women can make its way into print in 2012. This would have been offensive in 1912 too, but now it’s simply unacceptable.

I call for the writer and editors to issue a public apology and also publish a list of the hundred reasons why this ‘article’ was the worst fucking idea they’ve had in a while.

I can’t tell if you are being serious or not as this is so incredibly offensive. Five month early April Fool’s day joke?

Congratulations, you have filled a whole page with nothing but the description of the perfect barbie! And you get people talking about your article and more views, too bad that as a writer you have completely discredited yourself for sounding like a misogynistic troglodyte with one brain cell that lives below his belt. This “article” is what perpetrates the illogical expectations society has of the perfect woman, I would also love to know where you got your “expert study” results, this is nothing more than offensive garbage. This comes from the woman who gives a damn about your views of my body.

Congratulations, you have filled a whole page with nothing but the description of the perfect barbie! And you get people talking about your article and more views, too bad that as a writer you have completely discredited yourself for sounding like a misogynistic troglodyte with one brain cell, obviously you must be blonde (since they are ALL dumb, unreliable and just an easy lay). This “article” is what perpetrates the illogical expectations society has of the perfect woman, I would also love to know where you got your “expert study” results, this is nothing more than offensive garbage. This comes from the brunette woman who gives a damn about your views of my body and thinks your nom de plume is fake.

If you are not going to contribute with something constructive, save the sarcasm for someone who cares. Do YOU even know what racist means?

This article is so stupid and irrelevant. Unfortunately there are thousands of articles out there like this, that just contradict each other. Even worse, they alienate everyone to a certain level. I know people must be smarter than to believe this crap. But, over time having crap like this thrown in your face does get waring.

This is a good list, although I personally prefer a fit build and toned legs over big breasts myself. A couple things that are not mentioned here are personal characteristics such as being loyal and supportive, which all men find attractive. Also, I don’t really care whether a woman makes a lot of money and in many ways women who make less than me are more attractive – I find that women who make a lot of money tend to be extremely self-centered and bossy.

There *are only 11.

Among other things, I feel sad for the teenage girl who gets her hands on this article. People are up against so many standards of beauty, intelligence, and general worth that it’s unfair to fill their heads with even more expectations to try to meet. Everyone is beautiful and desirable in his or her own way and we should encourage each other to embrace what makes us individual and special, not try (and fail) to conform to what a couple guys think is hot in a survey.

This article is disgusting. Really. All it does is feed into the ideas that all men want the same thing, that women should change who they are in order to be what men want, and that women are defined only be superficial characteristics. There’s no mention of being funny or positive, just laughing and smiling. There’s no mention of intelligent discourse or individual thought, just education. I’m not blasting education, but it’s not the one measurement of intelligence. And this: “So success is hot—just not too much success.” I don’t even know where to start. What a repulsively antiquated and sexist thing to encourage women to be, or encourage men to want. Let’s keep those uppity women in their place, shall we? If SOME men, and I know it’s not all, have issues with successful women, that’s indicative of some old school sexist idea, that men need to be better than women in order to be men, that is still persistent. It’s not something to encourage. Oh, and the hair colour – “men also view brunettes as more intelligent, competent, and approachable.” So it matters what’s on the inside, but you can tell what’s on the inside, no by what she says or does, but by the colour of her hair? If studies show that some men subconsciously think this, could we point out please that they are WRONG? And of course every other characteristic is purely physical, and, except for the wearing red, which I find the least offensive, qualities that women can’t actually do anything about. Because that’s what ALL men want. Not mutual interests or goals. Not excitement or romance. Not love, or great sex, support, good conversation, or, god forbid, an equal partner. The perfect women is someone who is, not just physically attractive, but one specific type of physically attractive. It sounds like men are pretty shallow, from what you seem to think of them. I’m with Jim Tollefson – congratulations on being offensive to both sexes at the same time.

