# Physical attraction **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 19, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295 "2010-09-19T15:54:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/21 "2010-09-20T09:05:38Z")
There’s a certain look or face & body type that I find really attractive in women. I can’t say exactly what the combination of features is, but I think of [Audrey Hepburn](http://blog.filmjabber.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sabrina-audrey-hepburn.jpg), [Alyssa Milano](http://www.alyssamilanofans.com/indexpic.jpg) and moooost especially [Ashley](http://www.celebritiesfans.com/Pic/ashleyjudd.jpg) [Judd](http://www.delcomag.com/images/ashley_judd_3.jpg) as prime examples. That being said, among women I meet in real life who fit that sort of profile, they’re predominantly East Asian. Don’t know why, but there it is. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/22 "2010-09-20T09:30:10Z")
I’ve only ever really been attracted to caucasians. I don’t even find people of my own race (Maori) particularly attractive. I’m not sure why that should be; I don’t have any issues with any race or culture otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/23 "2010-09-20T11:05:40Z")
Generally, Caucasian females. Liking blondes and redheads will do that for one. ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/24 "2010-09-20T11:14:12Z")
For me, it’s simply “attractive women”. I can’t remember an occasion when skin colour every came into it. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/25 "2010-09-20T11:19:01Z")
> [@Candyman74](#): > > For me, it’s simply “attractive women”. I can’t remember an occasion when skin colour every came into it. This. I voted “other woman” because of that. Most of my relationships happen to have been with caucasian women, but that’s largely because of the catchment. I have had girlfriends from other population groups though, and nothing about anyone’s racial features would bias me towards or away from. I just like birds. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/26 "2010-09-20T12:05:22Z")
> [@sleeping](#): > > > [@Morgenstern](#): > > > > My choice, > > Females (human) \>18, with a pulse. > > So, what you’re saying is that they don’t have to be conscious? Nope.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/27 "2010-09-20T13:36:51Z")
Caucasian men, though Asian men is a very very close second. But in caucasian men, I like a similar look - tall, slim, bright eyes, not bulky and hairy. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/28 "2010-09-20T13:46:47Z")
In my case, attraction is not about color, more about shape. And your poll is flawed: Hispanic is Not A Color. Antonio Banderas, Shakira, Daddy Yankee and Alberto Fujimori are all Hispanic. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/29 "2010-09-20T14:42:30Z")
Other: generally, Mediterranean, which Hispanic more-or-less approximates, but not quite. Also, not close to an exclusive preference. ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/30 "2010-09-20T16:10:19Z")
Women pick white men and men pick white women. Yawn. You really needed a poll for this? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/31 "2010-09-20T16:17:06Z")
I am a white bisexual male, and my favorite type of person is brown. A latina, Indian, Moroccan, or Persian will turn my head pretty much equally. After that, white, then Asian. I don’t tend to find black people that attractive, but my last partner was black, so that’s no absolute either. ---
**Author:** ![Bloody\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bloody\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bloody_L)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/32 "2010-09-20T16:32:00Z")
Caucasian female here attracted to asian males or other caucasian females though I’ve never dated either. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/33 "2010-09-20T16:32:01Z")
You don’t have a choice for “have no physical type.” I’ve dated guys with many different physical types: yes, mostly white, but not exclusively. And there are all kinds of guys I think are attractive who I haven’t dated. Yes, I do tend to end up in relationships with guys who are taller than me who have dark hair, but that’s because I’m short, and most of the guys in my environment are guys who are taller than me with dark hair. The real issue is culture, however you want to define that; I’m most attracted to somewhat introverted, hyperintellectual geeks with a goofy streak. I will admit to having a cheekbone fetish, though, if there is such a thing… ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/34 "2010-09-20T16:51:45Z")
my vote… ATFHC’s…Asian “Trust fund” hippie chicks… ymmv ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/35 "2010-09-20T16:56:22Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Heterosexual male here. > > White \> Hispanic \> Asian \> Indian \> Middle Eastern \> Black \> American Indian > > Having an accent of any kind gets you a push up the ladder. 🙂 Unless it’s an American Indian or “Black” accent, of course! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/36 "2010-09-20T17:09:54Z")
I have no ideal. I judge each woman as she is. I am 5 7 and lived for years with a woman over 6 feet tall. It never occurred to me it was a problem. I have lived in the lily white suburbs for most of my life, so I have not been in contact with many black women. I doubt it would have made any difference. My neighborhood is heavily Arabic. The young women are beautiful. I am too old to get involved now, but I doubt that I would have judged them in the old days. I have dated biker women too. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/37 "2010-09-20T17:19:27Z")
Where all th’ white wimmen at? 'Scuse me while I whip this out … ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/38 "2010-09-20T17:27:07Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I’ve only ever really been attracted to caucasians. I don’t even find people of my own race (Maori) particularly attractive. > > I’m not sure why that should be; I don’t have any issues with any race or culture otherwise. I was curious so looked you up on the portrait gallery. You’re cute! You’re Maori and you’re cute! 🙂 To answer the poll, I put white guys. I’m a white gal and never dated anything but the white guys. I do find Hispanic men the most objectively handsome, though, truth be told. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/39 "2010-09-20T18:42:23Z")
> [@fjs1fs](#): > > > [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > > > Heterosexual male here. > > > > White \> Hispanic \> Asian \> Indian \> Middle Eastern \> Black \> American Indian > > > > Having an accent of any kind gets you a push up the ladder. 🙂 > > Unless it’s an American Indian or “Black” accent, of course! The Indians and blacks I know don’t have accents. If I met one with an accent I’d definitely be more attracted to her. I’m attracted to people who don’t sound the same as everyone else I meet. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/40 "2010-09-20T19:23:39Z")
Race? Please, it’s all about blood type: it’s O- or go home! Some people have termed this a “fetish,” but that’s just typical A+ thinking. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295.md?page=3)