Anyone ever taken a chance on a partner that wasn't their 'type' and end up really happy ?

[painterofhope]

Just that! I'm interested in the idea of having a type and what it really
Means ? For me , I find tall, strong , dark haired men very attractive yet the only one I had a relationship with turned out to be a wanker . Personality , I am a chatty person yet I feel that I attract much quieter men and end up being largely ignored when things settles down.

Yep - spent years going out with tall, hearty red trouser wearing sloaney types.

Wound up married to a short, neurotic American .

I definitely have a type: very lean, with a shaved head (I don't like hair on men) and a whip-smart sense of humour. I never went for bad boys or jocks. Haven't deviated from type since I was 14 and first started dating. I think I did well with DH as he's the best of all of them.

I'm not sure if I have a type. 'Man' might cover it, I'm extremely susceptible to maleness.

Maybe tall, broad dark guys with a bit of weight on and hidden emotional problems - i guess most of my partners in the past have been like that. Current bf is about my height and was blondish before he went grey, a skinny runner rather than a rugby build, and quite self sufficient. I lust after him to an incredible degree. But he's very like a guy I saw for a while that if I'm honest I'm still getting over, so perhaps it's just that my type has changed. God knows I had therapy for 2 years to try and stop being so co-dependent. I'm hoping it worked.

My DH is not the alpha male type I’d dated and had long term relationships with in the past. When I first met him I wasn’t sure - he wasn’t that dominant, confident, masculine person that in my head I lusted after. It turned out that he’s a gentle feminist who believes in fairness and I’m so thankful that he’s my teammate in life. He is very tall with broad shoulders though, so did tick a more shallow box or two.

My dp is a tall , stocky, bearded metal head who used to skate board, he is quite and gentle. I'm short with a love of tracksuits, r n b and I'm a chatter box. Our interests are polar opposite but we work because our morals align and we balance each other out. Never in a million years would we have said we were each others type but we get on really well and have a great time.