So much butthurt in these comments. If the women commenting dont have any of the above characteristics (thats why they mad) why would I even listen to your opinion?

Whew! Finally, something that will lead me in the right direction! I am going to start working on ALL of these so I can find the perfect man. Thanks, Men’s Health! I was SOOOOO lost before this expansive article!! Idiots.

Racism is discrimination based on ethnicity. This whole “position of power” thing is bullshit. If someone has the ABILITY to discriminate against someone else, then they ARE in a position of power in relation to that person. Just because an overall race is in a position of power compared to another doesn’t mean the same is true of each and every individual in those races.

Racism is discrimination based on ethnicity. This whole “position of power” thing is bullshit. If someone has the ABILITY to discriminate against someone else, then they ARE in a position of power in relation to that person. Just because an overall race is in a position of power compared to another doesn’t mean the same is true of each and every individual in those races.

This is disgusting and offensive. Considering the source, I shouldn’t be surprised. Thanks for perpetuating sexism.

This is absurd. I could parrot what the other male and female commenters already did, but jeez… Madeline you should be absolutely ashamed of yourself. Poor piece of journalism and just a terrible article.

Men’s Health is full of this bullshit, so I’m not really surprised, just a little disappointed. I was given a subscription years ago when i started running and I recycled every issue as it arrived in my mailbox. This was sent out in a mass email at my firm with an open question about if any of us was bringing the “perfect woman” to our holiday party. So I’m going to give you my “perfect woman.”
I prefer women who do exactly what they want to do, preferably smarter than I am so I’m always on my toes, with personal goals and ambitions that challenge her in the same way that mine do. Someone I can talk to and will have something to say too. I’m not really a legs guy, but I am a hips guy and I can tell you that narrow is not what I’m looking for. As for breasts, they’re breasts. In my experience it doesn’t matter if you have a little bit or a lot, they’re still breasts, which is to say they’re still awesome. If she’s smiling or laughing, yeah that feels awesome that I made her smile or laugh, but I hope to God it is because I actually said something amusing. I think I date more redheads, so maybe I just like redheads a little bit more, but I don’t really have a criteria for hair color. The clincher for me though, the “perfect woman” must have, she has to ask questions and be honestly interested in the world.
I don’t really expect every guy’s “perfect woman” to be the same as mine, but that’s the point. This article is ridiculous because 11 different guys will give you 11 different lists.

nicely said !

nice touch showing fake large breasts. this is garbage

ummm the narrow hip comment is wrong. wide hips=healthier for childbearing, not narrow

This belongs in “Details,” not “Men’s Health.” And even they probably wouldn’t run such dreck.

This is a really depressing article. Let’s just pluck out this odd assortment of physical and personality elements and stitch together, a la Frankenstein, your “perfect” woman. And don’t make her TOO smart because fragile men find that threatening. It is remarkable that with all of these specifications that anyone at all finds romance. Could it be that people actually prefer IMPERFECTION?

The fact that a woman wrote this is just the salt in the wound. How could you?

The sad part is that the author’s profile says she minored in Gender Studies. I bet she thought she was being pro-women when she was able to share the news that Brunettes are now more wanted than blondes, and education is actually desirable. What I don’t understand is men wanting thin hipped women (unless they just polled a group of hipsters.) My boyfriend loves my hips (he is a self-proclaimed butt guy) so it seems there are men who like hips and some that don’t. But generally speaking I hear men like some hips on a woman, otherwise they look like a boy. I’d be curious if Men’s Health (or Women’s Health) would post a similar article on the Perfect Man. I bet the men would be rather upset.

This is quite possibly the stupidest, most incorrect thing I have ever read. You should be ashamed of yourself.

