I also think it has to do with age, maybe our generation is fucked up. Most older man/women here are impressed or just scared by great built. Gosh, from my whole family my grandpa is prolly only guy who thinks I look like "REAL MAN NOW BOY!".
There is this kid at my gym. He's around 17 years old, he works out with his own father. He's tiny twink, his father is huge and really wide. I would fucking dream to have dad who goes to gym with me, only thing I could do together with my father is damn chess or pseudophilosophical disputes. Funny thing is, this guy gets tired half way and doesn't seem to enjoy it at all. He keeps asking dad when are they comming back home...
Vinci there's something about what you say but still, my gf was into "athletic" type of guys. She would praise my forearms and arms whole day long rofl and then say they look too big, yeah, sure. But then again I'm pretty sure most other girls just hate too big guys, ESPECIALLY younger ones.