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Do you find your DH attractive?

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Thenamesmom · 28/08/2025 13:03

I’ve been with DH for 9 years but recently a situation happened where I was around a very attractive man (all innocent) but for the first time in many years I actually thought wow he’s attractive.

I actually felt quite guilty about it. I told DH and we both laughed about it as this man was literally created by god himself (he was Italian and Cuban) so you can only imagine.

It made me realise that I have never felt that about my DH? I don’t look at him and think oh my god I want to rip you clothes off. DH is quite short dad body and is balding quite quickly. It’s made me wonder if this is why our sex life has been affected as I’m not actually attracted to him. I love him to pieces but not attracted to him.

Im not perfect myself I’ve had 3 kids but made the effort to loose the weight and I still make an effort like I did pre kids.

Its left me feeling a bit confused in all honesty and I hope no one judges me from this post. Do you all find your husband/partners attractive?

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ZingyLemonMoose · 28/08/2025 18:55

Yes. We first met and dated ten years ago and the sexual connection was unbelievable. We’ve been together for 3 years properly, live together and have a baby (plus our own children) and I fancy the pants off him, even more than I used to. Never usually experience this by this point in any other relationship though.

IzzyHandsIsMySpiritAnimal · 28/08/2025 18:54

Yes.
We've been together over 30 years. He's changed, I've changed, but we're both still attracted to each other.

Midnights68 · 28/08/2025 18:48

No. It’s really odd because he is and always has been a very, very classically attractive man - very tall, full head of thick hair, piercing blue eyes, chiselled cheekbones.

I should be attracted to him but I’m just not anymore and I honestly don’t know why.

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 28/08/2025 18:47

DH and I both look very different, in comparison to 25 years ago.

We still love one another. I still find him attractive.

I'm also 100% sure that he still finds me attractive, too.

Ohduckie · 28/08/2025 18:44

I think my husband is very attractive, but either he doesn't feel that way about me, or himself. We are family, but not really a couple any more. It makes me really sad.

Freshstartyear25 · 28/08/2025 18:41

Yes I did back then and still do. He’s aging really well. Been together for 18 years and he has always taken his fitness seriously. He cleans up well, well dressed, tall, handsome, well toned and a real gentle man, good man overall, does more than his fair share of the house work, bringing up our children etc which makes him even more attractive to me.

TwoBigNoisyBoys · 28/08/2025 18:36

Absolutely YES. I lusted after him for about 20 years, and we’ve been together 8 years now. Obviously he doesn’t look the same as he did 28 years ago (to be fair, not do I! 😂) but when I look at him I still get a fuzzy feeling…to me, he’s absolutely gorgeous and he always will be. I still can’t believe my luck that we’re finally together…

Sylvie1997 · 28/08/2025 18:35

Chiseltip · 28/08/2025 17:02

If you met your "gorgeous" partner when you were both 25, would have given a 45 year old a second look?

Probably not, you would have thought a 45 year old is practically dead, all the balding men and women with sagging boobs and stretch marks . . no thanks!

But then you get to 45 and only see your partner, not yourself.

"I don't fancy him anymore"

"I still make an effort, even after four kids"

Really!

How much of that effort is "fake-up"?

I can make myself look Instagram worthy given an hour and enough cosmetics!

But it's not real.

Men typically don't have recourse to the "lie layers" we do. The most your "unattractive" DH can do is usually a shower and a clean shirt. For us, that's not even the starting point.

If you're over 40, with kids, trust me, you look over 40!

Wonder how attractive the OP looks without make up?

This is a million per cent true. All of the fakery and filters editing apps etc aren’t real.

Justthethingsthatyoudointhisgarden · 28/08/2025 18:29

I really fancy my partner, he looks incredibly good for his age and has his own style and dresses well when we go out. I would never say to him that I found another man attractive - I think that's a horrible thing to do.

Sylvie1997 · 28/08/2025 18:28

GreyCarpet · 28/08/2025 18:08

Finding someome attractive isn't just about their looks/body when you know someone, though.

I mean, I can't imagine my partner finds me attractive when compared to actually attractive women 🤷🏻‍♀️

He's probably attracted to me 'enough'.

