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A girl with pale skin and light brown hair would be perfect. And green eyes are a bonus. Oh, and she should be rather small, I don't want a girl that is taller than I am (and unfortunately, I am rather undersized ) The perfect girl also needs to be sporty, not covered in a thick layer of make-up and she needs to be fluent in Russian. Sexy accents are a plus.
And I guess I could tell this here as well, *checks to make sure no one is around* but I also secretly like boys with long hair. I don't know why, I just always have. I just think it is cute.

Well, if the op wants what is considered to be the basis for a universal measure of physical attractiveness then it would be Bilateral Symmetry. The closer our left and right body halves are to being perfect mirror images seems be a general starting point but from their it will have a lot to do with both environmental and genetic influences.

It is also influenced by body language. You can have a drop dead knock out of an individual but if they walk around with a negative/sour expression it will be a turn off for many and a turn on for a few.
Poor posture can convey a lack of confidence and be a visual turn-off.

A Ginger(Pale skinned red-headed) colored person with lots and lots of freckles is to many considered a flaw but to others is cute and gives of a cutie next door vibe.
A person with one brown eye and one blue will be disconcerting to some and exotic to others.


Another part of physical attractiveness is smell. A mans natural musk may be repellent to some and and strong draw to another. BTW, I cannot stress just how powerful natural smell attraction is. Smell is the sense most closely tied to memory. If a prospective partners natural odor repulses you then odds are that, in the long run, no amount of showering and axe body spray will fix this issue. That's because everyday you wake up together the first thing to greet you is their smell.

Note- This doesn't mean to give up immediately. If you really like the person, you can ask them to try a different diet to see if it improves things. For those of you that don't understand this, try living in a single bedroom flat with a partner who constantly eats asparagus.

You've got your own personal opinion of what's attractive,

which is over-layed by a societal idea of what is attractive in men and women

(eg society in the UK seems to think thin is attractive, it used to prefer a more rounded appearance especially in women)

there also seems to be a 'universal/genetic' driver towards certain signals such as a very specific waist/hip ratio and a symetrical face which probably represents a solid 'good faith' signal of reproductive fitness (plenty of studies on this although not all of them filter out racial bias)

there is also a less well understood scent based attraction (or perhaps repulsion) that is probably based on the immune system such that if you're immune system is genetically 'close' to that of a potential partner you'll be repulsed (to a degree) and if it's genetically 'distant' you'll be attracted (to a degree) and is thought to be an evolved mechanism to prevent inbreeding (incest) and to promote outbreeding (which means some of your children will have suffificntly different immune systems to resist diseases that will effect you). this is well studied/proven in mice and looks to happen in people (but the studies are not as solid)

Skin whitening products are certainly heavily advertised in the middle and far east.

 Barksdale wrote:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

*beerholder

 Iron_Captain wrote:

And I guess I could tell this here as well, *checks to make sure no one is around* but I also secretly like boys with long hair. I don't know why, I just always have. I just think it is cute.

To be fair admitting that in the country you claim to love would get you many beatings!

Glory to Russia!

There's so many different things that can be considered attractive. Without drifting too far down that list, a nice smile & eyes go a long way for me.

 Dreadclaw69 wrote:

 Barksdale wrote:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

*beerholder

*bee holder

LOOK BEYOND THE BEES!

Iron_Captain wrote:

And I guess I could tell this here as well, *checks to make sure no one is around* but I also secretly like boys with long hair. I don't know why, I just always have. I just think it is cute.

Move to the UK. We have these and cookies to

All I know is that while many (including myself) find redheaded women attractive, very few women find redheaded males attractive. Thankfully mine is more auburn so I have it better than most, but I know its hurt my chances in the past

Other than that its mostly personality. Guys get a lot of judgment based on how we carry ourselves and act for example. A couple of things changed in what you wear and how you wear it, fixing your posture, and working on being more confident in speech all go a long way. I've been switching to better fitting shirts and jeans and that alone helped my look immensely. I'm still no fashion model by any means, but now I at least don't feel like a schmuck.

I know that for me to be attracted to a woman, she has to have a good sense of humor and a confident personality. I tend to go for taller women too (but since I'm 5'5", that's not saying much) and I guess that's because they tend to have that kind of a personality. Other than that I'm not picky. As long as I enjoy being around you without your face turning me to stone, I'm happy.

 Medium of Death wrote:
There's so many different things that can be considered attractive. Without drifting too far down that list, a nice smile & eyes go a long way for me.

 Dreadclaw69 wrote:

 Barksdale wrote:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

*beerholder

*bee holder

LOOK BEYOND THE BEES!

And the most famous British be-keeper in the world:

 Medium of Death wrote:

Did anyone watch the original video? She was basically trying to argue that western imperialism was the cause of people Indonesia(and around the world) finding fair skin more attractive. All because some random people on the internet airbrushed her face into lighter tones. The anchor even used the word "racism". It's absurd.

She is obviously trying to get a research grant and using the political environment to get it.

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IMHO..

I think that people want to see clean skin. Put a ginger up there and see how many freckles they remove. Hell.. See how much they darken the skin because pale skin is actually usually considered a sign of sickness. I've never seen a person say that look more attractive while going through chemo.

