What makes a man sexy? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

JadziaDax · 11-09-2003, 09:04 AM

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What makes a man sexy? Ask any dozen women and you're likely to wind up with two or three dozen answers.

Piercing eyes are always a good choice; a great smile gets a popular vote. Some get chills from a rock-hard body that makes it unnecessary for the guy to tell you he works out daily.

Apart from the physical, most women will tell you that a great sense of humor is a must for any man who wants to be regarded as sexy. Smarts are sexy, too —intelligence and an ability to communicate make for a winning combination. But what if that good brain is topped by flesh, bone, and ... nothing else?

What if he's bald?

Well, then we might be on to something really sexy.

The editors of popular print magazines continue to display 10-year-old photos of celebrities who had hair then but today do not. The headlines proclaim the men have gone "from dud to stud." And there's no shortage of women who count Bruce Willis, Patrick Stewart or Michael Jordan as hot. Shaving his head didn't exactly diminish Denzel Washington's seething sexiness, did it?

Most of the time a naked scalp reduces a man's sex appeal not in itself, but in the ways in which the guy tries to cover it up. There's nothing sexy about hair plugs. Toupees rarely enhance a man's appearance; the bald-on-top, ponytail-to-the-shoulders look is one very few men can pull off; and comb-overs are disasters just waiting to happen.

In the end, true attraction comes back to a guy's sense of humor, his ability to communicate, his brain, his personality. That's what's going to get and keep our interest—not the number of active hair follicles on his head.

What do you think is sexy about a man? Vote in the poll. Pick as many that apply. But feel free to discuss it as well.

EvaChavela · 11-09-2003, 09:50 AM

Hair and eyes for sure

diddagirl · 11-09-2003, 10:56 AM

ohhh yes, eyes and smile. Very very sexy.

gabshu · 11-09-2003, 01:35 PM

I'm gonna have to say personality, because if they have a great body and eyes and hair, etc., but then they open their mouth and its regretable.

torn lace · 11-09-2003, 02:18 PM

physically i love eyes, hair, and clavicles. but i need to have someone challenge me and teach me things i didn't already know in order to have a great connection. *g*

anti fishstick · 11-09-2003, 03:29 PM

i love a great smile. especially one with dimples!

sillygirl · 11-09-2003, 04:33 PM

Eyes and smile. I can usually read a guy through his eyes, so that tells me a lot about him, and a smile, *faints*.... gets me every time!

la petite moi · 11-09-2003, 06:47 PM

Eek, so many choices. I chose great sense of humour and intelligence mostly because that is what Kevin [nwlinkvxd] has. =D Oh, along with the cute smile and eyes, and the great body! Eeeeeeeeheeheehee.

*Nikki* · 11-09-2003, 07:45 PM

Intelligence and the ability to communicate with me. Those are without a doubt the sexiest and most importent. I will admit though that I have to be physically attracted to him also. Without that......I can't go on.

sexymama · 11-09-2003, 09:46 PM

I had to pick eyes, intelligence, smile and humor as they are what Lebell offers me and he is one of the sexiest men I've ever known. When I see his eyes sparkle as he looks at me with love, I melt! But the thing that makes him the sexiest is his great sense of humor, his intelligence and his ability to love me and accept me for me and to be himself with me. There is something terribly sexy about a man who is comfortable with who he is!

collide · 11-10-2003, 12:13 AM

I just love rubbing on the soft peach fuzz of hair on a man's head, or the smooth skin of a bald man, and I have no idea why. Naked scalps are indeed sexy. If you are losing hair, please never, ever, ever, ever get a hair transplant or wear a toupee!

I voted for everything except rock-hard body.

BlueBongo · 11-10-2003, 09:01 AM

Laughter and humor are both important parts of life... if a guy can't handle humility.. then I am worried.

I think a great guy has a nice smile (which shows he laughs a lot sometimes), nice eyes (can tell a lot about a person when you first meet them, their eyes play a key part in that), and just a genuine personality.

I think I described phredgreen to a T.... so I'll stop. He is my perfect man and I really wouldn't have it any other way.

shannon · 11-11-2003, 03:42 PM

i get turned on by someone really hot too, but i tend to fall for really sweet guys. i think it's just that i love the underdog. and i guess maybe nice guys finish last, so i tend to find the nice guys...? but i need a sense of humour too. i'm a fussy little thing!

carebear · 11-11-2003, 09:10 PM

This may sound strange, but i really don't care what a guy looks like.... as long as he's not obese or doesn't wash himself. Gross. But really, I'm so attracted to a man's personality- If he's funny and knows what he's talking about, I'm sucked in.

ally · 11-11-2003, 09:30 PM

I have absolutly no idea what attracts me to greg700. I have definitly never been attracted to his type before!!!

11-12-2003, 06:26 PM

Did I read the rules of this forum? Did I understand them? This is why I was edited.

