This reminds me of a story I read about a young Mormon man who was raised in Texas on a ranch and was used to doing outdoor things and using his body physically for chores and caring for animals and was involved in sports and was a fairly muscular and masculine young man. He had a work-related (I think) extended visit to Utah and while there, met up with some of the local Mormons for worship and social things.

He noticed that the Mormon males in this community were much weaker and less athletic-looking than himself and those back home. In social settings, the married Mormon women would sit up and take notice of him and stare in a manner that seemed both confused and interested. Then, there would be a glance at their own wimpy husbands as if to wonder why this new guy looked so different.

The takeaway was, that any normal hetero female will notice and prefer a strong, manly man, and will recognize when one is in their presence.