Doc Durian says:
"Have you ever seen a middle aged ex-body builder? Enough said."
yes, I have. All that happens is they lose their muscle mass. The negative consequences you insinuate are dependent on the individual and have nothing to do with bodybuilding.
"Don't you mean that you think that you "look stronger and in better shape than most people"?
no, I mean exactly what I said. I'm stronger and in better shape than most people.
"Yet, the attention you're getting is from a small cross section of women who give attention for men who spend inordinate amounts of time preening like you do. Why was my question "dumb", if I may ask?"
small cross section? Try the vast majority of females ;-) Your question was dumb b/c obviously the attention I receive from girls means they like what they see otherwise I wouldn't be getting as much attention.
"Don't overlook piecework at a 1990 rate of .50 USD per foot. Rain, sleet, or shine... I made my figures and ate no less than a dozen or more peanut butter, sugar, sprinkle, and jam sandwiches and never missed a main meal choked full of protein and any other side dish that was going whether I liked it previously or not. My stomach growled otherwise. Until you have to chip 2 inches of ice off of what you're aiming to peel, you'll never have an accurate idea what 19th century farmwork produces in a 20th century host hungry to pay his university bills."
don't underestimate years of blood and sweat inside a gym and a burning desire to become the best. Whereas you peeled bark off logs with hand tools, I bench 295 lbs and deadlift 405 lbs.
"My point is this. I did so for money. You do so for some unknown esteem issue. My body told me when to stop or go and I listened. Your body is dictated to by other muscle builders advice. I've seen what these other body builders do to themselves through their advancing years, you refuse to consider that this could be harmful and actually damaging to your esteem."
oh please! Confidence was the 3rd thing I listed when I explained why I like bodybuilding. It figures people on a relationship help website would focus on that and project their own issues onto me.
"I just imagine a number of quality prospective women overlooking you, and you them, because of this preoccupation with yourself. In the meantime, I see the worst kind of women cozying up to you and potentially enslaving you to a lifetime of despair."
that's quite an imagination you have there.