I got the idea for this post from reading another thread (can't remember which one, but I think KimC said something about pantyhose and jiggling, and Troll answered something funny and it got me thinking)

Here's the question: Do men (and women for that matter) have a 'jiggle' preference? I mean, I have heard my male friends say (and I think it is stolen from Pulp Fiction? or some movie like that): It is a shame that what looks good to the eyes does not always feel good to the touch.

I have discussed this at length with many of my male friends and I have surmised that most of them prefer (to sleep with, cuddle with, be with) women with a bit of meat on their bones, and by that I mean 'jiggly', even though most of those same male friends prefer (on their arm in public, in magazines, walking by on the street) to LOOK at women who do not jiggle, or jiggle very little.

I am not convinced this is a gender difference only, or a preference depicted solely by our society (though I am sure that greatly impacts our preceptions)...could it be a global preference, outside the realms of gender, outside the realms of societies rules?

I know I LOOK with MUCH appreciation at both jiggle-less men and jiggle-less women, but I know I actually LIKE a man with a bit of 'give', shall we say?, in his stomach and chest and arms when I am in bed with him (much more comfortable!) and I assume I would prefer that for a woman as well, if I were to ever sleep with one.

I know there is a lot to say here, as this topic undoubtably begs for:

witty comments (Who cares if they jiggle or not as long as they are naked and in bed with me!?) moral justifications (Who cares if they jiggle or not as long as they are a good person on the inside? Jeez, how superficial can you be, Gamine?)

agism-laced shots (Gamine, you must be past your prime and starting to jiggle and now you are getting worried. Or: Gamine, only one so young would be so concerned with that which is so NOT important in the grand scheme of things.)

feminism-laced absurdities (We will never be truly empowered until we embrace that which makes us jiggle! Jiggling women of the world UNITE! Who cares what those stinking men think anyway?)[by the by, I am definitely using BROAD and GROSS generalizations of 'feminism' here to illustrate a point and try really really really hard to be witty]

and I am sure a barrage of other perspectives, all of which I am looking forward to reading!

Peace to all, jiggly and non-jiggly alike, and let the games begin!