O.o

First of all, men have never relied on women for their survival. So, in terms of the pie chart of what % of the total package is concerned with looks, for men, a SUBSTANTIAL part of the pie chart cares about looks. For women, it’s still important, but so are many other things.

Secondly, men showing off their body is a low value gesture for a man. Men historically did not derive social status and power through how physically attractive they were. So, men showing off their abs, taking shirtless selfies, etc., generally turn women off (at least externally, she’s sort of put in the position to tell others and convince herself, “eww, next, not interested in that.”).

Third, the female brain is different from the male brain. The male brain processes three dimensional space, and therefore, has extremely powerful visual perception and recall. The female brain, not so much. The female brain processes creative/abstract concepts it summarizes into emotions or feelings and stores into memory. So when looking at men, what turns women on more is how she “feels” when she observes the man more so than how he looks. If the man seems strong, powerful, high status, smooth, intelligent, confident, etc. ... “and classically handsome” (as an icing on the cake), that’s what’s attractive.

And in a way, if you think about it, it’s really the same thing for men and women. If you see a gorgeous woman with a learning disability, who can’t pick out her clothes, who is shy and nervous, who is reserved and closed off, etc., doesn’t matter how she looks, she’s unattractive. She also needs to communicate and make a man feel like she doesn’t have issues with being a woman, she’s in touch with her femininity and sexual power as a woman, she is aware that her boobs and butt is jiggling or how she looks and the effect she’s having on the man checking her out, etc. The COMBINATION of all those things is what makes both men and women sexy.

Women just need to try a little harder with their body and looks, because men don’t have a long laundry list of other wants and demands from women. So, it’s a single sport event for women, whereas for men, it’s a decathlon.

Edit: oof, looks like that struck a sensitive cord with some of the ladies and got some of them triggered.