It's pretty common knowledge that what makes people "attractive" to members of the opposite sex varies. There are psychological reasons why some people are attracted to people that look similar or vastly different to their own family. Some people have a "type" and other people don't. Nothing wrong with it either way.

According to most studies i've seen, symmetry and proportionality of facial features is the top factor in determining whether a person's face is attractive to a vast majority of the general public.

However.. when if comes to body type, the waist-hip ratio is a better predictor of overall sexual attraction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waist%E2%80%93hip_ratio

 Iron_Captain wrote:
And I guess I could tell this here as well, *checks to make sure no one is around* but I also secretly like boys with long hair. I don't know why, I just always have. I just think it is cute.

TIL Iron Captain fancies me.

 Ribon Fox wrote:

Iron_Captain wrote:

And I guess I could tell this here as well, *checks to make sure no one is around* but I also secretly like boys with long hair. I don't know why, I just always have. I just think it is cute.

Move to the UK. We have these and cookies to

I lived in the UK for a year. Single-best country on Earth
But I love Russia, even with all its flaws. And the West has different flaws of its own.
And they are supposed to be called biscuits. Cookies are Dutch I could murder someone for a chocolate chip cookie right now... Need to get a snack


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 Avatar 720 wrote:

 Iron_Captain wrote:
And I guess I could tell this here as well, *checks to make sure no one is around* but I also secretly like boys with long hair. I don't know why, I just always have. I just think it is cute.

TIL Iron Captain fancies me.

*Looks at the picture on Avatar's Deviantart page*

I really like your hair...

To OP, whatever the hell you fancy. There is no objective standard for this kind of thing.

 Piston Honda wrote:
Red heads in a pair of boots tickles my fancy.

I also have a accent fetish.

It sounds odd, but listening to a girl with a English, Irish or Australian accent makes me harder than a rock.

Yyyup.

I think attractiveness is (scientifically speaking) basically a function of symmetry and proportions, no? Hasn't it been found that the more attractive someone is the more symmetrical their features are? Likewise the more attractive someone is the more their features fit within that 'golden ration', yes?

 Iron_Captain wrote:

 Ribon Fox wrote:

Iron_Captain wrote:

And I guess I could tell this here as well, *checks to make sure no one is around* but I also secretly like boys with long hair. I don't know why, I just always have. I just think it is cute.

Move to the UK. We have these and cookies to

I lived in the UK for a year. Single-best country on Earth
But I love Russia, even with all its flaws. And the West has different flaws of its own.
And they are supposed to be called biscuits. Cookies are Dutch I could murder someone for a chocolate chip cookie right now... Need to get a snack

Cookies are this

Biscuits are these

Oh yeah, I don't really care for body height (a sexy girl is still sexy to me regardless if she's tall or short) although it helps if they aren't too much taller or shorter than me.

These are biscuits. Get it right.

I have always been attracted to darker skin colors, so I actually find African Americans, darker skinned Asians, and Hispanics more attractive than white women. But the original article was an interesting read.

 Barksdale wrote:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Haha. As for me, it's totally dependent on the person. Most of my ex-girlfriends or my current girlfriend look nothing alike. All I ask is that they're in good shape/healthy. That's how I live my life, and I'd prefer it if my significant other did as well.

*Aww, someone beat me to the "beerholder" joke!

 Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote:
I really don't have a type. Well, healthy is sexy. As is friendly/funny. But otherwise, it seems to be completely random with me and more based on personality than physicality.

~Tim?

I'll agree with this, with the caveat that I would prefer it if they were not significantly taller than me, and I don't really feel any attraction to people who are too overweight. Apart from that, (almost) anything goes.

Also, nearly two pages without a reply from Kronk...

All about dat booty

I think having all your teeth is a real head turner.

 Frazzled wrote:
I think having all your teeth is a real head turner.

Teeth are really an all or nothing deal. Either they got them all and can smile pretty or they don't have any and as such can't bite down on ...stuff.
#Swag

 Frazzled wrote:
I think having all your original teeth is a real head turner.

Fixed

 djones520 wrote:
These are biscuits. Get it right.

Get it right, thats a scone you colonial

 Ribon Fox wrote:

 djones520 wrote:
These are biscuits. Get it right.

Get it right, thats a scone you colonial

As someone who has lived on both sides of The Pond those are biscuits. Unlike scones these are savory, and are usually smothered in sausage gravy and served for breakfast


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 Frazzled wrote:
I think having all your teeth is a real head turner.

Would a grill or dentures count?

 Dreadclaw69 wrote:

 Ribon Fox wrote:

 djones520 wrote:
These are biscuits. Get it right.

Get it right, thats a scone you colonial

As someone who has lived on both sides of The Pond those are biscuits. Unlike scones these are savory, and are usually smothered in sausage gravy and served for breakfast

Scones aren't solely sweet, there are plenty of savoury ones.

 Dreadclaw69 wrote:

 Ribon Fox wrote:

 djones520 wrote:
These are biscuits. Get it right.

Get it right, thats a scone you colonial

As someone who has lived on both sides of The Pond those are biscuits. Unlike scones these are savory, and are usually smothered in sausage gravy and served for breakfast

Don't start talking about biscuits & gravy. You'll get me all excited