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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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Therunecaster · 21/02/2019 17:58

A hairy back. The hairy the better in fact and thick tangly pubes......

MitziK · 21/02/2019 18:00

Biceps you can feel through their shirt. No fussed about the rest of them, but being able to feel their biceps Wink.

SapphireSeptember · 21/02/2019 18:00

I like pale skinny types myself, especially with hooked noses, especially if they have long dark hair!

This is a hangover from when I was 14 and developed a crush on a certain book character... Blush

Seth · 21/02/2019 18:00

Oooh..

So for me a nose that looks as if it has been broken in the past.. so a kind of bump or ridge.

Also (not necessarily with broken nose) but I like a scar on a man's face (not massive.. just like a childhood injury or a minor sporting injury .

Plus a man who is super confident in the kitchen.

minkies11 · 21/02/2019 18:00

Hairy chests.
Hairy forearms
Not hairy back.
Man sweat.
Good at fixing things and general competence at DIY.
Cheeky grin.
God I'm easy to please.

DuggeesWoggle · 21/02/2019 18:01

Backs of necks - that really delicate part at the nape of the neck. So strokable

Lovely accent like Hebridean/Western Scotland.

Predictable but yes forearms. I had a very dirty dream about a gardener I knew who was significantly older than me and rather infuriating to work with.

A shy self deprecating smile. Men that ooze self confidence just often come across like arrogant twats to me.

Seth · 21/02/2019 18:01

Oh. I think I just described Gordon Ramsey Hmmwho I don't fancy!

Flairhead · 21/02/2019 18:02

A recent discovery for me, but I'm quite fond of hairy chests. I also like a guy who speaks properly, I live in a Scottish city and can't stand the local accent, so if a guy doesn't sound like a ned that's a very good thing!

Underpressureidiot · 21/02/2019 18:03

Men driving. It’s a weird one. Also men in a waistcoat, trousers and a shirt with rolled up sleeves. See Domhnall Gleeson in Peter rabbit.

Also echoing nice forearms. My partner has loooovely forearms and also really soft hands. Oooh it gets me.

whatacrapusername2306 · 21/02/2019 18:06

A strong manly aftershave, an expensive navy suit, rugged workmen, twitchy jaw line muscles and Tom Hardy. Weak knee overload.

Tink2007 · 21/02/2019 18:07

Watching my husband tie a tie.....so random 😂

Shodan · 21/02/2019 18:09

DP has enormous hands. They're twice the size of mine and I often lose a few minutes just looking at them Grin

Generally- the little bit of chest hair that shows when a collared shirt is undone at the neck (but it has to be dark hair).

And I love a strong nose- crooked/large/whatever doesn't matter, I like a decent sized nose.

minkies11 · 21/02/2019 18:09

Oooh second a good confident driver!
Probably cos I'm shit and can't reverse park.
Confidence without arrogance.
Swearing (don't know why)
Big hands with little scars/nicks.
Brain fogging over.....

TakenForSlanted · 21/02/2019 18:11

A posh accent
A wife and kids Blush. Or being my client. Or, ideally, being my married with children client. I'd never actually go there but I sadly seem to find "strictly forbidden" ridiculously exciting.

Thisisthelaststraw · 21/02/2019 18:12

Used to be someone who could lift me up but many moons (and many takeouts) later it would take a couple of men to lift me so it’s not really.. actually HmmGrin

EnglishRose13 · 21/02/2019 18:15

Glasses.

I love a sexy geek.

Justincase87 · 21/02/2019 18:15

Rolled up sleeves (especially watching DH roll his up)
Men steering with the palm of their hand (god knows why)
Men in leather jackets who smell like cigerettes, alcohol and generic male fragrance (reminds me of being 18 in rock clubs)

Luckyduck88 · 21/02/2019 18:16

These have really tickled me! Creases in back of heads, bandy legs and fridge ingredient kitchen whizzes!

Made me realise I also have a soft spot for dark curled hair brushing shirt collars...

:)

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Mummadeeze · 21/02/2019 18:19

I like American accents (although living in England I don’t really meet anyone American). I like confidence. Am very attracted to men who speak well in public, particularly if they are funny. But any even slightly nerdy qualities put me off. I like very boyish, young looking guys, particularly with freckles.

thecatneuterer · 21/02/2019 18:19

@GisellaGiselle me too!!

chestylarue52 · 21/02/2019 18:23

Glasses

I love a man shorter than me but really strong also

ENormaSnob · 21/02/2019 18:24

Rugged, hairy and weighs more than I do.

EinsteinsArousedSausagesHCB · 21/02/2019 18:24

Stocky build with a bit of chub.
Broad shoulders.
Slightly dishevelled appearance.
And dirty wellies.......no idea why, but fuck me, there's something about a bloke in wellies.

Jellyfloodagain · 21/02/2019 18:28

I'm there with the reversing too. I also like watching men do what they're skilled at I went out with a chef once and watching him cook at home really did it for me.

FrogFairy · 21/02/2019 18:28

Checked shirts, preferably worn unbuttoned and untucked with a t-shirt underneath.

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