The top picture made me realize, probably, one reason I think Ewan McGregor is so hot. That is, that he's really very similar to my beloved in many ways. I mean, look at this:
Admittedly, that's an older pic of Ron-- he's 12 years older and about 60 lbs heavier now-- but it definitely speaks to TYPE. Are we all complet monkeys about what we find attractive in a person of the opposite sex (or the gender you prefer)?
I mean, is the fact that I find those particular men, with their similar coloring etc. somehow related to the fact that my papa was a redhead with freckles? He's not my biological father, but he's been the stable, loving male presence through most of my life. Did I just, like, imprint on him like a newly-hatched duckling, unconsciously looking for a mate that reminded me of him? That is actually rather a horrifying thought, despite sounding rather likely.
There are a few others that seem to fit the profile of "I can't even explain WHY I think they're attractive." Conan O'Brian, for one.
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I like extreme coloring - blond and blue eyes, or else dark eyes, dark skin, dark hair. I have no explanation for this.
But I still think Ewan McGregor is breathtaking. It's the smile. And the crinkly eyes. And the rakish charm. And the dulcet voice. And the smile. And the streak of wicked delight. And the dimples. And the smile.
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In general, I go for pale skin and light hair, though I have had some inexplicable attractions to men with dark hair, or, uh, no hair. Now that I think about THAT, though, it roughly fits the description of my biological father. Those usually fall into the 'male authority figure' catagory or the 'bad boy' category, neither of which I ever considered relationship material.
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Its a simple formula that I've figured out after a coworker (back in the movie theater days) would show me picture after picture of guys from her magazine that she, and the managers, found attractive.
Of course, I can't reveal this formula publically. If I did, any guy could fake being as hot as I fake it.
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Well, since my picture IS in a lot of ::mumbleJapanesemumble:: magazines, then that COULD be it. But it's not the forumla I have in mind.
I applied the formula to the picture that got some of the Chatraqueras to reffer to me as 'Hot Nathan.' Nothing but success from that point on.
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A woman finds a man attractive if other women find him attractive; a man would not be in a magazine if he was not considered attractive by some women, thus the fact that he is in a magazine makes him per definition attractive. The secret to become attractive -- or hot -- is to have your loyal female friends spread the word that they find you attractive, and soon all females will consider you attractive.
It is a peer pressure thing, really. No, don't thank me for enlightening you; just spread the word that I'm hot.
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*ponders this. Falls over* The most gorgeous man I've ever met had (fake) black hair and ice blue eyes. Of course, the fact that he also had the Colin Farrell thing going on didn't hurt. Posts: 9057 | Registered: Nov 2000
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Typically... dark hair, dark eyes. Though... it's funny: since I've been with Paul (lighter hair with blue-green eyes) I've been noticing people that fit his "type" more than anything else. Posts: 1548 | Registered: Aug 2002
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If we're going to discuss my physical attributes, I'll get embarrassed. Humbleness becomes a man. Can't we just settle that I'm hot and leave it at that?
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I've never really considered a guy's coloring as a reason to be attracted to him before though. I've like guys of all different color schemes. Mostly, if I like their personality, I find myself attracted to them physically.
Of course, it doesn't hurt when you think they're the most marvelous person ever and they also happen to be cute.
Sappiness aside, I don't think we're as biologically programmed for love as we like to think we are. I think personality really overcomes a lot of genetic predispositions. Though I have always had this really strange wish to have redhaired children.... weird.
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This is true...personality is obviously a big factor. But based solely on looks, I'll go for a dark-haired, blue-eyed man over a blonde anytime. Why? I don't know. One of my ex-boyfriends admitted that his idea of a physically perfect girl included red hair and blue eyes...which, fortunately, I have.
I wonder what sort of reason there _is_ for those sorts of "types." I mean, my father has always had silver hair and hazel eyes, so that really can't have much to do with it...
Of course, it's not like I've abandoned liking men with shaved heads. Oh, not in the least. *dreamy sigh* But men with dark hair who shave their heads and also have blue eyes? Oh, dear...
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(high fives Annie) I always get interested in a guy after I like his personality, too! But I usually end up crushing on guys that look similar, body type-wise. I like skinny boys. ^_^V
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It always amazes me how rarely women say in these threads that they're looking for pasty fat men who spend no time on their appearance.
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I have actually heard quite often that women who had loving, caring fathers end up marrying men who remind them of their fathers (though physical appearance is only one facet of that).
I don't think that it works the same way in men. However, most guys that I know (myself included) have one basic physical type which they find more attractive than the rest. For me it is short girls with dark hair, dark eyes and olive skin.
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Well, see, Ron always used to go for redheads, even though he insists now that he likes brunettes better (his argument being that most redheads have pale brows, etc. and lack facial definition because of it-- which oddly enough, I agree that a really good looking guy with natural light hair is hard to find, but anyway).
I know he's not just saying that because of the actresses he goes for, notably in the Catherine Zeta Jones mold. So, we were looking through his folk's old photo albums and, lo and behold, there was his mom as a young woman. Thin, brunette, and with a big smile.
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Eastern European/Russian Jews. I had a great deal of fun at one point going through my photos and sorting out the guys I found attractive. Fairly wide range of body types and coloring, but every last one is Jewish and from Eastern Europe or Russia. My friends used to tease me about it endlessly.
And no, my dad is not Jewish or Eastern European or Russian. And none of the guys I find attractive look anything like my dad. Most of them are about as nerdy, though.
I never find actors or other people I don't know in person particularly attractive. Some of the characters they portray I find very attractive, but the actor alone hardly ever interests me.
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Actors are attractive because they're completely make-believe. They're pretend people who live inside your head. Posts: 9057 | Registered: Nov 2000
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I'm not sure genetics has much to do with how men pick their mates. My wet dream girls vary from tall Irish redheads with green eyes to blue-eyed, dark-haired Italians to most types of Ricans. My mother, on the other hand, is a medium-sized Northern European mutt (mostly Norwegian) with pale skin and brown eyes and black hair. No evidence of her anywhere in my dates.
Similarly, I doubt Jacare's mother had olive skin -- or is he less white than I thought?
Women, on the other hand, have an uncanny ability to date their fathers. That's part of the reason why I dislike meeting my dates' fathers -- if I get called "daddy," I want her to be thinking of me.
Not that I get called "daddy" nearly often enough, with the notable exception of T_Smith, but still.
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My dad had black hair and steel blue eyes. He was actually a sort of dark Irish poster boy in his youth, though he was well into his 40s by the time I can remember him. He was also a chain smoker and a military man. A real hard case authoritarian. I definitely go for NotThat.
My first college boyfriend had dark brown, kinky-curly hair-- he could have had a real white-boy afro if he'd wanted-- and hazel eyes. But I never saw him as attractive until other girls were all telling me how lucky I was that THAT guy liked me. As a matter of fact, I kept getting him confused with other guys with similar characteristics-- to the point that I wondered why sometimes he'd save me a place in line in the cafeteria and other times he wouldn't speak to me. *snort*
Just call me Oblivia.
The first guy who caught my eye in college was a little blonde artistic fellow with pale eys and sharp but very pretty features. He had a long-distance girlfriend named Olga, but eventually decided he was gay (sometime after college, I heard from a mutual friend).
See, that's the trouble with liking the pretty ones-- a large portion are gay, and another chunk are stuck on themselves. *sigh* I lucked up with Ronnie, since he spent most of his youth on the chubby side and didn't seem aware of his looks when I met him. Posts: 9293 | Registered: Aug 2000
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