xim

Ok girls, you meet a guy, all other factors being even, you must evaluate him based on the condition of his fingernails. Is it a gross turn off or is a rugged turn on, when guys have that kinda dry skin around their nails from picking them? Do you prefer your man to have (metroish) clean nails?

__________________
If I could be anyone in the world I would be Britney Spears. Shes in so many commercials about pepsi... www.ximcity.com

skier

...Dry skin around the nails?

I don't know anything about nails and whats good or bad about them.


I keep mine clipped short for taekwondo but other than that I couldn't tell you.

__________________
"Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

Suave

My nails are very well-kempt, but I wouldn't call them "metroish", as that implies mani-and pedicures.

__________________
"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions." - Albert Einstein

"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato

Rogue

this friend of mine,Mandy,shes very over hands and nails.i have to agree on her with that one.a guy with clean hands and nails is a turn on for me.cant seem to stand rough hands and all.thats just me

HiWayMan

Might just be me, but since I started fingering women(way back when), I've kept my nails shorter than short. To the point where there is no nail overhanging the end of my finger. It is a common curtousy as far as I'm concerned. Also it doesn't kill you to take a nail file to the ends of your fingers to smooth them up a bit. Now the callouses on my palms, I'm not gonna do shit with them. They are there for a reason.

maleficent

You don't know what you are missing

Dirty fingernails are - well - a little gross... it's not hard to have clean fingernails (after showering)

Manicured hands just seems a little too pretty... I like callouses, I like hands that look like they've done some work.

__________________

Sultana

Clean is a must, but I don't really care for guys to have prettier hands than me.

Meaning: cared-for, groomed, but not "unused" looking, lol.

Short nails are really really good. Personally, unless the guy is a musician (guitarist, I can see how that is useful), long or even long-ish nails are a turn-off.

BUT...if you trim your nails at work, I will kick your @$$. That is the WORLD'S biggest turn off to me, gawd.

__________________
"Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath.
At night, the ice weasels come." -

Matt Groening

My goal? To fulfill my potential.

ColonelSpecial

I am awful when it comes to upkeep for my nails and hands so I can't very well ask my guy to go overboard with his upkeep. Rough hands from a reason (work, hobby, etc) are kind of cool to look at.

__________________
"Mommy, the presidents are squishing me!"

"Using the pull out method of contraceptive is like saying I won't use a seat belt, I'll just jump out of the car before it hits that tree."

Sara

fresnelly

I'm not a vain guy, but I am quite proud of my fingernails. They're super strong and have nary white spot to be seen. All I do is trim them regularily.

So how do we men feel about the condition and style of a woman's fingernail? I prefer unpainted nails that aren't too long.

Those extra-long clickety nails with complex designs painted on them are a huge turn off for me. How on earth do you manage to button your shirt much less run your fingers through my hair?

__________________
Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life

jRuntlets

I agree with malificent. Why? Dirty nails touching me means there's proabily dirt from the nails on (or in - depending on the situation) me, which is gross.

I love hands with callouses or that are a little rough, maybe because those are the kind of hands that I'm used to. A guy can have "working" hands but not have them be dirty. Unclean nails is a sign that he just doesn't have very good grooming habits and make me wonder what else is dirty.

__________________
Horses come and go, but some leave permanent hoof prints on your life.

Sultana

*runs my fingers through fresnelly's hair*

*snickers*

__________________
"Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath.
At night, the ice weasels come." -

Matt Groening

My goal? To fulfill my potential.

Sage

I am all about some hand-washing before we get to having sex. And I don't like nails to be long- scratching is very easy when you're not paying attention. I used to date a guy who was a cronic nail-biter, and his nails were always ragged, dry, and hideous. Martel keeps his nicely trimmed and hasn't ever bitten his nails- to me, it's sexy when he grooms himself by clipping his nails. It means he cares about how he looks enough to make sure his nails aren't too long- that's sexy for me.

__________________

5757

I like when a mans hands are rough! No girly shit! Bite em, work hard with em, get em dirty! Works for me. . .

(Of course before any sexual activity, they must be washed )

__________________
Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint, Forever in debt to ((your)) priceless advice. - Nirvana

snowy

I like them washed but rough Clean is good, but neat and tidy is not necessary.

__________________
If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

xim

Yeah.... I never meant dirty, just calloused around the edges.

__________________
If I could be anyone in the world I would be Britney Spears. Shes in so many commercials about pepsi... www.ximcity.com

onodrim

Just clean with trimmed nails is all I care about really. I've never paid any special attention to the degree of roughness or smoothness of anyone's hands. Generally I'd say just keep em clean and I'm happy. But if I had to chose a preference I'd say smooth over rough. Rough hands are just, well, rough.

__________________
"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

Powderedmaggot

Nails should be cut super short. Especially if you are planning any fisting.