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Working class men are the most attractive

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User3365237 · 17/10/2025 12:21

And there's no convincing me otherwise.

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OP posts:
Soonenough · 17/10/2025 13:11

OK Lady Chatterley , I'll play along . An accomplished man is always an attractive mam. Be that in the arts , science or plumbing . Personally I find a man who can do at least general DIY quite a catch.

Whaile · 17/10/2025 13:11

I have to admit I find all the men on Made in Chelsea extremely unattractive. I went to a private school and grammar school and consider myself lower middle class. A cheeky northern , working class lad with high cheekbones is my type! No idea why…

I married the exact opposite but my next door neighbour is a very successful carpenter and I do get a bit swoon-y when I see him doing projects in his garage/driveway.

Dh is a vet. But can’t do diy at all. He obviously is skilled in other ways .

Slowdownyouredoingfine · 17/10/2025 13:11

Used to be when I was younger, and physically a man in tradie clothes IS attractive but not if he’s a bone head. There’s loads of men attractive for all different reasons, I like all sorts 😂 My GP is attractive in an entirely different way.

ELMhouse · 17/10/2025 13:09

When you say working class do you mean tradesmen types? Or any working class like a chap that works 40 hours a week in Tesco?

also I don’t think anyone on this thread has equated intelligence to class most people who have mentioned intelligence have said that they prioritise intelligence irrespective of class.

i like a nice face, intelligence and humour above all and i don’t care what class you are as long as you can hold a conversation and we have similar sense of humour!

teacupzs · 17/10/2025 13:08

No thanks. Give me a crisp white shirt with the sleeves rolled up over that any day.

But surely it's what the arms look like under the shirt or is the actual shirt you like?

thecatneuterer · 17/10/2025 13:08

I'm really attracted to the Made In Chelsea, floppy haired, Hugh Grant types. It's just what floats my boat.

Stereotypical working class men absolutely don't/didn't do it for me (unless they happened to be also Latino).

freshpyjamas · 17/10/2025 13:08

menopausalfart · 17/10/2025 12:27

I'm attracted to intelligence so class doesn't come into it.

You have the best handle I’ve ever seen in my life

teacupzs · 17/10/2025 13:07

I don't think there's a markable difference until you get to the upper echelons of society where generations of inbreeding have taken their toll and you have a bunch of Habsburgs
true dat

menopausalfart · 17/10/2025 13:07

@seaelephant I like a strong jaw, just not that strong.

BrightSpark10 · 17/10/2025 13:07

Everyone likes different things. You may find construction workers attractive some women like man in suits 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ not sure what is here to discuss.

PerriFuckingSickOfIt · 17/10/2025 13:07

Hmmm I totally get where you’re coming from op. But it’s a massive generalisation!

Weedy posh thin lipped public school boys - no!
Even a posh accent is quite unattractive IMO.

But DH is big, beefy, went to private school, ex rugby player, doesn’t sound posh, is very intelligent, sweary, funny, kind and cooks. So, I guess I got the best of both here ?!

seaelephant · 17/10/2025 13:06

I don't think there's a markable difference until you get to the upper echelons of society where generations of inbreeding have taken their toll and you have a bunch of Habsburgs

MO0N · 17/10/2025 13:06

"Strong in the arm and thick in the 'ead" tends to have been my preference in the past.

IAmThePrettiestManOnMyIsland · 17/10/2025 13:06

Thingyfanding1 · 17/10/2025 12:43

If you like small heads, eyes to close together and thin lips then I guess so.

What? 😂

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 17/10/2025 13:05

User3365237 · 17/10/2025 12:36

I'm talking about the rugged types on building sites etc. Intelligence and class are entirely separate.

No thanks. Give me a crisp white shirt with the sleeves rolled up over that any day.

zazazaaar · 17/10/2025 13:05

sleepingstar · 17/10/2025 12:38

Not physically attractive to me but I do like an RP accent though but wouldn’t swap Dh in for an accent.

Interesting I find an RP accent really unattractive. I love a gentle north lancs twang, a Durham accent or West Scots. Can't stand Essex, Estuary, RP, Bolton or Brum No idea why though.

neverevergonnaeatkale · 17/10/2025 13:05

OP do you mean that men who do a hard manual job are the most attractive? As that’s not all working class men. Tom Hardy isn’t working class!

teacupzs · 17/10/2025 13:05

Tom Hardy is very much my type but most men regardless of class don't look like him!

Working class men are the most attractive
menopausalfart · 17/10/2025 13:04

Maybe change your statement to physical attractiveness.

WhereYouLeftIt · 17/10/2025 13:04

Why are you treating "working class men" as if they're some sort of homogenous blob and not individuals, with individual appearances / behaviours / values / attractiveness?

Jugjug · 17/10/2025 13:03

teacupzs · 17/10/2025 13:00

Baking in the sun all day vs sitting in an office all day

Working class men don't always work outside do they?

Just face facts they’re baking in that sun a lot more than a man with an office job.

like I said though I’m not being a snob I was an underclass harlot my whole adult life until I married a man with an office job last year.

builder type men I just don’t see the appeal tbh

TwistedWonder · 17/10/2025 13:03

User3365237 · 17/10/2025 12:59

@Comeonbabylightmyfire My point is just because someone is working class doesn't mean they're thick, as a few posters seem to be implying.

No it doesn’t and it’s just crashing snobbery to stereotype anyone who has a manual job and a regional accent as thick and below them.

I value emotional intelligence a million miles above academic qualifications and some of the smartest most engaging men I’ve met are tradesmen

teacupzs · 17/10/2025 13:03

The average male on a building site will have a better body then the men in my office but face matters to me.

HoppingPavlova · 17/10/2025 13:02

I'm with you with Tom Hiddleston

Yes, not into him personally as it would be robbing the cradle somewhat, but when watching his dancing I think I could be somewhat persuaded🫣🤫

Devilsmommy · 17/10/2025 13:02

welcometotheblackparadee · 17/10/2025 12:39

Give me a man in worker boots, the pants with all the pockets and calluses on his hands any day of the week 😍

No shame in saying I have a type and it's absolutely manual labourer.

Oh yes, love seeing my husband in his orange hi Vis trousers with all the pockets and his steel toe cap boots all filthy. Nothing sexier🥰

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