Eowyn_Vala · 11-12-2003, 08:30 PM

great smile, it's one of the reasons I fell for my boyfriend
oh and a great sense of humor, shared interests, yet different enough to be intruiging
also that fact that he teaches me things, and that I am a stronger person because of him

krispkrackalin · 11-12-2003, 09:18 PM

just being smooth is sexy

Shyla Loral · 11-13-2003, 12:42 PM

Sense of humor, intellligence, beautiful eyes and strong legs. mmmm However, it really doesn't matter what they look like as long as they don't smell bad. Meff fits these categories superbly. W00t!

vveronica · 11-13-2003, 01:02 PM

I like big men.. not so like like big fat, but tall big men, My SO is 6'5 and 300#... Its his arms and hands which ice it

Minx · 11-15-2003, 01:31 PM

What makes a man sexy....his smile, his wit, his intelligence, his compassion, his toughness, his sexuality, his humor, his morals, his weakness and strengths. The small of his back, his hands and his eyes! mmmmmmm

I know I missed about a million things - men are wonderful creatures!

cheerios · 11-16-2003, 06:47 PM

the mushy stuff between the ears is of the utmost importance.

Poyzun_Ivy · 11-17-2003, 04:18 PM

Glasses!

Rubyee · 11-17-2003, 05:30 PM

If a man is only somewhat sexy, but he starts talking to me about classic English literature or poetry, or even something I know nothing about, in an intelligent matter, I would probably wet myself.

Litespeed · 11-17-2003, 11:06 PM

mmmmmmmmmmm a gentle heart and an appreciation for me in every aspect of my personality including spirituality, body, and soul.

A man with a brain that surpasses all expectations, a heart that is willing to love me for all that I am, willing to see others for all that they can be.

A man who can understand how I take life seriously while keeping us laughing. A gentle and caring man who has proven his loyalty and his love.

onodrim · 11-18-2003, 06:55 AM

There are so many things to love! But if I had to choose one, I would go with eyes, hands down. The eyes are by far one of the most beautiful human features in my opinion. It sounds so cliche, but I could just get lost staring into a beautiful pair of eyes, and that's always the first thing that catches my attention on a man.

Poyzun_Ivy · 11-18-2003, 02:24 PM

Well, if we're going for not just outside appearance (Glasses!) a guy has to make me laugh... if he can't make me crack up randomly, he can just forget it... a guy that can actually make me tear up, I'm laughing so hard? Oh god, fuckmenow.

View Poll Results: What makes a man sexy?
Piercing eyes	27	40.30%
Great smile	27	40.30%
Rock-hard body	8	11.94%
Great sense of humor	26	38.81%
Intelligence and ability to communicate	34	50.75%
A thick head of hair	7	10.45%
Bald	3	4.48%
Something else (please post it)	10	14.93%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 67. You may not vote on this poll

11-09-2003, 10:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
diddagirl Addict Location: Calgary, AB	ohhh yes, eyes and smile. Very very sexy. __________________ "Is it so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived long in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done." -Matthew Arnold

11-09-2003, 01:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
gabshu Psycho Location: The capital of the free world??	I'm gonna have to say personality, because if they have a great body and eyes and hair, etc., but then they open their mouth and its regretable. __________________ Go Kool Aid. OH YEAAHH http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2003/koolaid/

11-09-2003, 02:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
torn lace Upright Location: East Village, NYC	physically i love eyes, hair, and clavicles. but i need to have someone challenge me and teach me things i didn't already know in order to have a great connection. g __________________ make it electric.

11-09-2003, 03:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
anti fishstick Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash Location: oregon	i love a great smile. especially one with dimples! __________________ And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin

11-09-2003, 09:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
EvaChavela Upright	Hair and eyes for sure

11-09-2003, 04:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
sillygirl Newlywed Location: at home	Eyes and smile. I can usually read a guy through his eyes, so that tells me a lot about him, and a smile, faints.... gets me every time! __________________ Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly-Rose Franken ....absence makes me miss him more...

11-09-2003, 06:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
la petite moi Filling the Void. Location: California	Eek, so many choices. I chose great sense of humour and intelligence mostly because that is what Kevin [nwlinkvxd] has. =D Oh, along with the cute smile and eyes, and the great body! Eeeeeeeeheeheehee. Last edited by la petite moi; 11-09-2003 at 06:49 PM..

11-09-2003, 07:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nikki ~~~~~~~ Location: Charleston, SC	Intelligence and the ability to communicate with me. Those are without a doubt the sexiest and most importent. I will admit though that I have to be physically attracted to him also. Without that......I can't go on.

11-09-2003, 09:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
sexymama My own person -- his by choice Location: Lebell's arms	I had to pick eyes, intelligence, smile and humor as they are what Lebell offers me and he is one of the sexiest men I've ever known. When I see his eyes sparkle as he looks at me with love, I melt! But the thing that makes him the sexiest is his great sense of humor, his intelligence and his ability to love me and accept me for me and to be himself with me. There is something terribly sexy about a man who is comfortable with who he is! __________________ If you can go deeply into lovemaking, the ego disappears. That is the beauty of lovemaking, that it is another source of a glimpse of god It's not about being perfect; it's about developing some skill at managing imperfection.

