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What random / secret things do you find attractive?!

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Luckyduck88 · 21/02/2019 17:05

So... here are the random things I find attractive in a man.

-someone who is good at catching. This sporting prowess makes me weak at the knees.

-an effortless parallel parker. Swoon.

-Smoking. Hear me out... I do not want a smoker in fact I'd actively avoid a man that smokes... but deep down maybe it's the Hollywood old school glamour (or more likely deep seated crushes on the bad boy at school lighting up behind the bike shed) hangs head in shame

What are your slightly less obvious 'secret' things that make you fancy someone?

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ApocalypseNowt · 21/02/2019 17:06

Men with nice forearms who put their hand and the back of the passenger seat headrest when reversing a car.

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ApocalypseNowt · 21/02/2019 17:07

^on

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erja · 21/02/2019 17:07

I had a laugh at your first one, I'm not even sure why!
Completely agree with the parking one (especially when they do that thing where they put their arm round the back of your seat while they look behind...!)
Also agree about the smoking one. I'd actively not date a smoker but sometimes...Blush

Mine are a bit too general and more personality types so can't think of any but I'm going to jump back on if I do! Grin

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Aprilshowersarecomingsoon · 21/02/2019 17:09

Workman in a hiviz....

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BeckyButterworth · 21/02/2019 17:10

Really good posture, the kind that looks effortless, iykwim.

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ShakeYourTailFeathers · 21/02/2019 17:10

You'd love DH OP - he's awesome at parallel parking. He even parallel parked our caravan once.

He doesn't put his hand on the headrest though. We have a backup camera Grin

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mistermagpie · 21/02/2019 17:11

Men who have slightly bandy legs! Like Andrew Lincoln in the walking dead. I don't find anything else about him particularly attractive but I always find bow-legged men a bit sexy. Weird.

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hoodathunkit · 21/02/2019 17:12

A willingness to dive into ponds and rivers risk being stung in order to rescue bees from death by drowning.

Always makes me go weak at the knees.

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easyandy101 · 21/02/2019 17:13

Girls with really well muscled backs and shoulders

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MeganChips · 21/02/2019 17:13

Veiny forearms, aftershave and pock marks.

I think it harks back to the boys I had crushes on in my teens.

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erja · 21/02/2019 17:14

Arm tattoos - but that's not too random!

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Nottobesoldseparately · 21/02/2019 17:14

A good forearm, is not so random.
I know plenty of women who swoon at a good forearm, myself included.

And I don't get the bit about reversing, with the arm round the passenger seat, I think because I do it. Don't think you'd swoon at me!

One of my random swoons is men, usually army or cops with their trousers tucked into their laced up boots. Wow!

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Disfordarkchocolate · 21/02/2019 17:16

A very straight nose
Green eyes
Awesome parallel parking skills
Luckily my husband has all three.

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luckiestgirl · 21/02/2019 17:17

Oooh forearm on headrest when reversing — YES!

In fact, forearms in general. Especially in rolled up white shirt sleeves.

Especially resting on the window while driving.

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iklboo · 21/02/2019 17:17

Nice forearms
Great thighs
A biggish nose

Smoking is an absolute turn off for me.

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Mother87 · 21/02/2019 17:18

When OTHER (cute) men put their hand on the back of the headrest when reversingBlushwhen DH does it, he misses whacking me in the face by 2.5mm... actually can't remember being in a car with a cute man so who am I trying to kidGrin

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EggysMom · 21/02/2019 17:18

Men that smell nice. I think it comes from a first boyfriend who always made the effort, I could snuggle and inhale him for hours. I can't even tell you what scent he wore - just that he obviously made an effort, and it's stuck with me since!

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redtreesummer · 21/02/2019 17:18

flak jackets

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luckiestgirl · 21/02/2019 17:19

Oh I forgot it had to be odd. Mine are quite mainstream.
Ok how about men in scruffy woolly jumpers. That seems to be pretty niche.

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noego · 21/02/2019 17:19

Bookmarking
This'll be interesting :)

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VictoriaBun · 21/02/2019 17:20

A man with sturdy legs. Which is ideal because I do not like skinny men and like a bit of meat on mine. Also a man that goes out the door in the morning clean ,but comes home a little bit more manly smell ( obvs not stinky b.o ) but a tad more sweaty / hard at work / can tell they are a man smell .

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colourrunruinedmyhair · 21/02/2019 17:22

Another vote for men with nice firearms here and nice hands, and men who have bracelets (leather friendship style) Blush

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colourrunruinedmyhair · 21/02/2019 17:23

*forearms not firearms Grin

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InsomniaTho · 21/02/2019 17:23

Not smoking but someone rolling a cigarette. No idea why.

Shirt sleeves rolled up.

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SuperPixie247 · 21/02/2019 17:24

Definitely agree with the forearms, tattoos, smoking (Blush) and the hand on back of seat reversing thing.

Also a man who has a confident walk.

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