the zeitgeist of “dad culture”

If you are a student — typically at a southern school — you have seen many of college males dressed in the most awkward manner ever: dusty New Balance tennis shoes, pleated khaki’s or white washed Wrangler jeans, a polo shirt, and a baseball hat all worn on a chubby body described as having a belly to show the amount of beers drank and the arms to show the amount of beers opened. Now if one were to imagine this outfit, a sudden image of their father at a community barbecue is the result. The surprising thing is, however, that the guys who dress like this seem to get the attention of many attractive females. Now, only one of two things can be concluded: have women completely given up on expecting any sense of style or is there a psychological reasoning towards this.

Unfortunately, for you anxious and lonely bachelors, women have probably not given up on expecting a man to look sharp and groomed. However, after conducting some polls and research, I seem to have found the answer.

It turns out, that women seem to prefer one thing the most in a relationship: stability. Not just financial stability, but attractive stability. To make things clearer, if a chiseled male who stands six-feet tall with a body of a Grecian god were to marry a woman and have children with her, the odds are that he would lose time to maintain such an aesthetic and end up looking like a typical “dad”. On the other hand, if a guy who already looks like a “dad” marries the girl, odds are he is not going to change his appearance as drastically as the chiseled guy before, except for the occasional balding.

To summarize, if looked graphically, girls seem to enjoy a stagnant slope rather than a negative slope on attractiveness for males.

Although this may seem outlandish and ridiculous to males and females both, at least it can be used as a reason for all of you guys out there eating that extra slice of pizza, not going on a jog, and finishing a six-pack of beer by yourself. Go ahead, it will only help you.*

*I am not responsible for any rejections of any kind.