Okay. Imagine that you have a choice of five males (no fainting in the background please).
Guy #1: He’s tall. Blonde. Tanned. Well-Muscled (not Schwartznegger-esque though). Of medium intelligence, this guys more an action man, ready to pounce on the nearest villain and pound him into oblivion. He has a steady range of weapons in his arsenal, the most prominent (and his favorite) of which is his double-edged axe. He can be both commanding (to other men though), and he takes charge very often, but he is caring also. You have seen him free entrapped pigeons at night. He does have compassion. But foremost he is a strong and heroic figure, who has that manner of steely toughness about him.
Guy #2: Medium height. Jet black hair. Slightly tanned. Medium Build. High level of intelligence. This is a more stealthy charachter -think of a secret covert operative. All his moves are very subtle and graceful. Extremely skillful hands that glide silently over his opponents. His favourite weapon is one with a silencer over the barrel, and his intention is to move like lightning on ice without making a sound. This is a man who is extremely cool under pressure, calculating and methodical in his manner. However, underneath his icy exterior is also a man who has compassion, though he tends to be weary of showing it to anyone other than his beloved.
Guy #3: Tall. Slim (bordering skinny even). Darkish red-hair. Somewhat pale. Extremely highly intelligent. Wears medium-thickness black glasses. An experimental scientist, think of a good-looking nerdy lab-rat. Very shy. A little awkward. Is a genius at computers and excels academically in any of the sciences. Very sensitive and caring. Would grow a flower for ten whole months just to give it to the woman he loved. Exceedingly romantic (a closet romantic). Always attempts to get his work done first though.
Guy #4: Tall. Medium-Heavy build. Jet black hair in curls. Brownish-tan. Medium level of intelligence. Wears black shades. Think of a grungy biker (but not dirty, his clothes are clean) in black goth outfit. Wears a bandana on his head. Rides a Harley (calibre to your choosing). This is the rebel. He hates authority, and doesn’t stand for anyone else’s BS. He tells it like it is. He is tough. He is strong (though not an action-man in its purest sense). The quintessential bad-boy. Your mamma’s would hate him. He doesn’t give a rat’s backside about anybody except himself. But the woman he loves is a different matter. He will give the woman he loves anything she desires (including kinky underwear).
Guy #5: Medium Height. Dark hair. Slightly tanned. Slender but toned. High level of Intelligence. Wears casual clothes but not too hippy. Very much into his poetry (which he writes himself). Works in a steady 9-5 job and goes to the gym three times a week. A caring and sensitive kind of guy, very much opposed to fighting. However, he will die for the woman he loves. Is very devoted to his beliefs. Can be headstrong in that way sometimes. This is the more average kind-of-guy, but as mentioned, he has strong opinions and is willing to stand by his ideologies.
Okay, given that the women of the SDMB HAVE to choose a guy (and only ONE guy) from the select panel of males above, which is the guy most likely to recieve your attentions?
The features are unchangeable, you are stuck with what you have got. Who do you go for?
Guy 1 was ruled out because he was agressive, only moderately intelligent…and because I don’t particularly care for well-muscled blond guys.
Guy 2 came in second. Ruled out because he sounds like he’s mathmatical and calculating with people. I don’t one someone to go over the top, but I don’t want someone who’s utterly emotionless. Although there is some appeal there, as well…you want to break him down and figure out how he ticks. But still. Loser.
Guy three gets the axe (even though I love the idea of an awkward nerdy guy with horn-rimmed glasses–honest!) because lovey-dovey romantic stuff doesn’t do anything for me, plus I’m not too swift at computers, and with computers being a big part of his life, I’d feel like I’d never be able to understand that aspect. In short, it would make me feel stupid, and like I was competing.
Guy 4. He came in last. I HATE bad-ass types, probably because growing up I’ve seen a lot of my older female relatives fall for them. And shades? IRL, I would make fun of this guy. No, wait…IRL, my aunt is dating this guy, and I do make fun of him.
And…that leaves Guy 5. Slender…that’s close enough to scrawny for me. (I love scrawny guys). He reminds me of John Lennon. He sounds like he gets himself, which is important, and I like that he’s opinionated and stubborn, though not a hardass. There is a big, big difference. So, he wins.
Fun game, Xavier. Mind if I try one for the guys? Or is that the next installment?
Between Guy 2 and Guy 5, Mr.5 came out ahead slightly or the reason O.SKinner mentioned. Guy 2 sounded a little too cold as if he needed a quick shot of humanity.
So, I’d pick Guy 5. (and I might be eyeballing Guy #3 a little though 'cause those dedicated lab guys can surprise you.)
At first, 2 looked good, because there’s this character in the Star Wars series that’s an intel guy who looks sort of like that, but he’s a total goof off, extremely handsome, and he’s not all cool and reserved.
I think I’d go for #2. Intelligent and reserved while being cool under pressure–yes, I like. I also dig black hair. Second choice would be #3–like someone else mentioned, I don’t really like excessive romance; I usually find it silly. Otherwise I’d be all over him. Where is the musician type though? I want a punk rock boy.
I’m between 2 and 5 as well, but leaning towards 5, except if he’s too skinny. I tend to like bigger guys. But the more important factor would be that he writes. After doing a lot of re-evaluating of my life lately, having someone who understands and appreciates written communication has become more important to me. Does he have a sense of humor? And maybe a British accent, too?
#5 wins. I like steady workers who are subborn, at least in theory. #3 would be the least likely to catch my attention, and not only because he’s a redhead (you know what happens to redheads their whole lives? People say “so and so has red hair too, are you related?” No, of course not. Makes you wary of ever finding another redhead attractive. Which of course makes their question " do both of your parents have red hair?" seem even stranger. Outside of harry potter, when’s the last time you’ve seen a couple that both has red hair? But I digress. majorly. sorry.) I am have very little romantic inclination, so he’d be so sugary sweet in my opinion, that I’d run away screaming if he tried to give me that flower.
