So, this got me wondering. A coworker was talking to another coworker about going to a pool party. “What swimsuit should I wear? One piece or two piece?” she asked. Ah, seemingly a silly question… wear whatever swimsuit you like, right? However, one of the reasons for asking was because she was unsure of whether one decision might be… “incorrect.”
But, anyways, this got me wondering. What kind of swimsuit do women prefer to wear? Earlier, we’ve got the evidence that beach volleyball athlete women prefer to wear bikinis or two-piece swimsuits while playing, rather than one-piece suits, the justification being that there is less places for sand to get trapped and it is otherwise simply more comfortable.
20180724/DuckDuckGo what kind of swimsuits do women prefer
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So… the bigger picture here is quite interesting. A poll from 2013 of American women is the reference. As it turns out, even in general, women “prefer” to wear the style of two-piece swimsuits. (Takinis have the majority in wearers over bikinis.) However, out of the 53% who wear one-piece swimsuits, only 9% said they “prefer” that style of swimsuit.
So, the big difference between the athletes and the laypeople? Self-consciousness about body shape and size. The athletes have no worry since they know they are “in shape,” so they wear what they want, what they prefer. The laypeople may not be as in shape, but most importantly they especially feel bad about it, hence tilting their decision to wear a style of swimsuit that they don’t prefer, but think “is better suited to their body.”
Very interesting when you think about it. Put it this way, perhaps it’s one thing that don’t like about having a modern office job. Compared to the alternatives of more physically demanding jobs that could be worked where exercise is not “extra.”