11-10-2003, 12:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
collide Turn off your TV. Location: ... .- -. ..-. .-. .- -. -.-. .. ... -.-. --- --..-- -.-. .-	I just love rubbing on the soft peach fuzz of hair on a man's head, or the smooth skin of a bald man, and I have no idea why. Naked scalps are indeed sexy. If you are losing hair, please never, ever, ever, ever get a hair transplant or wear a toupee! I voted for everything except rock-hard body. __________________ "inhuman fiery goat worship" is an anagram for "information superhighway" -kingvolc

11-11-2003, 03:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
shannon Psycho Location: Canada	i get turned on by someone really hot too, but i tend to fall for really sweet guys. i think it's just that i love the underdog. and i guess maybe nice guys finish last, so i tend to find the nice guys...? but i need a sense of humour too. i'm a fussy little thing! __________________ "When I look down I just miss all the good stuff. And when I look up I just trip over things"

11-11-2003, 09:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
carebear Tilted Location: oklahoma	This may sound strange, but i really don't care what a guy looks like.... as long as he's not obese or doesn't wash himself. Gross. But really, I'm so attracted to a man's personality- If he's funny and knows what he's talking about, I'm sucked in. __________________ go cubs!

11-11-2003, 09:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
ally Insane Location: Boone,NC	I have absolutly no idea what attracts me to greg700. I have definitly never been attracted to his type before!!!

11-12-2003, 06:26 PM	#16 (permalink)
LuFega Guest	Did I read the rules of this forum? Did I understand them? This is why I was edited. Last edited by JadziaDax; 11-12-2003 at 06:59 PM..

11-17-2003, 04:18 PM	#23 (permalink)
Poyzun_Ivy Crazy Location: I'm standing right behind you...	Glasses! __________________ She's pretty as a daisy But look out man she's crazy She'll really do you in If you let her get under your skin

11-12-2003, 08:30 PM	#17 (permalink)
Eowyn_Vala Insane Location: There's no place like home..	great smile, it's one of the reasons I fell for my boyfriend oh and a great sense of humor, shared interests, yet different enough to be intruiging also that fact that he teaches me things, and that I am a stronger person because of him __________________ Cain: I know what you're doing. I've lead troops into battle before. DG: And, how am I doing? Cain: Well, there's less hugging when I do it

11-12-2003, 09:18 PM	#18 (permalink)
krispkrackalin Upright Location: Northern California	just being smooth is sexy

11-13-2003, 12:42 PM	#19 (permalink)
Shyla Loral Crazy Location: Austin	Sense of humor, intellligence, beautiful eyes and strong legs. mmmm However, it really doesn't matter what they look like as long as they don't smell bad. Meff fits these categories superbly. W00t! __________________ "Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead" Ben Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac. Meff r0x

11-13-2003, 01:02 PM	#20 (permalink)
vveronica Psycho Location: northern california	I like big men.. not so like like big fat, but tall big men, My SO is 6'5 and 300#... Its his arms and hands which ice it __________________ ...We find ourselves in a struggle for our very right to exsist... We will not go quietly into the night... We will not give up without a fight...

11-15-2003, 01:31 PM	#21 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	What makes a man sexy....his smile, his wit, his intelligence, his compassion, his toughness, his sexuality, his humor, his morals, his weakness and strengths. The small of his back, his hands and his eyes! mmmmmmm I know I missed about a million things - men are wonderful creatures! __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!

11-16-2003, 06:47 PM	#22 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	the mushy stuff between the ears is of the utmost importance.

11-17-2003, 05:30 PM	#24 (permalink)
Rubyee I'm baaaaack!	If a man is only somewhat sexy, but he starts talking to me about classic English literature or poetry, or even something I know nothing about, in an intelligent matter, I would probably wet myself. __________________ You don't know from fun.

11-17-2003, 11:06 PM	#25 (permalink)
Litespeed Loser Location: Thousand Oaks, CA	mmmmmmmmmmm a gentle heart and an appreciation for me in every aspect of my personality including spirituality, body, and soul. A man with a brain that surpasses all expectations, a heart that is willing to love me for all that I am, willing to see others for all that they can be. A man who can understand how I take life seriously while keeping us laughing. A gentle and caring man who has proven his loyalty and his love.

11-18-2003, 06:55 AM	#26 (permalink)
onodrim Cosmically Curious Location: Chicago, IL	There are so many things to love! But if I had to choose one, I would go with eyes, hands down. The eyes are by far one of the most beautiful human features in my opinion. It sounds so cliche, but I could just get lost staring into a beautiful pair of eyes, and that's always the first thing that catches my attention on a man. __________________ "The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there’s little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides" -Carl Sagan

11-18-2003, 02:24 PM	#27 (permalink)
Poyzun_Ivy Crazy Location: I'm standing right behind you...	Well, if we're going for not just outside appearance (Glasses!) a guy has to make me laugh... if he can't make me crack up randomly, he can just forget it... a guy that can actually make me tear up, I'm laughing so hard? Oh god, fuckmenow. __________________ She's pretty as a daisy But look out man she's crazy She'll really do you in If you let her get under your skin