# 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:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/41 "2010-09-20T19:37:19Z")
While I have been attracted to many women of all races…and that’s just during this morning’s commute…I’ve been most attracted to Latinas (proportionally). It’s still a pretty white country, so on an absolute basis in my life, it’s probably white women. But relative to their population, definitely Latin women. I think it’s the low aggregate hip to waist ratio. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/42 "2010-09-20T19:59:19Z")
I tend to like dark guys, especially Puerto Ricans, but I’ll take whatever I can get 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/43 "2010-09-20T20:05:53Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > …I think it’s the low aggregate hip to waist ratio. The should be low _median waist-to-hip_ ratio. ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/44 "2010-09-20T20:06:28Z")
Male Islander! So sexy! ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/45 "2010-09-21T03:29:10Z")
Hispanic woman here. I voted for white males because my first crushes in middle school were blond, blue-eyed boys, and I tend to be attracted to mostly white guys, including my soon-to-be-ex-husband. I have dated Hispanic guys, and would be open to dating men of other ethnicities. Currently I have a crush on a really cute Asian guy at work, but don’t want to act on it because a) he’s younger than me and b) the old saying “don’t shit where you eat.” ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/46 "2010-09-21T13:55:07Z")
> [@ReticulatingSplines](#): > > Women pick white men and men pick white women. Yawn. You really needed a poll for this? Yeah…this always made me wonder, too. _shrug_ I grew up here, and thus my standards of attractiveness stem from here. I am not sure where the yen (ha!) for Asian men came from though. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/47 "2010-09-22T15:27:12Z")
> [@ReticulatingSplines](#): > > Women pick white men and men pick white women. Yawn. You really needed a poll for this? Collection of data is valuable because it may confirm or deny a hypothesis, even one that is “obvious” to you, in a manner that the absence of said data cannot. Results thus far have indicated a definite preponderance of attraction towards Caucasians and a lack of preference for Blacks among SDMB’ers. Without having drawn any conclusions, this is a valid statistical fact. But I think the more interesting result is in the comments. Some come across as a guarded statement of non-preference in order to avoid any modicum of perceived racism. Is it racist to be attracted to one race over another? ---
**Author:** ![TheMerchandise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295/48 "2010-09-22T16:36:42Z")
I find myself attracted most often to white men, but my SO is an Asian guy. Generally, attraction for me is based on the individual. I don’t like blond guys though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attraction/554295.md?page=2)