Why do breasts attract men?

Answer 1

ask yourself this: if a hot guy with six-pack took his shirt off, wouldn't you find that attractive? it's not you it's your hormones, guys don't choose to find breasts attractive, it's just the way the hormones control them, imagine if a girl finds your breasts attractive....

guys find breasts so attractive because its a fertility issue. fertility is hot, and boobs remind us of life-giving comfort...theyre round, soft, delicious, whats there not to like about boobs?

Now for the real answer...

The real answer is much simpler. First you need to know a couple of facts. Humans are from a family of animals called the Hominids. This includes other animals like the Chimpanzees. Second, Humans are the only Hominids where the breasts remain swollen at all times. All other Hominids have flat chests, except when lactating. Third, Humans are the only Hominids who walk upright at all times.

So, here's the answer. All other Hominids use the buttocks as their sexual attractor. But Humans walk upright and frequently are facing each other. So, Humans evolved permanently swollen breasts as an alternate sexual attractor. You will note that the general shape of the human breasts is similar to the buttocks: rounded with a cleavage between them.

Larger breasts more closely resemble the shape of the buttocks. This is the reason larger breasts tend to be more attractive. Also, the breasts tend to swell a bit when the woman is ovulating. So, larger breasts also suggest fertility.

Suggested reading: "The Naked Ape" by Desmond Morris. Or if you don't read, try to find a video of "The Human Sexes" a PBS documentary, also by Desmond Morris.

I answered this question on Science Forums, the Original, as KagakuOtaku. Here's my answer:

Attraction to breasts is both nature and nurture. First, though humans have evolved and are taught to suppress most natural instincts, human males tend to be more attracted to women with large breasts because of instinct. The human mind works in quantities. People tend to want a large supply of something that they need. The same with breast size. The subconscious part of a human mind says that the larger the breast is, the more milk it can produce, thus increasing the survival chance of offspring. Second, humans tend to relate sensitive parts of the body to sex. For example, when someone of the opposite gender gives you a massage, don't you usually think of something intimate? That is because both the massage and sex are sensual. A man may associate breasts with sex because they are sensitive. Third, in modern times, a woman is usually taught to be modest and reserved, which means covering her breasts and privates. If a woman shows herself to a man in such ways, it may rouse emotions such as trust and friendship. Such emotions are important during sex, because you are entrusting your body to someone else, and so is your partner. Usually, two people (or more) who are engaging in sex more than likely were strong and loyal friends before doing so, and that is where friendly emotions have a role.

Answer 2

Because having good breasts is a sign of fertility and moreover of ability to nurse babies. Men are genetically designed to get attracted to the one who can reproduce healthy offspring. Women have similar perspective to men.

Answer 3

It's the girl/woman that attracts the man, not the boobs. Breasts are just an extra and interesting asset. They are fun to watch because no couple are the same and every girl wears or handles them differently (compare it to how some men walk/show off with their shoulder-size).

It goes back to human instinct. Unlike a woman who knows categorically if their child is their own (as they actually give birth to it) , until DNA testing came along, a man could not be absolutely sure as his sperm would have fertilized the egg nine months previously. Thus man has evolved to find many females attractive to ensure that his genes are passed on.

Men (usually!) find certain women attractive - especially those who they feel would be good mothers to their children. Therefore usually they find women who are beautiful, fit, and maternal, attractive. Also, large breasts that are perceived by the man as capable of feeding their offspring better than small breasts (although this is not biologically true) are more attractive.

Therefore women who display their means by which they can have children and feed and look after them to ensure that their man's genes carry on into the future are seen as attractive to the man.