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!

Someone being kind to animals. Like he could look like the back end of a bus but if he goes to move a snail out of the road or something, he's suddenly attractive to me. On the flip side of that he could be conventionally gorgeous, but if he says anything along the lines of 'It's just an animal', instant ick.

This thread needs sharing to all the men of the world.This is what we like not dick pics

If only they knew 🤣 They’d stop posting photos of themselves on dating sites with massive fish they’ve caught and put pics of themselves wearing marigolds and taking the bins out 😁

Totally agree.

My dh always moves snails out of the way of the path if we’re walking and there’s one in the way. ❤️🥵😆

DH is ex armed forces, he used to carry a bag of dreamies round the base to give to the stray cats he met. He worked in media and seeing his work in national press ....he rarely talked about the technicalities and details but he was sooo good at his job.

A man on a train reading a book (that is not non-fiction) is intriguing. Sometimes I google the title of the book to find out what it is about. A deep thinker, an intellectual - so rare these days.

Anyone who openly supports Ukraine. My cup runneth over.

This thread explains the gaggle of women around the kitchen when we have a party, watching DH doing all the cooking and hosting. With his shirt sleeves rolled up

Also … there’s a big event going on locally that means there’s absolutely no residential parking in the evening once parking restrictions have been lifted. Driving around for ages looking for parking and just as I saw it another car pulled into it. This rough looking guy parked and just as I was about to drive off looking all dejected he asked, in a really strong Russian sounding accent if I wanted to park behind him. I said no it’s ok, the space is too small and he responded with “there’s no parking, I help you fit”. Russian guy then helped me manoeuvre into the super tight spot behind him and just nodded at me when I thanked him. Super hot 🥵

this is such a lovely lighthearted thread that I feel my “confession “ is not in keeping.

It is fair to say that for the last 10 years I have been in a loveless, emotionless marriage. It was 10 years ago my husband was in an accident which left him with catastrophic injuries and I a now a carer to him. Life is not easy for either of us.

So getting to the point, last week, I was driving in a rural, isolated area on my own late at night in the dark, when I saw an ex colleague of my husband parked up in a lay-by. I have known him for 30+ years and have never been remotely interested in him.

Anyway, I stopped to check he was ok, and I noticed he had a camera on tripod set up. He explained to me he was photographing the northern lights.
He took time to explain that my eyes needed to adjust to the dark then I would see them.

I stood there looking and was in awe. He then approached me from behind and put his arms around me and rested his head on top of mine. No words were spoken.
I have no idea how long we stood there like that.

It was so lovely to be held!

OP, I bet you’re just ovulating😂

It was a haircut.

Picture the scene: early 90s, pale boys with curtain hair. I had a boy mate who, after the summer holidays, came back to uni with a sun tan and a skin head. A cheeky “hello babes” and a big smile made me fall in love with him instantly.

I fell in love with my husband’s arms before I fell in love with him as a person. He works with his hands - think artist in metal - but he’s also very practical and there’s nothing sexier than a capable man.

My sister’s brother in law was at her house once to see his newborn nephew (well mine too). On his way he emptied her bins. Totally unprompted. He’s not particularly good looking but my imagine ran wild for a few weeks.

I got in a huge stress about too many jobs at home once, (in the days when I was married to a useless husband who would bully me for even getting stressed). I was telling my kids about all the difficult things I had to do. Without me knowing the lodger overheard me. He got his tools out and built the puppy pen for me (unasked) using his power tools. But what broke me was he swept up the sawdust afterwards. It was so overwhelming that a man could help me and not be a burden.

Totally get this when someone does something without you needing to ask. It’s all in the initiative!
My bf sent me a manly video of him fixing something in the garden, shirt off manly arms omg! 😅

Bloke I used to work with was pretty dull in the office, never really had much interaction. But come the Christmas do or other office party, he and I used to always end up dancing together in a flirty way. Was very 🔥

Cave man syndrome.

Sorting out the DIY/ construction for you (as opposed to building a shelter and fighting off a woolly mammoth.)

Snickers drop the knickers!

*Snickers are a brand of workwear a lot of tradesmen wear with lots of pockets

This thread is so good 🤣

For me has to be on a ski holiday - this guy there I had honestly barely registered saw me struggling to walk back to the lodge with my skis one day and wordlessly took them from me, threw them effortlessly over his shoulder and strode off! Swoon!

If a man can make me laugh, he's half way to getting my knickers off tbh.

Also competence.

But more kindness to animals and people. My vet is quite dishy, but also very professional and quite detached from the ponies, always thought he was just a vet for the money. Anyway he has been looking after dpony for the last 6 weeks after oral surgery. Dpony hates him, always has. While dpony was still sedated and vet was telling me about aftercare, vet was stoking his face and scratching him absentmindedly. Then as he came out the stable rearranged his forelock (fringe) and said 'good boy, you have been so brave'.

Did it for me. Tho I got over it when I got the bill 😁.

I’m curious to know what the female equivalent of competence porn is

Nurturing porn?

I was about to say exactly this.

Gives me quite the feelings!

Haha, was already dating but first time I saw my now DH playing to a crowd I melted. Unfortunately since discovered that watching any good guitarist play has the same effect!

Oh god this! My husband hoovered the kitchen, and put out the chairs on the table to throughly clean.

Oh this has made me cry - how poignant, and, well, lovely

In the 80s during the 15% mortgage rate period I had an evening job in a restaurant washing up - went straight from day job - was leaning over a deep sink, sweat dripping off me trying to clean a massive pan - I mean HUGE - and I felt hands on my waist - and the commis chef quietly moved me out of the way and got stuck in to the burnt on crap on bottom of said pan - no marigolds but sleeves rolled up - forearms - oh the forearms - I was absolutely knackered and was so grateful my knees nearly gave out