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Do Tell: How Would You Define Your Type?

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 6:00am by DearSugar
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When we're on the dating scene, finding ourselves attracted to a certain type of guy is very typical and actually quite hard to avoid. Though we always hope that we’re attracted to the right type for us, the truth of the matter is, sometimes we go for the type that’s just all wrong. But of course, it all depends on the girl. So ladies, good or bad, do tell: How would you define your type?

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  • aimeeb's picture
    aimeeb
    2

    Honestly I really don't have a type...I've dated 'em all.

    I dated the guys "guy", a preppy guy, one all tatted up in a band and a few other stereotype guys.

    My boyfriend now (4 yrs) is a little bit of all of them wrapped up into one. I have to say the only constants are I only really date tall guys and I don't like them to be boring or average.

    I like my guys to be edgy and not just the typical sort of guy with the average hair cut, average fashion sense, average interests and so forth.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • looseseal's picture
    looseseal
    4

    Man, the people in the stock photo for this gives me the creeps!

    I find myself most attracted to smart-asses. But I never actually dated one of those. I've dated the sweet and earnest type, but that didn't last because, well, nothing wrong with sweet, but it didn't... "light my fire". But since I've never went beyond flirting with the smart-asses, it's all just kind of hypothetical, really.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • jackandjlin's picture
    jackandjlin
    5

    I don't consciously look for a certain "type" of guy, but when I look back on my past relationships I see one recurring, rather strange, trait. Almost every man that I've been involved with has had large teeth. I know it sounds strange but it's true. I guess I just have some weird teeth fetish!

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • TidalWave's picture
    TidalWave
    7

    My friend was telling me of her new boyfriend, that he was not her "type" and that she realized that her "type" just didn't work out for her!

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Jeny's picture
    Jeny
    8

    Taller, ethnic (latin or asian), athletic and speak a different language along with english.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • hottpink's picture
    hottpink
    9

    One constant of mine is dark hair. I also really like a "guys" guy, not pretty boys.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • ella1978's picture
    ella1978
    10

    Tall, tall, and did I mention tall? Oh yeah, and athletic!
    My exes range mostly from about 6'4"-6'9"... I'm only 5'5".
    I've finally setteled down with a wonderful man who is 6'6". He used to play basketball and tennis, and has one thing different from the tall guys I've dated in the past... he isn't an ego-centric, player type.
    I'm happy.

    I used to go mostly for blondes, and find myself still mostly attracted to blondes, but my man is salt and pepper, and it doesn't bother me that he isn't blonde.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • citizenkane's picture
    citizenkane
    11

    The appearance of every guy I've dated has been different, but all of their personalities are the same. Mostly outspoken, very funny, smart and original.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • citizenkane's picture
    citizenkane
    12

    I forgot one virtue they all had in common: humble. I HATE conceited men.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Whiplash's picture
    Whiplash
    14

    Physically, I've always gone for tall men with dark hair.

    Personality-wise, most of them have been very similar as well. It's not that I'm LOOKING for those personality traits per se, it's just that those are the guys I've found myself attracted to.

    Almost every guy I've been with has played an instrument. My current boyfriend plays three and also likes to write. I had an ex who was an artist. Most of the guys I date have little to no interest in sports (thank God), are tech-savvy bordering on geeky, have very offbeat senses of humor, read a lot, and are very smart but not very ambitious.

    Basically: smart, creative, sensitive slacker-dudes. But not slacker enough to be losers. They've all been self-sufficient and responsible.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Jude C's picture
    Jude C
    15

    Dark hair, intelligent, well-read, articulate, and worldly.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • mn48225's picture
    mn48225
    16

    I like Metrosexuals with dark features (i.e. eyes and hair not necessarily skin). However, the current guy is blonde with hazel eyes.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • BeautyXRush's picture
    BeautyXRush
    17

    The funny guy for sure. I hate boring men. They have to be funny or I wont be interested.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • CaterpillarGirl's picture
    CaterpillarGirl
    18

    I have dated them all. Preppies, artists, musicians, lawyers, poor, rich, older, younger.

    My only constant is that they have to be as tall or taller than me, no short guys, secondary is the fact that they have to have good teeth.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Catalina1988's picture
    Catalina1988
    19

    One of my friends coined a term for the type of guy I seem to go for ... "tighty righty". What can I say...I like men in tight pants!?

    Really though, I like guys who are kind, artistic, intelligent and have killer senses of humor. I'm a film student so I also look for a guy who can appreciate the cinema.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • avettafawna's picture
    avettafawna
    20

    I'm pretty shy and reserved so in the past I've gone for guys that were outgoing, and boldly flirtatious. However, after realizing that these guys are usually trouble, I have consciously changed my screening process to focus on the qualities that are most important to me and usually present themselves over time: sincerity, intelligence, kindness. I need a man of the most noble character.

