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What's the most attractive thing a man has done unintentionally?

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worldshottestmom · 05/06/2026 20:35

Can be your DH/DP/random man. I'm single, so my instances will be of a random man.

When I was at work recently, a man who works there, who is really chatty with me, asked me how my birthday was and idk why but it was such a turn on. Literally no-one else remembered, and I don't expect them to as I don't make a fuss of it, so the fact he remembered it was just really attractive. The bar is in hell guys, pray for me.

Another time was a few months ago; we had a contractor come in to work to fix the lift. We let on and asked how each other is etc, I mentioned being annoyed as I hadn't been able to take a break yet after 6 hours work, so he said go for your break and if anyone says anything he will sort them out. Already a turn on. I go for my break, come back and he is arguing with my manager that I should have had a break by now because of working so long etc. I think I may keep breaking the lift in hopes that he comes back.

Making this thread as I've been on a lot of threads today that ended up being really negative and want a shred of positivity on my Friday night - so, what is the most unintentionally attractive thing that a man has done that you found attractive?

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CinnamonJellyBeans · 06/06/2026 08:54

Great thread! Thank you, OP

worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 08:57

SinuousTendrils · 05/06/2026 22:51

When I first met DH we were texting for a while and the message that made me want to see him again said 'please can i see you again, even if it was just cleaning the canal out together' Bit weird, environmentally conscious and obviously keen...

Ugh this is the kind of stuff I dream about!! I would of been like yeah like clear the canal out right now lmao

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kerstina · 06/06/2026 08:59

Willow12345 · 05/06/2026 22:33

I love this thread @worldshottestmom!
And completely agree with @Vvvvvvvvv- I find all those things hot in men too. I’m in my 50s and recently chatted in a cafe to a very sexy 70 year old man about how gorgeous our dogs were.
Older, animal-loving men just do it for me 😊

Makes me think of Monty Don and how he talks to his goldie. ❤️

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TheGreatDownandOut · 06/06/2026 09:00

I joked to mine to ‘just call me a mucky bitch’ (thing I had accidentally spilled food on me) and he said “I couldn’t call you a bitch even in jest”

He also works with animals and is extremely calm and patient with them - a lot of them are nervous.

worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 09:02

Mumandcarer80 · 05/06/2026 22:54

I had been seeing ex a few months woke up one morning at his realised I had come on my period. So he went to the shop and got me some pads.

Idk why but men being chill about doing things like this and periods in general is just hands down the most attractive thing ever. Maturity in any sense is just a turn on. Nothing worse than a man grossed out by a period.

This reminded me of the only ever ONS that I had in uni, where the next morning I was sat on his bed getting dressed, stood up and there was a massive jam stain on his bed sheets. I could have died on the spot. I go into his bathroom and, being a male uni student, he had no toilet paper, not even an empty toilet roll bit of cardboard to use in an emergency. I was actually mortified. I heard him gasp while I was in the bathroom as well and omg wanted to die.

I emerged from the bathroom and he didn't mention it, walked me to the bus stop and I just blocked him cos I was so embarrassed hahaha. Never seen him again since, thank god! Cannot believe I have just told this to the world.

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Helloandgoodmorning2 · 06/06/2026 09:02

DP (now DH) was once picking me up from the station and there was a man outside who had got off the train, with blood on his face, looking rather down and out and DP rolled the window down and said “Are you all right mate, is there anything I can do to help?” Bloke thanked him and said “no”.
I knew I was with a keeper then!

worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 09:02

chatgptmeup · 05/06/2026 22:56

On a first date he pulled out a little notebook at the end and asked me when I was free next week to do it again. No weird waiting for messages, just straight up "I like you and I want this again". He made his intentions clear, and it was refreshingly nice. 10 years and 2 DC later, we're still happily married.

That is so romantic tbh I love nothing more than a man who knows what he wants and doesn't play games to get it. Ya lucky sod

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Shodan · 06/06/2026 09:04

DP carried my elderly cat to bed the other day and crooned to her while he did so.

He's a dog person, always has been. Said he didn't like cats. He's also a self-described 'geezer', But he cradled that 6 pound girly cat in his big hands and carried her gently to her bed. It was a few minutes before he came back and I asked him what he'd been doing and he said 'Well she wanted some strokes so I sat down with her for a bit.'

Little kindnesses. It's always the little kindnesses.

worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 09:04

Mummypie21 · 05/06/2026 22:58

My car broke down in the middle of the road. I told the young man in the car behind me to either go around me or go back as I couldn't move. He came out of the car and said it wasn't safe for me here and he will help get my car parked to the side. I was scared as there were other cars coming but he was able to me off the road.

