Thank you everyone for replying I have read all your comments even if I haven't tagged you with a personal reply. I feel 'normal' and not so shallow now that most of you confirmed it's an important factor.
@BackToTheTop See I always liked Josie Gibson's Bristolian accent but I remember on Celebrity Dinner Date there were unfavourable comments about her strong accent. Your description of a gruff Yorkshire accent makes me think of Clive Owen the farmer of Yorkshire farm. I do like his voice and accent.
@HundredMilesAnHour Yeah I hadn't mentioned it in my op but certain grammatical mistakes do give me the ick .. even though my English is far from perfect! It's 'we / you was' for me!
@Inthesameboatatmo 😂at grandad from fools and horses! Yep, it certainly can be a huge shock and turn off when the voice doesn't match the face
@goldfinchonthelawn Yes I knew a few people like that and it's really not their fault but it does make me want to move away from earshot whenever they speak. Some voices are almost painful to hear or make me irrationally angry.
@Glitterspy Yeah, I never fancied David Beckham and I think it's his voice now that you mentioned it.
@Circumferences I loved your comment! 'Profound effect' is exactly how I feel about voices and accents and attraction. I hear you on 'posh but not oo posh' accent. It's all very subtle and different to us what makes a voice and accent attractive.. almost like the type of faces or body shapes we fancy.
@Puffalicious You and several posters have said this about NI Belfast accent. It has zero effect on me. Like you, I do find most Australian accents quite grating (sorry to any Aussies here!)
@Wouldloveanother Oh God yes! I feel the same way about Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon who I find really funny but I can't stand either their voices.
@Babdoc Your DH's voice sounds amazing. Dr Spock does have a good voice! I had to go to YouTube and listen to it :)
@feellikeanalien Si King is absolutely lovely but I really dislike his voice and accent (apologies to anyone from his region or with his accent). I don't think Geordie comes up that often as one of the sexiest accents.. it's usually French, Irish and German as the top ones from my anecdotal 'research'
@Marineboy67 See I reckon men care less about voices and accents than women in that they would look past it if everything else was great and wouldn't look past physical attraction even if her voice and accent were amazing. Unfortunately it is definitely a thing being judged for your intelligence by your accent.
@TheVolturi Guy Martin's voice is sexy. He speaks confidently but there is modesty and slight coyness. It's manly and unique... and those sideburns (swoon!).
@Shitscared123 Ah I didn't know that about Hinge! Very useful feature indeed with the voice notes!
@hotcoldnotsold Yeah a Yorkshire accent sounds comforting to my ears and I've never even been there and have no connections to Yorkshire I just like how it rolls. It sounds honest and unpretentious, take-me-as-I-am to my ears. Does that make sense? I can get turned on by the right voice and accent so I know what you mean about 'knowing that you're going to sleep with him'. When I hear a man with a hot voice and accent I imagine what he would sound like in sex.
@TheBigPeach It's funny you say about looking up to see whose voice and accent that is because I have done this and have had this done to me when I spoke up and I always feel like oh no are they disappointed, does my face not match up? haha. I'm from London and I really dislike cockney accent so it makes me smile that you describe it as gorgeous!
@PotteringPondering I have definitely listened just for the voice and switched off because of the voice or accent! :) It must be amusing getting recognised when you speak up.
@LooseGoose22 Yeah an Irish (and French) accent never really been my thing in men because I find the way the R's are pronounced a bit feminine. I like a gruffly manly voice and I suppose what could be described as harsher accents, Russian, German, Yorkshire, some Scottish...
@Xtraincome You really like ALL regional accents? I do like hearing different accents because it's interesting but I wouldn't (personally) be attracted to them all and I'm sure likewise some wouldn't like mine!
@Siameasy You naughty minx! Haha I'd probably do the same because curiosity! What made his voice sexy? What was it about it? I think I read on MN a post where they knew they'd marry this person purely from hearing their voice on the phone. Insane what the right voice and accent can do to us, isn't it?
@AtomicBlondeRose You definitely can train yourself to get used to it but I think it's more about coping with it than growing to like it. Well, for me anyway as I have had to work closely with someone who had an astonishingly loud voice, poor chap. I don't think he had a hearing issue which would have been understandable of course because the loudness was only at certain parts of a sentence or conversation.
@thenewduchessoflapland Yeah that's an insecurity of mine that my face possibly doesn't reflect I'd have such a soft voice but I think it's harder for men to have a voice so different to their physical image.