    Physically, I like dark hair but can always appreciate a hansome blonde gentelman. I like a medium build, not too tall (I'm 5'1, so anyone over probably 6'2 is too tall for me) and not too short either. And I never, EVER date younger men.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • dee7up's picture
    dee7up
    21

    ugh. i ALWAYS find myself attracted to the same guys... it has yet to work out for me.
    i always end up dating tall, good-looking, self-centered musicians.
    i'm really ready to find a "nice" guy... but i find myself bored with guys who aren't artsy and somewhat rebellious.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • anna_muffin's picture
    anna_muffin
    22

    Skinny but athletic, dark haired, very smart, funny, and honest rather than sweet and nice all the time. Also older, but that may be because I don't know a lot of guys my age.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • almost famous's picture
    almost famous
    23

    All the guys I've ever crushed on and dated were very nonchalant.
    Aloof and cool...Just the way I like 'em.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • designerel's picture
    designerel
    24

    looking at past boyfriends, i don't seem to have a type either. asian, white, moroccan, muscular, skinny, overweight, bad teeth, good teeth, short, tall, older, younger, redhead, blond, black hair, brunet... haha all kinds! i guess the common factor was that i really clicked with them personality-wise. if you had to ask what i was attracted to, i like mixed guys or the tall dark handsome type, taller than me, short hair, NOT hairy (yuck).

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • emalove's picture
    emalove
    25

    I don't think I necessarily have a type physically. As long as they take care of themselves and I'm attracted to them, hair color, eye color, etc. doesn't really matter to me.

    But personality-wise...that is another story all together. I need to be with a guy who's compassionate, outgoing, friendly, intelligent, trustworthy, and who has a good sense of humor. I like a man with good manners and one who's chivalrous.

    I never cared for "shy" guys who just want to sit at home all the time, and when you DO go out places, they just sit in the corner and don't talk to anyone. I've dated a couple of guys like that and it drove me NUTS. I also NEED to be able to have intelligent conversations with a guy...if he never has anything interesting to say, I'm all set.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • roseate's picture
    roseate
    26

    I typically go for clean-cut, athletic, funny, charismatic, well-liked "nice guys."

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • inertia's picture
    inertia
    27

    I go for intelligent guys who are confident. VERY confident. I think I must be operating under the assumption that if he doesn't love himself, I'm not going to find anything worthwhile about him either. I like them skating just on the edge of narcissism. It's fun when men have the self-faith and brains to pull off ridiculous things that most people won't even attempt, but they can't be complete jerks about it.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • leeluvfashion's picture
    leeluvfashion
    28

    The guys I like almost always have brunnette hair & blue/green eyes; usually into sports too.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • leeluvfashion's picture
    leeluvfashion
    29

    Also they have a sense of humor, sort-of laidback yet they work hard at their job or sport.

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Silverlining10's picture
    Silverlining10
    30

    Blonde hair and blue eyes, nice teeth, can't be chubby (no double-chins, big guts, big thighs or fat ass), can't have a toucan-nose, can't be metrosexual or even enjoy shopping for clothes/accessories, can't have BO, can't have craters on their face, can't be dumb, can't have lots of female friends or exes, and CAN'T be a frat guy/partier, or do drugs.

    Traits I look for: sweet, honest, intelligent (good with words, facts and technology), loyal, funny (usually in a dorky way, not in a stand-up comedian way), cuddly, soft hair/skin and ambitious/determined with some money (not trust-fund rich, but enough to afford a dinner and/or a movie). Also, preferably interested in being a scientist or an engineer.

    I just listed my current boyfriend's traits because he's my first serious one, and he's pretty damn good to me!

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Silverlining10's picture
    Silverlining10
    31

    Oh, and no mama's boys or obsessive personalities (sports, cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, instruments, etc.)! My current boyfriend hates sports like me, so that's a plus! We respect it, but we aren't interested in watching people play it or going out every weekend to play it, either. I don't like guys that play instruments (they spend too much time practicing) or are dependent on friends for their life. So, guys in bands are turn-offs!

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Silverlining10's picture
    Silverlining10
    32

    Oh, and I hate guys that know everything about cars, but can't afford to buy them. I've dated guys with the personality traits I hate, so I know from experience that if a guy wants to rattle off facts about the new BMW or Aston Martin, he better be able to afford one, even if he chooses not to buy one!

    26 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • GlowingMoon's picture
    GlowingMoon
    33

    For me, all the my past loves had one thing in common: Educated. I didn't realize that until now. Now that I think about it, education in a man is important to me.

    Also, through my experience with my husband, I've grown to appreciate men who can think subjectively and objectively, and know the difference. It's something I learned to do from my husband, and sometimes, I think I'm better at it than he is.

    26 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • BedBugs's picture
    BedBugs
    34

    The guys I've found myself attracted to all have some similar traits: intelligence (this is ridiculously important to me), wit, muscular, the ability to hold a conversation with me for a long period of time, and kindness. The majority of them are a little rough around the edges and don't necessarily get along with everyone. I like guys who are soft underneath their "tough and rough" exterior.

    26 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment

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