“Brown hair is in” – right, so I guess the images shown to the men in these studies are all of White women. Seems legit. Yeah, seems like an all encompassing research study. Way to go “scientists.” By the by, that has to be the worst image of fake boobs you could have a chosen. Find a new editor to choose your stock footage. And htf are narrow hips indicative of health? Hips are bones, they have nothing to do with how many visits you made to Taco Bell in your adolescence. Ugh, I just can’t even deal with this.

you should do the women’s version of this and paste a photo of a giant penis in the crotch area. this is so ridiculous…it is actually quite funny…but NO. Internalized misogyny at its finest/worst/whatever. UGH

The sad thing here is a magazine run by men that has a woman write a fluff piece to tear down her fellow women, perpetuating shallow standards, keeping everyone feeling inadequate, even men; some will think they are inadequate unless they have this impossible woman.

lol! ok so i wish it didnt but this did make me giggle.

“Brown hair is in” – right so I guess this means the images shown to the men in these studies are all of White women. Way to go “scientists.” Seems legit. Congratulations on setting the paradigm for a comprehensive, gender attraction study. Lets not forget the fact that there are WOMEN who are attracted to other WOMEN as well. And that has to be the worst image of fake boobs I have ever seen. Really? Find a new editor because obviously his/her stock footage research skills are lacking. Also, htf are narrow hips indicative of health? Hips are bones, they have nothing to do with how many Taco Bell lunches you ate in your adolescence. Ugh, I can’t even deal with this right now.

Madeline, you’d be better suited working at Fox Network. Kill yourself. Thanks.

and the perfect man doesn’t read men’s health

Wait, wait. I could have sworn some women have black hair. I guess a lot of those women also wouldn’t be white so they’re irrelevant to this article apparently. Some of the dumbest writing I’ve ever heard.

I had that same thought as well

Wow, as a smaller chested blonde whose boyfriend is three years younger, and who only laughs when a joke is actually funny, it’s amazing I’ve been lucky enough to attract attention from males at all. This article reads like a descriptor of insecure men everywhere.

No, says the guy who not only gets laid a lot, but gets rave reviews afterwards.

women are attracted to men who don’t read or pay attention to this kind of shite.

Nope. Actually, racism is discrimination based on any physical feature. There is the race of white people, there is the race of big nosed people, there is the race of blue-eyed people, there is the race of six-toed people, etc etc.

Regardless, Kat has a point.

“Boohoo, poor little white blonds and red heads”? Damn straight. It’s not right for anyone to feel inferior because of how they were born.

This is true. But every form of discrimination is not racism, while racism is a form of discrimination. Judging someone by their hair color is ridiculously discriminatory. It is not, however, racist.

“if you wear a shoe size over 7, why would i even LISTEN to your opinion? go die in a cave, non-compliant women, your thoughts are no good to me if you ain’t got mongo titties”

What about men who make a lot of money? Are they extremely self-centered and bossy too?

“Are the days of a trophy wife over?” Apparently not with garbage like this still being published.

“Are the days of a trophy wife over?” Apparently not with garbage like this still being published.

This is offensive,sexist and presumptuous. Please remove.

Shame on you, Men’s Health. Take this down!

This is laughably disgusting. Thank god I was able to fall in love and have awesome sex with my boyfriend despite my blond hair, big feet, curvy hips, and small boobs.

Typical comments from an ugly guy who’s never had a beautiful woman. And ugly women coming to his defense.

Yes..mmmmm White women.

Wow…over rate yourself much? According to that pic, you are not attractive.

Says the ‘butter face”

And according to your comments, you’re an idiot.

I clicked on the author’s name to read:”Haller graduated with a journalism degree from Indiana University, with a second concentration in gender studies”. Gender studies. Her profs must be real proud of her.

lol silly, race and ethnicity are two different identity concepts.

Don’t feed the troll.

Yes, apparently those women should just shrivel up and die.

Thank you! You’re (well written) comment is proof that men who look beyond the superficial do exist. As a woman living in Los Angeles, I rarely meet people who look past the car a person drives or the brand of watch they’re wearing.

Kudos!

