Reply #13: About that ubiquitous male stare...

[Hosnon]

I just read the exchange in the now-locked thread and so I didn't get a chance to respond.

I'm a 24 year old male and I figured that out early in college. I was somewhere (I think at the gym) and saw a gorgeous girl walk by. Of course, I checked her out. Then I turned to my roommate and said:

"Man, I think I check out every attractive female I come across." He, of course, agreed and then I said:

"Every man she walks by checks her out...and that probably means she gets checked out about a hundred times a day...basically non-stop."

Women, particularly those on the more attractive end of the spectrum, deal with an entirely different aspect of life than men do. As for a "vice versa" effect with men, I think the standard of beauty is lower for women. In other words, out of 100 women, the average man will be attracted to 75. Out of 100 men, the average woman will be attracted to 25. It's in the genes...we "hunt".

As GaYellowDawg pointed out, the reflexive glances are here to stay and there can be nothing done about them. It's the stare that should be checked by conscientious men.