# Ladies - In general, do you find men with red hair and freckles attractive? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 21, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768 "2003-08-21T20:49:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omnipresent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/1 "2003-08-21T20:49:37Z")
Further, would you eff a man with red hair and freckles? Does it matter to you at all? ---
**Author:** ![elfje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@elfje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfje)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/2 "2003-08-21T21:07:23Z")
I’m dating one, and he’s the love of my life. have to say: he’s ginger, which has now gone dark on his head, but his pubes are still brightly orange. It’s quite funny. He’s no freckles in his face, but the rest of his body is absolutely covered in it. Me, I’ve only freckles in my face; nowhere else. My favourite passtime is to kiss every single freckle on my BF’s body 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/3 "2003-08-21T21:33:48Z")
you betcha! ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/4 "2003-08-21T22:00:37Z")
Hell yes. If I warn’t a merried leddy alreddy. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/5 "2003-08-21T22:16:55Z")
Sure, redheaded guys are cute. (Don’t tell my husband, though.) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/6 "2003-08-21T22:37:02Z")
Sure, I dated one before I met my boyfriend. He was sexy (but not as much so as my boyfriend!) ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/7 "2003-08-21T22:58:11Z")
Dating one, and he’s the best in bed, on the planet. ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/8 "2003-08-21T23:00:07Z")
I’m dating one. His hair looks reddish-brown though. Usually he keeps it real short, like almost bald. I persuaded him to grow it out earlier this year and people would come up to me and say, “I didn’t know J had red hair!”. He doesn’t have a heck of a lot of freckles, mainly on his shoulders and upper back. He’s so cute :). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/9 "2003-08-21T23:39:16Z")
I really dig the redheads. Freckles just add to the package. ---
**Author:** ![KeithT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/10 "2003-08-22T00:07:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Little Bird \* > \*\*I really dig the redheads. Freckles just add to the package. \*\* How _you_ doin, **Little Bird**? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/11 "2003-08-22T00:19:41Z")
Redheads are good. Out of curiosity, **Omnipresent** , why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/12 "2003-08-22T00:24:22Z")
In gereral, no, red hair and freckles are not an immediate turn on for me. They’re not a definite turn off either, but neither are attributes that are especially appealing to me, personally. Of course, I’ve seen some redhead/freckled guys that are attractive. Hell, some guys look great with red hair. It depends on the whole package. As to whether or not I’d fuck one…I have no idea. Suffice it to say I’d fuck some of them (assuming I wasn’t already taken). ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/13 "2003-08-22T00:24:23Z")
In gereral, no, red hair and freckles are not an immediate turn on for me. They’re not a definite turn off either, but neither are attributes that are especially appealing to me, personally. Of course, I’ve seen some redhead/freckled guys that are attractive. Hell, some guys look great with red hair. It depends on the whole package. As to whether or not I’d fuck one…I have no idea. Suffice it to say I’d fuck some of them (assuming I wasn’t already taken). ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/14 "2003-08-22T00:26:59Z")
Oops, missed a word in that second sentence…(in addition to double posting it). It should read “but neither are _they_ attributes\*”, they being red hair and freckles. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/77aa72/32.png) [@Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_On_My_Sleeve)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/15 "2003-08-22T00:50:41Z")
Not a turnoff, but not necessarily an automatic turnon. Would I have sex with one? The hair/freckles would have absolutely nothing to do with whether or not I would. ---
**Author:** ![October](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@October](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/October)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/16 "2003-08-22T01:42:49Z")
It depends on the guy. like **Heart** said, it’s not an immediate turn on (just like not every dark haired man turns me on), but it’s not a turnoff. If you asked me to create my ideal man, he’d probably have dark hair, but I’ve dated blondes and brunettes (is that the proper term for a dark haired man?). I’ve never dated a red-haired man, but I had a giant crush on one once, and I’ve definitely been attracted to them. In general, my attraction to men has a lot to do with their attitude, less with their looks. If I met the right redhead, I wouldn’t kick him out of bed for eating crackers 😉 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/17 "2003-08-22T01:48:56Z")
I don’t, but I don’t think many redheads of either gender (especially those of us girls with brothers or boys with sisters with red hair too) find themselves attracted to too many other redheads. It’s got to be people thinking anyone with redhead is related to you that causes the other redhead to have to be exceptional looking to get your notice. OTOH, my brother has always had throngs of girls following him about, so _some_ girls definitely find redhead guys attractive. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/18 "2003-08-22T01:50:46Z")
Strangely, three of the four men I’ve known in a Biblical sense have been redheaded (two of them with freckles). I say strangely, because if you’d asked me about redheads before I was 24 years old, I’d have said “meh”. Of course, considering that the first redhead was a sociopath, the second was an emotionally delayed basketcase, and the third refused to use a condom properly, I may have something of a Pavlovian reaction to redheads by now. Or not. We could certainly find out. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/19 "2003-08-22T02:10:03Z")
It would definately get my attention, which would probably up my chances of noticing and/or propositioning you (assuming I was single at the time, which I’m not ATM). I can take or leave freckles; red hair is different and interesting, though, which makes it neat. ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768/20 "2003-08-22T02:58:40Z")
To clarify: freckles in particular are a plus. Red hair is nice too, but not more so than other colors. But freckles are… well… a plus. On any color person. Black-guy freckles are just as hot as white-guy freckles. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-general-do-you-find-men-with-red-hair-and-freckles-attractive/196768.md?page=2)