Yes, this is what makes even more insidious. If women are ever going to break out of this media perpetuating the beauty myth, women need to stop tearing each other down too.

hahaha! Translation well done.

Says the cowardly “guest”.

Yeah, and women want a guy with a V-shaped torso, great pecs, a 9″ dick, and at least a cool mil in investments (along with a quarter-mil a year income) — oh, and you’d better dress well and know exactly how we’re feeling at every moment, too.

Fuck this shit. How about people interacting with people? We’ll treat you as individuals if you’ll have the courtesy to do the same for us.

Yeah, and women want a guy with a V-shaped torso, great pecs, a 9″ dick, and at least a cool mil in investments (along with a quarter-mil a year income) — oh, and you’d better dress well and know exactly how we’re feeling at every moment, too.

Fuck this shit. How about people interacting with people? We’ll treat you as individuals if you’ll have the courtesy to do the same for us.

Oh, did I forget? You need to be over 6′, too. And you’d better be aggressive, yet oh-so-sensitive.

Dear Men’s Health – You do not represent my views or my understanding of health.

Sincerely,

Mad in Minneapolis

It’s always nice to know that I’ll have to dye my hair, go to a top school in Canada, somehow shave down my feet and hips, get a breast augmentation, and laugh at your bad jokes. Gee, thanks a lot. I feel better now.

What a pile of crap.

and if we do? something tells me that no matter what we look like you’re not going to listen to us.

i’m sure she is devastated that a stunner like you doesn’t think she is attractive. oh wait, you didn’t put your picture up. you probably weight 450 pounds and couldn’t get a women like her if you were a billionaire.

Just make sure you’re not TOO successful. Then he won’t want you either. *rolls eyes*

Oooooh, how I can only hope this is sarcasm.

Says the guy who won’t even put up his picture. You are a troll and you probably have the face of a troll.

This article makes me want to puke all over the place. I’d come up with a smarter comment than this, but I just lost 30 IQ points reading this.

This is retarded.

bahahahaha people are so silly on the internet leveling insults they can’t actually back up.

Hey moron, it specifically lists education as being attractive. “This is a pathetic article, with no redeeming journalistic qualities.” No shit! It’s Men’s Health, not The New Republic. I hate you. Your thoughts have no value. Have a nice day!

I can’t make a coherent comment, cause I’m vomiting too violently.

If being ugly means not looking like that hideous monstrosity up there, I will take that as a compliment!

It is so very sad. Although I am confident, what some might consider to be attractive (I know it’s weird about humans all having different tastes) , and intelligent, I immediately started comparing myself to these standards. I am sure almost every other woman that read this article did as well. I hate the subliminal control these articles and ads have over us and how little the people writing them care about the effect they have. I couldnt agree with you more zoegb, everyone IS beautiful in their own way and I just wish it was easier for them to see it. To compare yourself to birth traits that you have ZERO control over is just sickening but we all do it.

Narrow hips? Are you flacking kidding me? Also, this study was done with morphed images, not actual women. Sample size appears small, as well, no pun intended. In short, FACK THIS SHIP!

Also, the narrow hip assertion undermines the waist-to-hip ratio studies that have proven men prefer women with a smaller hip to waist ratio, meaning a smaller waist in relation to larger hips. Smaller hips DO NOT mean better genes!

I need to get smaller hips, bigger boobs, longer legs, smaller feet and learn to laugh at inane drivel. At least I have brown hair though!

*size queen nonchalantly shuffles away from the conversation* (regarding the 9″, to be clear)

What is this horrible bullshit? I really hope that there is nobody out there who would actually take this seriously. Congratulations, author! You’re a real journalist!

Shameful.

There seem to be a whole lot of uptight, think-they’re-educated snobs who don’t know the difference between “descriptive” and “prescriptive”.

