Things someone has done that suddenly made you weirdly attracted to them

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I got to work this morning and I have a bit of equipment that I use that I always struggle setting up.

I turned up a bit early and put it on the table ready to set up. A guy I work with who honestly I have never really even liked as a person and am DEFINITELY not remotely
physically attracted to, picked it up off the table while we were all chatting before our shift, and wordlessly constructed it for me.

For a minute I thought he thought it was his and was very confused, but he handed it to me once done.

I cannot stress how much I am not attracted to this man but it was weirdly hot.

Please share your versions of this so I know I’m not a complete weirdo!

Ok, this is a weird one. The smell of fresh, clean sweat. Guy I work with goes to the gym a lot and then changes into a suit at the office. When he leans over me at my desk, I get a whiff of his sweat and it smells glorious. It just makes me think of strong, capable men hard at work!

I find medical professionals weirdly attractive! Regardless of their age or gender haha. They could be telling me any old untrue crap but the uniforms and medical jargon does things to me. I have a bit of a crush on my physio as she keeps talking about different muscle groups 😍

On the other hand… off my tits on gas n air and had a very quick delivery . Thought the consultant who did it was hot as hell … competent, safety delivered my child, in his mask sewing me up.

went back as an outpatient and my dreams were shattered .. def gas n air goggles 😂

I do love watching a competent work man… in big boots and army pants fixing my boiler though

Yes, but didn't he say it was an easy birth or something like that, and I thought he should've shut up at that point! Easy for him, maybe!

Ugh, that's minging, does he not shower after the gym?!

A few weeks after I met DH I’d been to stay at his house for a couple of days. Took my dog and I’d put her and my bags in the car, said I’ll just dash back in make sure I’ve not left anything. As I got back to the car he had his arms through the car window, cuddling my dog and telling her to “ look after your mum”. Knew he was a keeper right there.

@Dramatic yes to the hi-vis, work trousers (tight ones with extra pockets/although grey joggers too!), and tattoos. It's a nightmare for me at work as I sort of work in construction so spend a lot of time on site surrounded by men like this 😬

Yeah that was a good book, I too am labour through and through but he came off brilliantly.

Grey joggers??

OMG it's not just me who finds competence a turn-on! I thought I was some kind of real weirdo.

Anyone else now wondering how many other women fancy their partner due to their competence?

I love a good parallel park.

I'm quite hooked on the farrier on Insta/TikTok - attractive, muscly, tattoos, loves animals...

The way he shoes a horse so competently, all while being nibbled and licked by a horse and looking fire at the same time... oh my!

And I don't even like horses!

Yes! He has tattoos too, something about the work trousers with loads of pockets for sure. Don't know if I could handle working on a site haha

My DH this very evening picked the baby up and popped upstairs then returned with him washed, changed and in his sleeping bag ready for me to feed, it’s the lack of fuss, the lack of words, I fancy him anyway but doing things like this daily, whilst also having nice forearms, definitely keeps the spark alive 😂

I’m with the forearm bit. Watching my now DH playing guitar in public, watching those forearms and hands creating beautiful music. Total sucker for musicians.

I agree with a pp that the bar is low. It's very depressing how few can even meet it, let alone raise it.

Mine was in an office canteen, bunch of men sat together talking. One did an offensive impression of someone with disabilities and one man just sat stony faced, waiting until the laughter died down, said 'really not cool, Alex', stood up and left, took his plate back to the counter, thanked the sever and walked slowly out.

Again, the bar is on the fucking floor but he was so cool with it - the confidence to just do the right thing with class was very hot. Almost shy around him ever since.

Hot things: capability, integrity and...forearms!

I’m very calm and unflappable but on a few occasions I’ve been completely overwhelmed emotionally (think bereavement, huge professional stress). My DH has just very calmly put me back on track in such a loving, encouraging way.

I know it’s exactly how it should be but it’s still so nice to know I’ve got such a lovely man backing me up. Always find him v attractive when it’s happened!

I was working on a rather intense project in a small group. We were having daily meetings and my role was to book various things in with suppliers etc after decisions were made in the meetings. It was a lot, but a relatively minor role. But every meeting he'd be like "oh, Pan, you have so much to do", noticing how much I had on. And then one day I had to send an email and I sent him the draft to sense check and he replied and said he'd gone to see the relevant person so it was all fine and could come off my to do list. Swoon. Also, fit forearms.

Oh Christ, that's like drummers twirling their sticks before going into a groove <fuuuuuck>

I was a single Mum with 3 young DC and a man in my street had no partner but his children were with him much of the time. We'd never spoken but our children had. I went to call DC in from front garden and they were chatting over the wall to this guy and his children about cereal. To hear the delightful way he engaged with them all made me swoon!!! 23 years later and he's been the best DH, Dad and Step Dad on the planet!

I find skills massively attractive. My first date with DH, we went back to his place and, while I was in the loo, through the door I heard beautiful acoustic guitar music being played. I thought it was a record he'd put on (this was the 80s), came out and he was sat gazing out of the window playing his guitar. Had to marry him didn't I?!

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He must do because he doesn’t smell bad! Just like a clean man who’s sweating. I’ve dreamt about sniffing his chest 🙈

This happened several times with the same man.

I live with a condition that makes being in noisy places difficult for me, there is only so much nodding and smiling I can do, apparently when I get to that stage I get a thousand yard stare. None of my colleagues were aware of this condition.

I was contracted to a place where it could get noisy on the ground floor due to events that they held all staff had to attend. During one of those events a man I had little to do with and was roundly considered a difficult personality by all interupted a colleague talking to me, (I'd gone to the stare phase). He looked into my face, positioned himself besides me, placed his hand behind the small of my back, respectfully and without touching, he guided me outside.

It was quieter there and the fresh air helped me get my head straight. This prickly character was talking about something his kids did over the weekend so it wasn't weird and when he saw I was ready and normal he launched into a work conversation. It always could have waited for another time, I suspected he spotted something was wrong and knew how to help.

I was incredibly grateful for his kind consideration, and considering his normal demeanour it was a weird thing for him to do but so incredibly attractive. It faded shortly after each time but it is most unlike me to want to suddenly embrace someone and hug the stuffing out of them esepcially at work. I resisted of course but had he not been married with kids I might just have done it 😆

I did try harder to be more generous to him and would stop for a short chat rather than a curt nod or hello in passing. Turned out he was interesting and thoughtful but still outwardly prickly!