# Men: Do you prefer Pretty, Cute, Beautiful or Sexy women? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 23, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660 "2015-05-23T17:47:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/21 "2015-05-26T18:31:54Z")
I’ll just admit to being surprised by this poll result, just as I was surprised recently to discover that many men do seem to notice and like when a woman wears heels. Personally, I like beautiful. If I had a daughter, I’d want her to be cute up to the point that she was 12, and then switch to pretty or beautiful or something, but that’s the limit of my desire for cuteness in the opposite sex since: a) I like grown-ass women. b) I tend to think that a cute face will become a chubby face as we age. Maybe not true, but so it is. And I think that women in heels just look like they’re uncomfortable and walking awkwardly for no good reason. (Which I could have neglected to have mentioned, but I figure I’m already going to get enough scorn for this post that I may as well finish the thought.) ---
**Author:** ![Lowdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Lowdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowdown)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/22 "2015-05-26T18:42:40Z")
Pretty. Cute I won’t take seriously, beautiful is too much of a good thing, and sexy will wear off. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/23 "2015-05-27T01:24:01Z")
I’m surprised by the results. To me someone/something “cute” is non-sexual or anti-sexual. As a straight adult male, one thing I look for in a woman is someone to have sex with. She could be pretty or sexy, or not. I think sexy would be it, and to me the term is non-specific (woman doesn’t have to be pretty or beautiful to be sexy). ---
**Author:** ![Jormungandr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/24 "2015-05-27T04:28:17Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](#): > > Yeah, who wouldn’t vote for at least 4 of them? I didn’t know what the hell a NOTA was so I couldn’t vote for the last option. NOTA= None Of The Above ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/25 "2015-05-27T11:35:31Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > I’m surprised by the results. To me someone/something “cute” is non-sexual or anti-sexual. As a straight adult male, one thing I look for in a woman is someone to have sex with. She could be pretty or sexy, or not. I think sexy would be it, and to me the term is non-specific (woman doesn’t have to be pretty or beautiful to be sexy). I am, too. I usually feel I’m a bit irregular in preferring cute. At least, by my definition, anything going for attractiveness seems to go for either beauty or sexiness. Cute is reserved for young people. It’s actually the fact that cuteness softens sexiness that makes it work for me. Sexiness is often too blunt. Though it probably doesn’t help that I also associate sexiness with all those dour “sexy” models, and cuteness with smiling, happy people. ---
**Author:** ![jfreakofkorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jfreakofkorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jfreakofkorn)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/26 "2015-05-27T12:47:42Z")
cute for me … =0) beautiful or sexy usually have baggage behind it =0/ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/27 "2015-05-27T17:36:42Z")
I voted “beautiful,” but it can be pretty hard to draw a line between those adjectives when you see a particularly attractive woman. And that’s a _good_ thing! ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/28 "2015-05-27T18:36:17Z")
I like fun conversation and sex (maybe both at the same time). So after personality, next thing is “sexy” for me. ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/29 "2015-05-30T04:45:56Z")
I checked all boxes, but want a write-in option. How about intelligent in addition to any of the appearance based choices. Women can have all of those choices and brains and personality. I find brains to be very attractive. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/30 "2015-05-30T12:30:13Z")
I have a stringent, thorough, ten-point personal checklist before considering whether a women is attractive: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Is she breathing? ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/31 "2015-06-18T23:21:49Z")
> [@JustinC](#): > > I have a stringent, thorough, ten-point personal checklist before considering whether a women is attractive: > > 1. > 2. > 3. > 4. > 5. > 6. > 7. > 8. > 9. > 10. Is she breathing? Wow! Talk about male privilege!! ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/32 "2015-06-18T23:42:51Z")
Why do I gotta choose? Those are all good things. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/33 "2015-06-18T23:49:30Z")
> [@JustinC](#): > > 1. Is she breathing? I’m a bit more exclusive in what I like. Include “Did she say ‘yes’?” Actually, those are my only two criteria. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/34 "2015-06-19T04:27:51Z")
> [@JustinC](#): > > I have a stringent, thorough, ten-point personal checklist before considering whether a women is attractive: > > 1. > 2. > 3. > 4. > 5. > 6. > 7. > 8. > 9. > 10. Is she breathing? Women need a reason to have sex. Men need a place. ---
**Author:** ![perc\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e68b1a/32.png) [@perc\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perc_1)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/35 "2015-06-19T09:08:25Z")
I prefer hot easy sluts ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/36 "2015-06-19T12:11:55Z")
In the NOTA category, there’s the ever-popular “deaf, dumb and with a father who owns a liquor store”. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/37 "2015-06-19T14:00:19Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Yes. Concur. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/38 "2015-06-19T16:27:18Z")
I don’t think they are mutually exclusive. One woman can have all of those qualities depending on the circumstances, and what she’s going for. And lucky for me, I married her. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/39 "2015-06-19T19:20:21Z")
Hey, so did I! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660/40 "2015-06-20T01:38:56Z")
I prefer the kind of women who have vaginas more than the ones with penises and strong vaginas are better weak vaginas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-prefer-pretty-cute-beautiful-or-sexy-women/720660.md?page=3)