She’s doin’ fine. She’s engaged. 
Darn the luck.
How you doing, Priam ?
Yeah, darn the luck. At least I can add her to the growing list of Dopers Who Find Lord Ashtar Hot, or DWFLAH.
Ardred beat ya’ll to me. Sorry.
Damn fine. That’s how I’m doin’.
How you doin’?
Protected from what?
I prefer average height, muscular, barrel-chested men, and a little beer belly isn’t a bad thing. I like my men cuddly. (After years of dating tall, string-bean guys, and a few bodybuilders and power-lifters, I like ‘em warm and snuggly now.) Give me a teddy-bear type.
Chest hair is a must, as is facial hair. Mustache, goatee, beard… I don’t care, but it feels weird to kiss a guy with a naked face. I’ve only done that once in my adult life, and I didn’t care for it. I like facial hair on guys.
I’m short enough that there aren’t many guys who aren’t taller than me, so I rarely notice height. My SO is about 5’8”, and he towers over me. My ex-husband is 6’2”, and I looked like a dwarf next to him in the wedding pics. But it sucks trying to dance with a man who’s a foot taller than oneself.
The best example I can think of is Al from the sitcom “Home Improvement.” He is so my type. Cuddly, bearded, a little chubby, flannel-shirt-wearing. Yum.
I’m gonna bookmark this thread, and read its first page the next time I feel down because Mrs. Slow’s ideal man would be housed in a 5’9"-5’10" -built-like-a-Greek-god frame and complexioned to match. Unfortunately, some of my friends are housed in these frames. :dubious:
Me, I’m built like a 6’ 2" cross between a runner and a swimmer (probably because I’m a runner who is taking up triathlons) of N. European stock. I had no idea there were runner groupies.
Just fine, thanks.
Priam:
Do you think that there would really be that much difference between the airspeed velocity of an Afircan vs a European swallow?
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Rodney Yee! I have 4 of his DVD’s. Not only is he smokin hot, but he has such a mellow, soothing voice. I love Rodney Yee. I love him!
Well obviously, considering the African swallow is non-migratory, they’re going to be built differently and therefore likely have differing airspeed velocities.
Of course two European swallows should be more than adequate for coconut carrying. They could carry it on a line and grip it by their dorsal feathers.
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eeeeee! Me too! I love that guy. And I don’t mean as a friend. He looks exactly like a guy I went out with in my early 20s only my guy was really little. Little but with muscles, and zero body fat. In my post where i said I like little guys if they are athletic and energetic, I was thinking of that guy. And Rodney Yee is like that guy, only I think probably bigger. Hard to say, I have one of his books and he’s never standing near anyone else. But man, is he perfect.
I can’t speak for Time Like Tears, but here goes. A big, strong guy makes me feel as if I can disappear in his arms and block out the rough stuff in the world, at least for a little while. That’s what he’s protecting me from, or seeming to do so.
ITA. While I know intellectually that physical and emotional strength have nothing to do with each other, a man with some substance still triggers an “I’m safe now” response in me.
Well, there are. And I’m one of 'em!
Standard disclaimer: I have been attracted to (and, when possible, dated) both the short and tall, the firm and the pudgy, the hirsute and the hairless. But there are two kinds of guys that I notice immediately - the tall, lanky, slightly nerdy types (especially if they have glasses on… mmm, glasses…); and the small but wiry types (think Bruce Lee). And, sad to say, I do have a touch of the yellow fever - all guys are good, but Asian guys just have the most marvelous bone structure. Love a man with good cheekbones.
Long fingers are also a plus. Forearms are good, too - when you can see a little bit of muscle, but it’s not like a ham, and there’s just the right amount of hair… Is it heating up in here?
Yes, and I’ve been fooled by it. An ex of mine was 6’, about 240 (it rather suited him) and the best hugger in the world. He also turned out to have rather flexible ideas of loyalty. But damn, did he ever make me feel secure and beloved, until I caught on.
I’m going to try to separate what I find physically attractive from personality, though it’s rather difficult for me. My ideal body type is the tall, stringbean nerd, though the underfed hipster can sometimes be an acceptible substitute (and guys who combine the two types are to die for). Dark hair that’s not long but not too short, pale skin, nice hands (large but not huge, with straight fingers, soft but not girly) are a huge plus. No huge muscles or facial hair. Glasses are swoon-worthy. I don’t like tattoos or piercings, bleached hair, tans, spiky gelled hair.
I also have a special place in my heart for guys who are a bit on the pudgy side - think Philip Seymour Hoffman, but a little taller.*
[sub]*I’m 5’10 1/2. I’m often attracted to guys who are my height or shorter, but there’s just something to be said for really tall guys.[/sub]
Word.
Mmm… guys…
I truly like the more feminine guys. Like, the delicate features, shoulder length hair, muscly and defined but not ripped(not thin or lanky!). Somewhere in the vicinity of 5"4 to 5"10, preferably not taller because i am so damn short, but last guys have both been 5"11 and 6"3. It made hugging/kissing rather… difficult.
Ooh, give me a guy from Laurell K. Hamiltons Anita: Vampire hunter series and I will do anything. Make him look like Jean-Claude and have a spiffy french name and delicate face with long hair and I will be glued to his side, whether he wants me there or not!