I’d like to second every other commenter here who found this article incredibly offensive and preposterous. It is likewise insane that this garbage was written by a woman. Gross. Just . . . gross.

what a misogynistic piece of crap passing itself off as “journalism” – and written by a woman?! Way to set us back like 60 years, Madeline. There is absolutely no formula for the “perfect woman” and this type of mentality needs to be extinguished.

this article is absolutely disgusting.

From one editor to another, David Zinczenko (assuming you’re still in charge), I’m just curious whether or not you really back this kind of rubbish or if you’re just allowing it to boost hits on your website.

Well, I’ll never get a dude, I guess. Poor ugly me.
I’ll have to ask my ugly mom what evil magic she used to snag my dad.
Also, the girl pictured is white white white. I’m assuming that’s not an accident.

Way to go Madeline! Next stop? The New York Times! You’re on your way to a brilliant (but not too brilliant so as not to intimidate your male coworkers) career.

lol dudes who read mens health.

Men’s Health magazine. Sabotaging men’s health by ruining their chances at happiness when they absorb this BS. Good job, Men’s Health!

But in all seriousness, thank you. To use a rough metaphor, if men are like rooves and women are like walls, there’s too many guys out there trying to knock the walls down because they’re worried about how tall walls make them look. In the end, all they become are short rooves. So kudos to you for being the best you can be instead of knocking down other people.

I like big boobs and if a girl can be a size queen but is not demonized why should a man be for his likes ?

the thing about hips is actually entirely false. been proven in many, MANY biological and psychological studies and is printed in countless textbooks and periodicals as a result.

MAYBE it might be true if you’re polling maxim readers, who are generally 18 years old, stare at high school girls (who lack hips in general from being physically immature) all day by default while stuck in class / hallways / recess (snicker), and then prefer in their spare time to look at massively photoshopped “models” in their fave dude bro magazine on top of all that.

nearly every many i have ever met, with VERY few exceptions, prefer a larger hip-to-waist ratio. not to mention, again, all the research that says the exact opposite to what you claim here. thin hip measures compared to the waist diameter (being shaped like a board or noodle) — and likewise a thick waist diameter compared to the hip measure (being shaped like an orange, or worse, a muffin) — are what men in general see as indicative of poor health, fertility, and genetics.

read a fucking book.

I wonder do the same women and men commenting about how bad this is also go to cosmo about the perfect man and other sites that have that ?

Didn’t you get the memo? Men aren’t supposed to be into wanting children nowadays.

Ugh. Stupid article.

No. The article talks about the perfect woman, and men don´t want to date the perfect woman. Women don´t want to date the perfect man(And the perfect man according to sparse studies probably is even more contradictory and bizarre – probably an athletic and intellectual gentleman with tons of money). It´s simple as that.

To me, the perfect woman begins with self-confidence, self-confidence that cannot be destroyed by a] M&H article.

‘Intelligence is refreshing’. Yes, because it is the norm for women to be intellectually inferior to men. This is imbecilic tripe.

‘Intelligence is refreshing’. Yes, because it is the norm for women to be intellectually inferior to men. This is imbecilic tripe.

Well said André! I agree with you 100%.

This HAS to be Samantha Brick-style trolling, right? Surely. Please. Any woman or man who thinks that women are nothing more than an assemblage of parts designed to make a man look good has had their observation and critical thinking faculties lobotomised. Btw, I am a woman, so cue the inevitably ‘you’re ugly and have never been laid’ comments from ugly men who have never been laid.

Thank goodness the first comment I saw was this one. You saved my morning. Thank you for being wonderful.

Well-said!

Couldn’t have said it better myself!

