Why do guys puff their chest out?

[Anonymous]

So this guy I like did this twice where he'd puff his chest out and smile. But I don't get why his puffing his chest out. His smile is cute though!

[winterfox10]

It's like an alpha dominance thing. You see it in nature. The guys make themselves look bigger than they really are to impress women and scare off competitors.

[Asker]

Any woman? Or just those they want to have a relationship with? Or any girl they're attracted to?

[winterfox10]

Well... anyone you want to impress, so yeah, he would have to like you. You go into a job interview and you make sure you have good posture (which puffs your chest out), you want to scare off the guy talking with your wife, you make yourself look big and mean.

[Asker]

If only he knew how much I wanted him 😕 ... he did know actually pretty sure but none of us really confessed how we feel about each other

[Asker]

Like my brain goes to "I want to kiss you" "date you" "do you" all in 3 seconds when we used to tall

[winterfox10]

See, I don't understand that. You say you like this guy, that you want to date him and jump his bones, but you're waiting on him to make the first move. MARK YOUR TERRITORY, GIRL! You want him? Make sure that boy knows it.

[Asker]

Completely get what you're saying but don't bite me - I just think he's reciprocated, deep down I know he feels the same way (hopefully!) but is either too shy / introverted / don't want to look desperate (dunno his deal tbh) . Like I say he clearly knows how I feel about him and if he does too then why hasn't he asked me? It means he's just not that into me , not enough to face his fears

[winterfox10]

What makes you think he knows? It seems to me like you two haven't been bold about communicating your feelings to each other much at all. I'm just gonna tell you from a guy's perspective that I have had women who I could have sworn on the Bible and my mother's grave were interested in me, but they just turned out not to feel that way about me. It has happened more than once.

Be bold, make your move, put yourself out there and take a risk. Because as the woman, you have the ultimate control in whether or not a relationship is allowed to happen.

[Asker]

Are you serious? Oh wow!!
Well Id stare at him a lot, make any excuses to talk to him, eye locked with him and both had a lot of staring go on. Like I would only do that with him. And he reciprocated the staring, the Eyelocking, would do this puff out chest thing. The only thing is that given our differences in personality anyone would assume I would do it because I was so comfortable around him and he sometimes loooked like he was so rigid and stiff around me.
Sometimes he would stare the shit out of me, the next he's looking anywhere but. Sometimes he'd be all goofy the next speechless / whispering. Sometimes he'd make excuses to be around me the next he's ignoring me. I guess this hot and cold (?) made me lose confidence

[winterfox10]

Has no one ever told you that women have that power? I guess that doesn't really surprise me... as for the hot and cold thing; I can see why that would make you lose confidence, but the way we do dating these days, it's a wonder anyone has a relationship at all.

The purpose of dating is to get to know someone. You take a chance on someone you feel good about, and you see what happens. These days people treat a first date like a marriage proposal. Like you have to commit to the person. Like you have to know that they are your soul mate. It's stupid. It's just an hour or two over coffee or a meal and a movie.

The worst part is that people act like a date gone badly is the worst thing in the world.

Seriously: ask him out. Don't go overboard. Just ask him if he'd like to grab a coffee, and see where this thing takes you.

[Asker]

So women have the power to make me mn run hot and cold?
But agreed with everything you said!! I kind of suggested this place once and then chickened out and told him if he wanted to go with his friends... (okay I'm dumb)

[winterfox10]

Women absolutely have that power! Just take a deep breath and talk to him. I'm sure he'll say yes!

[Asker]

Thanks a lot!!! ☺️

[Asker]

also appreciate the fact u think he'll say yes , nice to hear that coming from another guy

[winterfox10]

Sometimes it's important to hear that people are on your side. Nobody gets the support they should in this world.

[Asker]

Words of wisdom 🙏🏻

[Anonymous]

For the same reason that girls flip their hair around...

[Asker]

We do that to attract a guy and look pretty wanting their attention?

[Opinion Owner]

BINGO!

[LunaJ]

yes. and guys love it. if you do it when you're looking at someone he takes it as that you find him attractive

[Asker]

@LunaJ So it's to her heir attention and if the girls looking it makes them happier? He was smiling when I was looking at him doing that

[LunaJ]

yep, dear asker. ^^ if he was smiling, he definitely liked it

[Asker]

@LunaJ cool ! :D

[LunaJ]

same like monkey 🐒, 🐓 doing it. to impress.
tho this behavior is rather common among low intelligence guys

[Asker]

He's really smart though! Gets 90+ in everything

[LunaJ]

reason i said "rather ". ^^ still, the origin is this. maybe he learned it from someone earlier at who he looks up

[bekkesmash]

Rather common among men, intelligent or not.

[LunaJ]

@bekkesmash we can talk only about our experiences. i didn't see it by many guy ^^
but it doesn't means you can't be right

[Anonymous]

Men think that we women are attracted to muscles and thickness LMAO that's why..

[Asker]

Aren't we though? 😂

[Opinion Owner]

No we aren't

[winterfox10]

If not muscles and thickness, then what?

[Asker]

@winterfox10 Definitely into the muscles and thickness, and puff out chest was attractive, because he looked confident in the moment and I found that sexy

[AjayOnTheInternet]

Guys puff their chest out, for the same reason a woman arch's her back. It's to show off their body to a potential mate. Now, humans naturally do this subconsciously. But, if it's very obvious that he's doing it, he's trying to impress you.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Did he also beat his chest and make gorilla noises?

[XJustinCaseX]

I'm not a dueche so I can't answer that...

[Anonymous]

he is flirting

[Asker]

Flirting through body language? Oh.. never thought of it that way