I still think how kind he was as he could have just driven round me. The last thing he said was 'you'll be ok now. You're in a safe position'.

Ugh we love a protective man 😍 what a sweetheart. I would have dropped to my knees in an instant. I initially meant to propose when I wrote that, but anything goes

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worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 09:06

Biffsboys · 05/06/2026 23:08

Watching Dh hit a golf ball - the strength behind it and the sound as the club hits the ball does something for me . Strange I know 😊

Any man that golf's can just have me

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MyDayMyWay · 06/06/2026 09:06

BaublesAndGlitter · 06/06/2026 06:55

DH - a few days ago I got my foot caught in the hem of some wide trousers as we were walking and almost went flat on my face but DH caught me. It was literally like in a film, his grip was so firm and he followed up by putting me back on my feet, asking if I was ok and kissing me. It was lovely.

On the opposite note, we have a nephew with a disability and DH often takes him off to do things he thinks he can’t do. He’s always so patient and relentlessly positive and their relationship is amazing. So attractive.

He was brought up on a farm and I’ve watched him calm a panicked horse, cry over having our dog pts and calmly deliver a lamb. Cliche but 100% swoon-worthy.

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This one about the nephew is the absolute winner of this thread for me.
I'm the parent of a dc with a disability and omg i would kill to have an uncle in his life who saw what he missed out on and took him to places.
It's not a one off extravagant gesture but long term consistent love and capability. What a great man. Hold on tight to him.

worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 09:07

Swissmeringue · 05/06/2026 23:09

I was walking my dog and she got a huge cut in her paw from a bit of barbed wire hidden in some long grass. She was a rottie (46kg) and there was no way I could carry her. Anyway a few minutes later a big guy came past jogging, stopped to see what was wrong, immediately picked her up and carried her the full mile back to my car like she was a chihuahua.

If I hadn't already been married I'd 100% have asked for his number.

Omg what a hero!! That is honestly so romantic. You should have asked if he's ever considered polygamy

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worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 09:07

Tahlbias · 05/06/2026 23:14

Wrote a song for me 😍 we've been together 19 years ❤️

This is my dream and I am not jealous. This is why there are no good men left, you've all taken them 😢

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Ribenaberry12 · 06/06/2026 09:08

I was supposed to go on a work trip but got swapped out and was gutted because I really wanted to go. I joked to a colleague ‘bring me back a present’. He knows I like to write and brought me a back the most beautiful notebook. I was only joking and didn’t expect anything but it meant so much because it was so thoughtful and personal. Saw him as so attractive in that moment!

I love driving and another colleague gets into work at the same time as me and always ballses up his parking in his wreck of a car. I don’t know why but I always find it really attractive when I’ve just eased my car sleekly into a space and he’s struggling and then gets out of his car and smiles and shrugs at me. 😂

worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 09:09

Puffalicious · 05/06/2026 23:15

The very night I met DP - in a pub randomly- he asked if I'd like a drink back at his flat (v short walk). His flat was on the edge of a large park, & as we approached he wondered why there was lights & busyness in the park. He asked a young woman who was in hi-vis, who told us a large sporting event was on the next day & there was work through the night. She was security. He asked if she'd like a hot drink (it was late & cold), popped to the flat & made a flask of tea & added a few chocolate biscuits, telling her to just leave the flask against the wall when finished.

That did it. Together coming up 16 years- outstanding step-dad to my big boys & amazing dad to our teen. He's still the kindest man I know. (His forearms also do it for me 😀).

Oh my goodness that is so kind and sweet of him how lovely! I was so hoping someone would bring up forearms, I go mad for a good forearm. When they're meaty and dense, throw a few veins in there oooooof

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worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 09:11

PoppingZits · 05/06/2026 23:15

Aww, I saw something similar a few days ago. Car stuck in middle of road with door wide open and hazards on. A man was walking and clapping his hands behind two adult geese and their babies to steer them to safety. So cute (the geese and goslings!)

And the man was cute too cos that is adorable my goodness

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Newstartplease24 · 06/06/2026 09:17

actors can be awful and arrogant on set. Max Beesley is the kindest, charmingest man you could ever meet. I’m from the NW and find a lot of men in the SE negative and arrogant relative to the way guys will flatter you and help you up there. MB is full of that “let me give you a hand, chuck” NW energy and when I and a mate were slightly out of our depth running a set I didn’t really have the experience to do, he kept stepping in and making things easier. I will always remember him grabbing two camera tripods and legging it upstairs with them to help to disguise that i’d forgotten to hire a runner. Heart of gold alongside a certain level of bad boy energy is killer. He was one of those actors you used to get back then who couldn’t believe his luck, really appreciated the lifestyle rather than being a brickie or something, and he always looked after production crew with just the slight edge of gendered gentlemanliness that feminists are supposed to disapprove of. HES HOT AS FUCK

worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 09:17

SallyDraperGetInHere · 05/06/2026 23:19

I love these.