So many offended women, pointing the finger at Men’s Health Magazine. Let’s take a look at some of the articles on the websites of women’s magazines and see what’s familiar…
-This Liquid Diet Won’t Leave You Starving
-7 Ways to Get Perky Boobs (they’ll be bigger too apparently!)
-Boob Job: How to tone your chest
-Look Better Naked
(Google the titles. They’re real)

Men’s Health didn’t come up with this ridiculous ideal of a woman. It started long before that in women’s media, women’s magazines, with female writers and editors and publishers. As you may have noticed, this article was also written by a woman.
Yes, this article was offensive. It was inflammatory and sexist. But you can read the same thing over and over every month in most women’s magazines. It’s just candy coated there. Our magazines tell us how we can achieve this desired standard of perfection. Anyone get there yet?

You bring nothing to the table.

You still bring nothing to the table.

Do you ever get tired of coming to the table over and over again, bringing nothing?

Men’s Health, ARE YOU SERIOUS? You mean to tell me someone was paid to write this offensive piece of?

Welp. I guess the many guys I’ve dated who have all loved my blonde hair and B-cup boobs were all lying! And I’m sure my boyfriend constantly wishes I had smaller feet. Also, if a woman won’t smile at you, it’s probably because she DOESN’T LIKE YOU ANYWAY. What is the point of this article?!

wow, madeline. way to be good to your sex. This is horrendous.

I don’t get what is offensive. All the writer did was put several studies in one place. These are studies with people and these were the responses. You have an issue with the responses then deal with that not the fact that someone put it together….. You don’t think studies of what women want can be put together and show equally skewed pictures?

I am ok with asian women as well…..

not as long as she isn’t chewing gum while walking

They can get educated, take a decent paying job, get implants…..(SARCASM)

This is some of the biggest drivel I’ve read on the internet today

Wow, great job on offending both men and women in one “article.”

Sloppy research plus a young and naive writer who probably idolizes her chauvinistic male boss and will do whatever he asks no matter how disgraceful it might be equals one terrible article in a magazine that men rely on for decent sources of information. Brutal. Thank goodness there are men out there who also think this is garbage.

This is such horseshit.

I’d write more, but I’ll be too busy dying my hair, getting breast implants, chopping off my toes, getting leg-lengthening surgery, buying a red wardrobe, and learning how to fake-laugh.

Don’t despair. I am short, with short legs, A cups, size 7 shoes, I have wide hips and black hair. I’ve had no problem finding or keeping a man. This is utter bull and it damages the dynamic between men and women.

Good grief Madeline, must have been looking for a reason to stir up some controversial comments. Judging by the comments I was not the only one offended by this one

The article should have put “perfect” in quotes or made more of an attempt to make fun of what they were doing…but the attributes they pointed out are probably what a majority of guys would vote for so nothing overly wrong with it. Try not to get so offended (I know I’m not going to match the dude version of this).

I find your comment as degrading to men as this article, if one can call it that, is to women!

Absolutely repugnant. Men’s Health and the author of this bullshit article should be ashamed.

umm, narrow hips means the woman has no curves. so what this article is saying is that guys are attracted to big breasted men *hehe*. a narrow waist on the other hand, but what was said was said and can’t be changed [lol]

Where did any of these qualities define color?

Men are so got damn simple…ugh.

she’s pretty ugly anyway. ill stick to the real world

My special lady has beautiful wide hips and a lovely, petite bust.. And I love her to no end.. This article is garbage..

Well, on the flip side you could go after men who are more successful than you rather than less so

The title of this article might be controversial, but all it is is an amalgamation of scientific research shedding light on men’s biases and prejudices that they might not make explicit or even be aware of. Don’t shoot the messenger.

Think of it as a cheat sheet. For example, that dying your hair blonde might unintentionally signal that you’re looking for fun rather than commitment. Or that a sense of humor is an important indicator for chemistry. And some things are self-evident and shouldn’t be news: single guys like big boobs. duh.

So, Jennifer Aniston would probably fit this category and she is having some trouble keeping a man… statistics are only useful with a clear contextual goal and this does not have one. She is not perfect for me, and apparently for Brad Pitt as well who many women might consider the perfect man. Maybe perfect is code word for unhappy and superficial. I would think women would prefer to not be this kind of perfect.

