# Rules of Attraction, Part I - The Physical **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 31, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409 "2009-03-31T11:38:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/1 "2009-03-31T11:38:31Z")
This is a simple survey. Tell about the one physical feature that you are most likely to be complimented on by the group to whom you are attracted. This is not necessarily the feature that you consider your best. Also indicate your basic personal info (gender/sexual preference/age or range). Example 1: Male Bisexual 20s Both men and women comment upon my elegant uvula Example 2: Female Straight 40ish Men tend to first notice my perfect knees Dang, just noticed this got posted in the Game Room. Not a game, meant for it to be In My Humble Opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/2 "2009-03-31T11:50:38Z")
I thought this thread was going to be about the book, but anyway… 🙂 Male Hetero late 30s Most women, if they do make compliments, compliment me on my voice - they say it’s an Alec Baldwin voice. (Is that a physical feature? I would say yes because it’s governed by physical parameters) I, personally, think I have a terrible voice because it’s monotone and tends to lull people to sleep. I would prefer if it was my natural state to have more tonal expression - I think I would be more engaging. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/3 "2009-03-31T12:08:32Z")
Male Hetero Fifties - they have no early, mid or late, just fifties I had never thought about this but now that I have I can only think of 3 compliments I have received about physical features - the triumvirate of lame compliments. When my **hair** was really long a female workmate who cut it several times remarked that women would die for such beautiful hair. A few women have remarked on the strange (?) blue my **eyes** are. Better than squirrel red I guess. A woman giving me a back massage once remarked what beautiful **skin** I have. I was lying acne scarred face down. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/4 "2009-03-31T12:16:32Z")
Male Hetero Early 30s My eyes. Particularly when I’m smiling. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/5 "2009-03-31T13:21:54Z")
Male Straight 44 My stately nose, believe it or not! ---
**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:** [March 31, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/6 "2009-03-31T13:40:44Z")
Male Straight 26 Women like to point out my “kissable” lips. I don’t know what they’re talking about; my lips are usually chapped. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/7 "2009-03-31T13:49:40Z")
Female, late 20s. Straight. Men notice my boobs. They generally _compliment_ my eyes or my smile, but they _notice_ my boobs. And no, no cite. Pervs. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/8 "2009-03-31T14:02:49Z")
Male Straight 28 I can only think of one woman who has actually complimented me, but she gives me quite a lot of them. I guess the first thing she mentioned was my smile. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/9 "2009-03-31T14:20:12Z")
Female Straight 33 It’s different, is that OK? Men always tend to notice my eyes first - I can be rather doe-eyed. Women notice the hair. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/10 "2009-03-31T15:18:29Z")
Moved to IMHO at the request of the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/11 "2009-03-31T15:20:38Z")
Male, 45, straight. I get compliments on my blue eyes. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/12 "2009-03-31T15:25:48Z")
Female, bisexual, thirty. Men notice the boobs. Women notice the legs. Both sexes tend to notice the hair, but almost universally in a negative fashion (I wear it short). ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/13 "2009-03-31T15:48:25Z")
Male, 35, hetero I have only recieved a couple of comments from women about my appearance. I’m told I have nice eyes. My missus concurs. (Oh, and when I used to wear a goatee, this woman I was desperately in lust with told me it was great … the day after I shaved it off. Drat!) ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/14 "2009-03-31T16:00:14Z")
Female, 38, hetero. My eyes. Tyra \*wishes \*she could smile with her eyes like I do. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/15 "2009-03-31T16:25:04Z")
male, 50, hetero my grossly shaped head…wait, no my eyes! Yeah that’s the ticket, my wife, Morgan Fairchild told me she loved my eyes, as she was feeding me grapes…yeah…grapes while nude…yeah that’s the ticket! ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/16 "2009-03-31T16:30:51Z")
Female Straight 33 My smile. Does that count? Eyes after that. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/17 "2009-03-31T17:11:33Z")
Female Straight 42 My “exotic” look, which to answer your question as asked, generally refers to my eys (almond shaped, dark brown) and my tan. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/18 "2009-03-31T17:23:19Z")
> [@Telperien](#): > > Female, bisexual, thirty. > [@Beadalin](#): > > Female > Straight > 33 > [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Female > Straight > 42 FTR, I thought all of you were male. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/19 "2009-03-31T17:29:54Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > FTR, I thought all of you were male. :smack: Gee, you’re really not all that bright, are ya?😛 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409/20 "2009-03-31T17:32:58Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Gee, you’re really not all that bright, are ya?😛 Boy, howdy, isn’t he happy he chose that user name? 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-attraction-part-i-the-physical/491409.md?page=2)