I put my name forward for election to a professional body I’m in. The colleague I eas sitting beside nipped out and returned with two coffees, and said ‘thought you might like this’ as the count was going on. He chatted nicely to distract me from my nerves, and it was the kindest thing (even though it was a latté and I don’t like milk). He’s not my type but it was so considerate I knew I’d a friend in my corner. (I got elected, and he’s a super supportive colleague. Being considerate is a trait that elevates anyone in my eyes)

Awww it's little gestures like this that mean the most to me tbh! How sweet of him. Congratulations on getting elected, as well! He sounds like someone who would always fight your corner 💖 if only he was fit, too.

This reminds me of when a new manager at work bought me a coffee for a meeting we were having, he was so attractive but also bought me a latte and I also hate milk in coffee. I sat there drinking it and must have looked in pain as he said "You don't have to drink it you know" with a little chuckle. I just said "no it's really nice I'm really enjoying it thank you" and he just burst out laughing and said okay. Heartbreakingly, it turned out he was gay 😢 its always the way

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worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 09:19

SparklyBrickViper · 05/06/2026 23:20

Have a lot going on in recent years, life feels a bit heavy.

Walked into the office one day and a colleague said “you look tired”, I shrugged and muttered something along the lines of “and I can assure you I feel a hundred times worse than I look”.

Few days later dragged myself back into the office, and whilst I was trying to log on the same colleague comes over to my desk, with an espresso, served in a cup and saucer.

”I remembered you talking about you trip to Rome, and the espresso bar you visited. Thought this might cheer you up”.

First time I’d noticed he had blue eyes, and if I wasn’t married I’d have been over him like a rash.

Oh my gosh how thoughtful and considerate of him! What an absolute gem. Its always the most attractive when they do things like this when you're at a low point. Always the case that they're married, too 😒 though I hear divorce is on the rise; there is hope!

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PermanentTemporary · 06/06/2026 09:19

I’m going to lower the tone massively… I was seeing a guy casually, kind of FWB except we weren’t friends. I thought he saw me purely as a warm female body tbh, not a great situation, though he was absolutely spectacular in bed, no regrets. Anyway, I started having orgasms by other people for the first time ever while I was seeing him. We were texting about our next meeting once, and the subject came up, and he sent me a lengthy detailed description of exactly how my orgasms occurred and looked. I was truly blown away by his attention to detail and rather aware that I couldn’t have done the same for his. Massive turn on and helped me realise what made him God’s gift in the sack.

worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 09:20

RetiredFromExplaining · 05/06/2026 23:20

My DH will remember that I casually said I need to buy a thing or I must water the garden and he will do it and wait for me to notice. So he won’t say, “I watered the garden for you, aren’t I amazing!” I’ll notice and ask, “did you do that?” And he’ll say “might have”. He loves doing things like that for me.

He came back from doing the big shop this morning at 8am (yes he does the shopping, cooking and laundry too) and saw one of the electric blinds in my study hadn’t opened up, so he charged it for me before I was even in there.

This is the kind of man I so desperately want!!! Acts of service do wonders for me, how deeply attractive. The cheeky little "might have", as well, what a turn on. Lucky lucky!

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Tahlbias · 06/06/2026 09:26

worldshottestmom · 06/06/2026 09:07

This is my dream and I am not jealous. This is why there are no good men left, you've all taken them 😢

Don't give up OP! One will come along, when you are least expecting it ❤️

Squirrelsnut · 06/06/2026 09:28

When I was around 20, I went to the Bronte Parsonage museum. I was a bit obsessed with WH. As I was mooching around, a handsome, poetic-looking, young man spoke to me shyly, like he really wanted to start a conversation. It was so attractive but I was an idiot, went scarlet and practically ran away.
DH didn't want a cat and is a bit germ phobic, so seeing him snuggle our cat and talk nonsense to her is very appealing.

TerfOnATrain · 06/06/2026 09:32

VenusClapTrap · 05/06/2026 20:58

He stopped to say hello to a cat in the street.

The winner 💯 that is my kind of man

indiekidforever · 06/06/2026 09:34

When I met my now fiancé I had been a single mum to twins for almost 10 years. We’d been dating for a few weeks quite casually when was Mother’s Day. He brought me flowers just in case nobody else had. He was right I’d never once had flowers for Mother’s Day, I was smitten right there 😍 plus he has good, tattooed forearms 🤭

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