There are many problems with the “science” in this article. FIrst of all, it is anecdotal evidence, secondly they give you little or no information about how these “studies” were implemented , and finally their conclusions are ridiculous and unfounded.

Example: Saying that men like large breasts. They state “researchers” stated that men who were not in a long-term relationship rated that women with larger breasts were more attractive than those with small breasts. I have several issues with this “conclusion” that ALL men prefer larger breasts:

1. Who are these “researchers”? A “researcher” could refer to anyone. This could referring to the science fair project of an 8th grader.

2. What was the sample size of the men? Was this a large study that included numerous men or different age, economic background, ethnicity, and education? Or was this 10 frat boys from the same Fraternity?

3. How big were the breasts at their biggest? Were they saying that a B cup is more attractive than an A, or were they saying that a Dolly Parton size is more attractive than a Pamela Anderson?

4. The conclusion is pure malarky Saying that the majority of men they surveyed, who were not in a long term relationship, preferred larger breasts does not mean that MEN prefer larger breasts. If anything, one could argue that this study shows the MEN prefer smaller breasts, as the majority of men in this country are married or in a long term relationship.

This article has absolutely no scientific standing, and should be laughed at. Just because an article says that they use “science” doesn’t mean that they actually do. It’s sad that articles that are actually opinions are thought of as fact because they use words like “science” and “research”.

I don’t see nothing offensive, but I understand. And quite frankly, I don’t think is that offensive.

Channing Tatum was named sexiest man, and women drool every time he appears or gets mentions. There have been studies as well of this nature. Proof? Abs are important for women as well, and is been proven that women like masculine faces — pretty boy or not.

So I say we all want that perfect mate(for the record, I want green eyes in mine, I want our kid to have it too! Lol). Like that saying goes:

Women want mediocre men as possible, and we try as hard to be mediocre(lol).

yes she should feel bad about herself. however there are remedies. she should get implants and have her feet fixed by surgery.

I’m sorry I was born with blond hair and wider hips??

This article is basically giving all men a valid “scientifically proven” reason to objectify women. Vanity: 1, Mankind: 0

I agree with this list

Dumb article. I like my girls with big hips and dont care for the breast size all that much. And I dont care for half the other stuff mentioned here like long legs, small feet, brown hair. Although her being educated is a turn on. The rest is just personal preferance. I bet the chick that wrote it wishes she looked like that or has some of these features.

disagree with this article. i am a thigh man actually. to be more specific..the inside of the high upper thigh…..you know what i mean.

Why exactly are so many women viewing men’s health?
Do you see men fuming on the numerous articles about the “perfect” man?

Why, exactly, should we start watching the WNBA? This column is not only pointless, it makes absolutely no sense.

it’s true that men find women more attractive when they have big breasts.

Am I the only one here who noticed a little tongue-in-cheek? The graphic was the tip off. C’mon, lighten up!

ha, ha, ugly women don’t like the truth

Huh? Why would a guy prefer a woman with narrow hips? I like a woman with some curves more than one whose body looks like that of a teenage boy. Ample breasts, curvaceous hips, a narrow waist, shapely thighs and a round butt — now that’s a woman. That’s the problem with Victoria’s Secret’s models. They have gorgeous, angelic faces but relatively flat chests and rear ends and no hips. Not the sexiest. Give me a Kim Kardashian or a Beyonce instead!

At least women can get implants. Men can’t do anything about a short dick and women do not know what the real package is until the pants come off…A true surpise package hahaha Just Kidding!!!!!! No one really has all these qualities anyways and if they do they are 1 in a million, so who cares. Plus, no one I know really cares about dick size anyways so don’t start screaming on that.

Holy shit, talk about Feminazi carpet bombing. Get a grip, ladies. Are you all that insecure?

What? Where does the author go wrong? I’m confused by the “narrow hips” part, as it is not defined. But the 0.7 factor has been proven to be the “perfect” female waist/hips number and that wasn’t mentioned.

