Like others said:
- It's to be ladylike
- It's to hide access to our crotch
- Our leg muscles definitely get used to it and it becomes 2nd nature
But also:
- It helps our posture - this is important because by crossing our legs we coordinate ourselves and are able to bring our shoulders back and chest out which displays confidence...as opposed to opened legs and slouching in a chair.
- Basically it is society where we learn it from, it's just propper ettiquette
- It is comfortable for us and not just because our leg muscles get used to it but because WE DON"T HAVE A PENIS THERE so have one leg rest on the other comfortably you really need to extend the cross from your thigh to your knee...and guys can't do that.
Women tend to sit like this:
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Men sit like this:0 4 0 0Ive tried doing that, how guys are "supposed" to sit, it is so uncomfortable for me so I either sit like a girl..or just leave my legs open. I dk, something about the way my knee, it hurts when I do that
Yeah I've tried it too and it does hurt my knee, because there's no support for the knee it just sinks. I reckon as you get older and you're not as flexible it becomes more comfortable because your knee stays up on it's own.
Sometimes when I see girls sit like that, they seem like they think they are better and stuckup but that's just my opinion only when they sit a certain way....... but good answers here well good said :)
Personally, I can't hold my legs together for a long time. I always cross legs instead. It is mostly to be ladylike...however I am not very lady like. In public I'll cross my legs but with friends and family..i just don't care...that might be why most of my pants end up with holes in the crotch >.<
0 1 0 0Girls get attention as it is, I know I do, so having my legs spread open and the goods in full view, is a kind of look at me statemeant. Modesty. Id rather come off modest then sleezy and open lol. I sit spread eagle at home, just not in public with all the wandering eyes.
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If a girl does it, it inherently implies she's overly... comfortable like that. It mainly just gets everyone going, leading to attention they may not want.
0 0 0 0Men sit like it because our balls are out side the body and it's comfy if we spread about or else we'd sit in them and it hurts
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15 6What do you mean? Like crossing legs over when sitting on a chair?
0 0 0 0Ya that too... its like girls are holding something between their legs but there is nothing there
I sit like that... Its not hard, like. LOL.
0 1 0 0Haha It's because we look more graceful like that...
We don't really want to look like drunken pirates! Haha0 0 0 0it's more comfortable to cross legs. I even cross my legs in class where no one can see my legs.
0 0 0 0for me, its the culture that we girls are suppose to be modest and not spread our legs in public. I'm just too used to it that it feels awkward otherwise
1 0 0 0Girls are such strange creatures lol
Yea, we're so strange that guys just can't get enough of us lol!
Societal bullshit
0 0 0 0Ladies can sit how they choose...but women don't like guys staring at their crotch...there might be a period going on..
0 0 1 0We'll mostly cuz way way way older guys stare at our legs and down there which is so CREEEEPPYYY ughhhh!! Dude I'm 19 and I had some 70 year old Hindu point at my legs and had this creepy look on his face, it was so disturbing.
0 0 0 0ew, what kind of girls would spread their legs wide open when they're wearing a dress?
it's more feminine to keep your legs closed...?
why don't guys hold their legs together...? it's so annoying and douchey how they splay their legs like they can have miles of space...0 0 0 0While I agree that excessive spreading of the legs for a man, or for anyone actually, is both ridiculous and potentially anoying, there are many reasons for men not to hold their legs together. As I’m not a doctor though, I will only speak of the two most obvious ones. 1 - Those things between our legs. So, the first thing I have to adress is the fact that men are far from having an abysmal void between their legs. To the contrary nature made it so that our reproductive organs are kept outside of the body. That means that when most of men tey to keep their legs closed, there is some crushing action happening, and it is neither comfortable nor is it healthy. Sadly, not knowing how a woman body feels, I am unable to provide satisfactory comparison to express it in a way that you would perfectly understand, but to make it simple, it hurts, and a lot. 2 - Differences in education This one is pretty self-explanatory, but I’ll detail a bit. Most men were never told to keep their legs together, simply because of biology and society. Before the 20th century, almost no man was shamed by society for what’s between his legs (I’m not talking about size here). It’s actually quite the opposite. It’s also a fact that throughout history, it was mostly the women who were considered to be temptations, and their role to make sure they weren’t too tempting for the men. Now, it is mostly untrue today, but some figments of tradition and prejudice remain, mostly but not exclusively in families of lesser education.
Why girls close their knees tight
0 0 0 0Because it’s proper etiquette for a woman to do that since they usually have a dress on so it’s probably out of habit too
0 0 0 0I just do it without realising I’m actually doing it lol
0 0 0 0When they're wearing a skirt or dress, it's for the obvious, however, if they're wearing shorts or pants, it's likely because it's actually the proper way of sitting. It's professional looking
0 0 0 0We're ladies :D that's why.
1 0 0 0Because they see it turns you on.
0 0 0 0it's not tiring. it's more natural than spreading my legs apart
0 0 0 0Because we are not free for your viewing or entering.
0 0 0 0response to your update: yea for a hooker
0 0 0 0I didn't mean it like that lol
its ladylike. you hold your legs together so your crotch isn't open, regardless of whether you have pants or a skirt on.
0 0 0 0I understand the ladylike part but how would a girl's "crotch" be open when you have it covered with clothing.....girls are so different and always such a mystery :)
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