Why are tan lines attractive?

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Wondering why guys like tan lines on girls so much? What makes that attractive?

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  1. DisgruntledWarrior Avatar

    “I’m getting to see even that the sun has never gazed upon.”

  2. Jeanboong Avatar

    Nothing like a scoop of chocolate on vanilla ice cream

  3. Not_Sure__Camacho Avatar

    Cause you get to see “where the sun don’t shine”.

  4. BLINDxMONKEY Avatar

    I was always one of the freaks that doesn’t find tan lines attractive

  5. CRUSTYPIEPIG Avatar

    Why do we find sunsets pretty and dogs cute? Who knows.

    It’s just a fact of life

  6. StrangerNeither5239 Avatar

    it’s hit or miss. but for those that do like them, i’m guessing that it evokes bra/panties 

  7. duuchu Avatar

    It brings you eyes to the sexy bits

  8. NefariousPhosphenes Avatar

    They aren’t attractive to me 🤷🏻‍♀️

  9. Electronic-Pay-3695 Avatar

    Because it shows you the “REAL THEM” SUBCONSCIOUSLY. a.k.a their true color/skin tone. It’s the same effect when a girl who wears her hair straight 100% of the time finally shows up in her natural curly hair. It’s attractive

  10. SuperiorVanillaOreos Avatar

    Personally I don’t find them attractive

  11. dixiedregs1978 Avatar

    Because you are seeing what nobody, even the Sun, hasn’t seen.

  12. Huntingsword Avatar

    It enhances the contrast between what you’re normally willing to show and what I got to see

  13. Unusual_Form3267 Avatar

    I am a woman.

    The best reason I have ever heard (from a guy) was the following:

    “It’s like all the best parts are highlighted.”

  14. __kdot Avatar

    My partner hates them and I love them as a brown girlie that tans easily. He told me I look like a 80’s porn star. In a bad way.

    Men who don’t like tan lines, why?

  15. VladTheBanned Avatar

    I love how tan lines LOOK, but I hate how tanned women’s skin FEELS – it’s rougher and drier. 

    A pale chick with smooth and soft skin >  sexy tan lines, but skin dry as paper. 

  16. mthyd Avatar

    As a man, I have no fucking clue why either, but for some scientific reason they make me feel some type of way

  17. Homely_Bonfire Avatar

    They aren’t. I doubt anyone would look twice at a 500lb person because of “hot tan lines”. Tan line just allows the brain to imagine the same attractive body in two colors and they can add lines that highlight what the brain already likes.

    Its definitely not that tan lines are categorically attractive. Once again: The COMPOSITION (harmony) of certain features make someone beautiful/attractive.

  18. ougryphon Avatar

    I assume I’m in the minority on this one, but tan lines – especially exaggerated ones – are a turn-off for me. You’re ruining your skin, prematurely aging yourself, and increasing the likelihood of getting cancer later in life. Besides, the look is about as attractive as a farmer’s tan on a dude.

  19. WillBots Avatar

    They aren’t. Just another woman fuelled expectation they pile on each other. Men dgaf, they’re just happy you’re naked.

  20. jvplascencialeal Avatar

    You get the privilege to see what the sun hasn’t seen.

  21. cangaroo_hamam Avatar

    They act as highlighters for the hidden parts.

  22. BoyWhoSoldTheWorld Avatar

    I’ve never found them attractive, don’t recall ever hearing anyone I know liking them either

  23. KYRawDawg Avatar

    Personally I’ve never found them attractive at all.

  24. angellus00 Avatar

    They aren’t, at least not to me.

  25. vickers24 Avatar

    I’m not sure tbh, but I love em. The obvious fake spray tan ones ain’t it tho

  26. Jalex2321 Avatar

    Yeah, why? I don’t even think they look good.

  27. WartimeHotTot Avatar

    I don’t like tan lines on women and this is the first I’m hearing of people liking them outside of that weird Brazilian craze for them.

  28. PaulAmerica Avatar

    For me, it is like if they still had a sexy bikini on but with direct access. It show how sexy they are with and without the outfit. 🤩

  29. sgtm7 Avatar

    I don’t find them attractive. I have never heard a man say they found them attractive.

  30. iLoveAllTacos Avatar

    They aren’t.

  31. hiricinee Avatar

    I’m not super on board with them but my two hypothesis are that they highlight the area, and they make it clear where the person was previously dressed that you can see now.

  32. GrayPhilosophy Avatar

    Hehe underwear shape, but no underwear!!

  33. DogFartsonMe Avatar

    I find them unattractive tbh. Especially when they’re really visible.

  34. zillskillnillfrill Avatar

    I think it’s the feeling of visiting “a secret place” when you cross the tan line

  35. rollercostarican Avatar

    They are like elbows to me.

    They aren’t attractive or unattractive, they are just there.

  36. UnidentifiedAnimal0 Avatar

    Ava addam tan lines 🤤

  37. LordAlfrey Avatar

    Hot is hot, dunno why just is.

  38. el_toro_grand Avatar

    Who said they are lol

  39. occams-strop Avatar

    It’s not the tan line, it’s what the tan line represents. If you’re seeing a tan line, you’re seeing skin that is usually covered up. Something private, either a peek or a privilege depending on circumstance.

  40. ShakeWeightMyDick Avatar

    They’re suggestive. That said, I can take em or leave em. I find those exaggerated tan lines all the Brazilian women seem required to have to look dumb

  41. Successful_Ad_7032 Avatar

    The comments in this thread piss me off far more than it ever should…

    1. The question is about TAN lines. No one gives a shit about your preference for “all white” skin or whatever.
    2. Yes, tan lines are fucking hot. Unless your partner sunbathes naked or you live in a nudist colony, youre the only one seeing the area surrounding tan lines. If you dont find that sexy, theres something wrong with you.
    3. Goodnight
  42. mr_lab_rat Avatar

    They enhance the sensation of seeing something that was (is supposed to be) covered up.

  43. SwedishMale4711 Avatar

    No, they are not.

  44. ImInTheFridgerador Avatar

    I pretty much dislike them

  45. VosKing Avatar

    I think mostly women perceive them as attractive to men, my experience, most men don’t care.

  46. DreadChylde Avatar

    What? I always found it trashy.

  47. Shadoru Avatar

    They are more attractive to women themselves, lol, same as septum rings (I hate those)

  48. sphynxcolt Avatar

    Because it highlights curves and areas that are usually rather hidden.

  49. pukesonyourshoes Avatar

    Eh, not a fan really

  50. dukeofthefoothills1 Avatar

    All over tan is better

  51. Aggravating_Anybody Avatar

    Idk, but the juxtaposition of cream white privates contrasted against lobster red limbs just gets my white boy motor humming. Bonus points if she has bad, possibly racially insensitive, corn row braids from a spring break trip to Cabo!

  52. zzz_red Avatar

    Not really.

    They’re just as attractive as the woman who has them. Like clothes or hairstyles.

  53. Initial_Zebra100 Avatar

    Personally? Not to me.

  54. Nebulous999 Avatar

    They aren’t…

  55. Ok_Management5355 Avatar

    Idt Asians appreciate tan lines as much as other regions of the world

  56. Pebblebox Avatar

    They are not.