OK so first this “dad bod” term. Dad bod is said to be
coined by college student Mackenzie Pearson. At least she’s credited with it
but she also says her friends had been using the descriptor so I can’t be sure.
Who really cares? What’s interesting is that “dad bod” refers to a man “with a
nice balance of a beer gut and working out.” Basically, a guy with a normal
body. I cannot even for a minute imagine if “mom bod” was used. I think of mom
jeans and a total backlash “this has nothing to do with having kids” etc.
As usual, I digress. The truth is I think dad bod has been
widely accepted for a long time. Washboard abs are not on many women’s list of
requirements especially if you are in a relationship with a “dad” and I mean
married or just in a long-term relationship (not with your dad, someone else’s
dad etc.). If I’m speaking personally
(and my husband has never been overweight, very active etc.) a) that “I spend my
life lifting weights” look isn’t my thing and b) would any woman seriously want
all that goes along with a guy who is more neurotic than you are? No thanks, I've got that covered.
So the dad bod concept isn’t new. The dad bod is actually a
step up from what many men (over 25) look like. If I’m dreaming I wish men
would come out and say “we don’t like a woman with a super flat stomach,
perfection is not what we’re after”…but that would require I go back to sleep
and dreamland.
What do you think of
dad bod? Ladies, single and otherwise, do you want washboard or dad bod? Do you
think says something that Kaitlyn doesn’t want a guy with a dad bod? Please
tell me you knew who Kaitlyn was. And guys do you like women saying that chiseled
isn’t crucial or do you even care?
