What do you find attractive about the opposite sex?

I would say the most important feature I find attractive in a woman is her having large eyes. This is probably the most important neotenous feature in my opinion. This makes her face very expressive, and elicits strong emotions to care for her.. a feminine vibe many men love in a woman.

A great example would be Bette Davis.

Another highly sought after feature I look for in women is a large looking forehead. Which may be somewhat unusual, but I have read this is also a neotenous trait. Some women who have this look do not like it and try to hide it with bangs, but I think having a high forehead really helps stand them out in a good way. This does depend on the face, a high forehead with a long face decreases the attraction. I am more looking for a high forehead with a compact face. Although as far as being a trait, this probably has more to do with hair line growth more than anything.

A decent example would be Christina Ricci.

I also find myself attracted to women with glasses, the thicker the lens the better. There are deep psychological reasons for this.. like large eyes and a large forehead, thick glasses and poor eyesight help elicit strong emotional feelings to care for her.

bekkilyn said:

It depends on if we're talking about real people or if we're talking about the ones that exist only in my imagination.

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You can share both if you want.

bekkilyn said:

Outside of attractive physical features, I suppose it would be self-confidence, but without also being a bully, jerk, or idiot. He also needs to be able to hold an intelligent conversation so that I don't end up getting bored spending time with him once any physical attraction wears down. Otherwise, I find it much more interesting being by myself and doing my own thing. Which reminds me, I enjoy spending a lot of time alone, so he needs to have his own interests and ways of entertaining himself rather than getting all clingy and emo.

No dresses. No milk-drinkers. No babies looking for mothering....

I'm probably not the best person to ask this question, thinking about it.

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I can agree with wanting someone who likes their alone time.

My social gauge fills up very quickly.

Sophrosyne said:

They have a pulse?

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Oh come on.. you can do better than that.. lol.