What? Where does the author go wrong? I’m confused by the “narrow hips” part, as it is not defined. But the 0.7 factor has been proven to be the “perfect” female waist/hips number and that wasn’t mentioned.

Well…as they say…”it is what it is.”

Well put. BTW, not all men prefer big boobs. I’m a small boob guy myself.

I’m afraid most of them are like that. It’s a chance we don’t need them anymore. The more I get to know men and the more I’m sure that I will I remain a bachelor girl. I don’t want to have a child, which is supposed to be our only purpose for most of them. They don’t feel like ‘real men’ until they get something pregnant whereas the only one to have balls are actually women (which make me think that words like ‘Bitch’ ‘whore’ etc. are more appropriate for men). They are just big baby boys. Sex is better with girls or alone anyway. We’ve been manipulated they really have nothing for us.

Yeah… I like that let’s go fuck ourselves.

I dated the perfect man once. Most boring period of my life.

Fix your brain dude.

So now brown is better than blond. When are we (girls) going to stop complying with their (men’s) standards of beauty?

No you don’t understand: these dumbasses ‘love’ all skin colors. White skin woman is to marry and raise the children and black woman is to have a good fuck.

I say Men’s Health would be more attractive with a narrower mouth, bigger brains, and longer silences!!!

This reeks of internalized misogyny.

Could you develop your thought please?

This is disgusting… The editing and writing staff at Men’s Health must be hard at work… that is, in the business of destroying female self esteem and insulting well rounded, clear headed men. This article is more than false, it is offensive and grossly presented. I can’t believe this passed your Editor in Chief without raising an eyebrow from anyone as to it’s offensive nature. I’m all for the health oriented nature of Men’s Health, but this is garbage.

not even close on half of this. all you need (head to toe) is a smart girl, sexy eyes, nice lips, easy going, smooth skin, big booty, likes sports and is good in bed. orrrrr if she can suck a dick then shes in. count it.

not even close on half of this. all you need (head to toe) is a smart girl, sexy eyes, nice lips, easy going, smooth skin, big booty, likes sports and is good in bed. orrrrr if she can suck a dick then shes in. count it.

relax people. her tits arent even big enough

i need dat ass

i like asians

u mad chelley? yeaaa u mad

I find it odd that the majority of men (per this article) find narrow hips more attractive. It goes against everything I’ve ever read about men being drawn to wider hips. Whenever I’ve heard the rare comment about how hot a tiny little waif is, it bothers me. Not because I feel bad about the way I look, but because I feel like they are attracted to the body of an 11 year old girl, not a woman. I also have to wonder why women follow fashion that is designed by gay men who are drawn to bodies that look like other gay men…instead of women. No knock on you gay men, but we have hips and boobs and it’s insanely unrealistic. I’ve yet to meet a man that says they don’t like booty, boobs and hips. This is just a weird article and I’m going to call bull**** on it.

Everybody is different in what they like in a mate.

Everybody is different in what they like in a mate.

Number 10 is wrong. A good waist to hip ratio is whats attractive. Think Sofia Vergara shape.

I don’t know about you, but I prefer ginger girls. Brunettes are fine, but there’s just something about red head girls. Blondes are in my opinion too mundane. I like colors

But otherwise, I like larger breasts, long legs, and intelligence

amel, I can fix my car, fix my house, clean my house, cook my own food, make my own money, fix a rip in my coat, do my own laundry.. however, i can not suck my own dick or impregnate myself. oh, so i guess men do need women for something.

Hahaha you got dady issues, good luck with that.

Backed up with research and makes sense. Solid, very solid.

YES! I agree Jim. What the heck is wrong with the author? I wonder if she has any of these qualities she listed and if not, did she feel less attractive afterwards!?

When they posted a picture of a white woman. Why use a picture at all?

What is wrong with you?