Do I find him attractive? Yes but looks are the least interesting part of someone for me.

I think this is the reality for many couples but nobody mentions it.

Sylvie1997 · 28/08/2025 18:27

You feel how you feel, your eyes see what they see. There’s no point feeling guilty about it. Did you ever feel that way about your DH in the early days and then you forgot?

EmeraldShamrock000 · 28/08/2025 18:10

Yes. I think he is handsome, he's really kind too.
Women aren't dropping at his feet. 😅

velvetcoat · 28/08/2025 18:08

Yes, I really do. He has a very physical job so he has stayed very muscular and fit, even as he's got older. Sometimes I look at him and just want to jump on him.

😍

GreyCarpet · 28/08/2025 18:08

Finding someome attractive isn't just about their looks/body when you know someone, though.

I mean, I can't imagine my partner finds me attractive when compared to actually attractive women 🤷🏻‍♀️

He's probably attracted to me 'enough'.

Do I find him attractive? Yes but looks are the least interesting part of someone for me.

LavenderViolets · 28/08/2025 18:06

Yes after 25 years I still do.

TheBewleySisters · 28/08/2025 18:02

My husband is classically handsome in a George Clooney kind of way, especially now his dark hair is shot through with silver threads. He is tall and well-built with fantastic sea-green eyes and black lashes. I see the way other women look at him and react around him. We've been married nearly 30 years and he just turned 62. He started to develop a bit of a beer belly last year but went on a health kick and got it under control. So yes, I find him attractive, but I love him for his kindness, good humour, helpfulness and sense of humour.

Shewasafaireh · 28/08/2025 18:00

I’ve only been with DP for about 3 years but yes I find him very attractive. Very. To the point he probably wishes I’d find him lesss attractive 😭

I couldn’t be with someone I wasn’t attracted to, I’d probably just stay single as it’s a very rare event for me anyways. I’m quite neutral about most people, even if I look at them and objectively find them good looking (just not personally attractive to me).

ThatAgileLimeCat · 28/08/2025 17:58

Rather weirdly I look back at earlier photos of my husband and can't really see why he swept me off my feet. I think he is more handsome now, though has of course aged in those 20 years, and I rarely see anyone in real life who I think is more attractive. He did have a better body back then though, as did I.

Blueyrocks · 28/08/2025 17:58

In answer to the question, yes I still find my DP attractive - I still look at him sometimes and think, wow, that is a very attractive man. We've been together a long time and have three kids. He's gained a bit of weight but in a way that makes him look more masculine/less boyish than when we met. He's still tall and strong and has kind eyes and a handsome face and good teeth and he makes me laugh. I hope he still finds me attractive too.

Blueyrocks · 28/08/2025 17:54

Undoundid · 28/08/2025 17:27

He can toss a pizza without dropping his cigar 🤷‍♀️

😂😂😂

MsCactus · 28/08/2025 17:47

I do. But I think as women we are conditioned to not care about a mans appearance/put our desire last so I can see why you've married a man you don't fancy

gollyimholly · 28/08/2025 17:45

It's been 6 years but forced out of the honeymoon phase and catapulted into parenthood and I can still say very confidently that DH is beautiful and is aging like a fine wine.

Icreatedausernameyippee · 28/08/2025 17:42

Honestly, not in the way I probably should.
But I'm not with him, nor would I be with anyone, for their looks. It wasn't on the top of my list of priorities.

Honeymonster3 · 28/08/2025 17:40

When I met my husband 13yrs ago he was tall dark handsome and skinny exactly my type!! After 2 kids and 10yrs of marriage he's still tall dark and handsome in my eyes but he has grown a dad bod. I never used to be attracted to bigger men even though I'm no slim chicken myself, but as the years have gone by I still find him insanely attractive even though I don't fancy other men with dad bods. I think as few others have said it's our connection I love not just his physical looks and greying hair, I still find him attractive because he's an amazing dad and husband. Maybe you're missing something in the relationship that has made you question this?

bluebellsandspring · 28/08/2025 17:36

Yes, been together 30 years and still find myself looking at him and thinking he's gorgeous.