Tall..dark..handsome.. Is it still the ideal man for women?

@Shavkat (137313)
Philippines
December 19, 2012 6:21am CST
I remember my classmate in college days. She is looking a tall, dark and handsome. At first, I was just smiling and said, that's hard to find. How about you girls? Did you set any standard qualities for a man?
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
19 Dec 12
I like handsome man, he may be not tall, as I am not very tall, so it doesn't matter if he is a little short. Sometimes short handsome man attract me more. I like light colour skin.
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@cobalt20 (1318)
• Philippines
19 Dec 12
Am I look handsome for you? Just give me some opinion.
@Shavkat (137313)
• Philippines
19 Dec 12
That's an attraction, there is no need to have high standard to look for a Mr. Nice guy.
@maezee (41996)
• United States
19 Jan 16
Tall dark and handsome.....is not really my thing. Looks don't matter so much as the personality behind the looks - someone who is cool, nice, into civic engagement/charity/causes stuff, who may or may not listen to good music, and is a non-pretentious, genuine person. The last part seems to be the hardest to find. Those are my qualities. What about you?
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@Shavkat (137313)
• Philippines
20 Jan 16
@maezee I am more on beautiful from within. The physical attributes is a plus for me. There is too ideal to look for someone.
@alberello (4752)
• Italy
19 Dec 12
Excuse my interference to a request made to the girls. Let me just say that for you girls, it's much easier to be picked up by a guy who asks you to go out with. For us men, however, it is already more difficult. End of my speech.
@Shavkat (137313)
• Philippines
19 Dec 12
For women, it is too charming to have dates. I do agree, guys tend to have difficulty having a date if the girl is picky.
• United States
19 Dec 12
Haha, alberello, I have thought before that it is easy for us girls to get dates, but guys have their payback when it comes to marriage and long-term commitments! lol It's hard to find guys who are willing to commit to that!
• India
20 Dec 12
From girl's point of view, It doesn't matter what color does the boy have. It doesn't matter black,brown. The girls only sees that he is handsome or not. Along with the physical features the behavior or the personality plays an important role. It is very important to have a well matured character or behavior which everybody loves.
@prashu228 (37525)
• India
20 Dec 12
Good one this is the fact in life. I never understood what made the novelists/writers to write such a line. One of my friend used to read lot of novels and was in search of this tall dark handsome always. But she never found him hehe. when ever she used to see any boy tall dark but never handsome. she used to think why she is not able to find such a man. hahaha it was all funny and we were teenagers that time she used to feel everything written in books is real.
@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
22 Dec 12
I think we all look for something different, and sometimes we don`t even know what we are looking for.
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@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
19 Dec 12
When you are buying food you are looking for taste, When you are buying shoes you are looking for comfort, when you are buying jeans you are looking for fit, when you are buying lipstick you are looking for shades to fit your skin tone, when you are buying shirt you are looking for design, when you are buying perfume you are looking for scent, when you are buying for bag, you are looking for durability. What more when you are looking for man aren't you going to have standards too?
@Shavkat (137313)
• Philippines
19 Dec 12
When you look for a man,then you are looking for your true soul mate. Thanks
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@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
19 Dec 12
Exactly but soul mates have qualities too.... like he must be... he must be.. he must be...
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
19 Dec 12
when i was around that age, i was looking for a tall dark handsome guy too. i don't know if i should count myself lucky or unlucky. i met a guy like that and he kind of express interest in me. sadly, i didn't feel a thing for him so i stayed away. since then, i have come to realise that the person i fall in love with is not necessary the kind of man i imagine him to be. i don't know what exactly it is but maybe you can call it love. i want a man who send tingles down my spine and my little finger. it doesn't matter how he looks, how much he earns or what he does for a living.
@samson1 (738)
• Jamaica
19 Dec 12
Well said Applefreak, well said. I can state you are a realistic person; who used the pertinent information gathered from experiencing the impact of that idealistic position on your 'quest for love' reality to guide your decision making process.
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@cobalt20 (1318)
• Philippines
19 Dec 12
Some girls are really looking for a man that adjectives that you describe during high school and college days. In the end, it really not be happen. Some girls are going for good attitudes for man.
@Shavkat (137313)
• Philippines
20 Dec 12
Attitude is really a good pointer to look for an ideal man.
@GreenMoo (11834)
19 Dec 12
None. I've always just been looking for someone I spark with. Tall is nice, but handsome is like beauty in that it's in the eye of the beholder.
@Shavkat (137313)
• Philippines
19 Dec 12
I like that, it needs the magical sparks to be with.
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
28 Feb 13
I don't have any specific traits that I would like my partner to have. It just nonsense. We can't really say that we will find the exact guy like what we dream and want. It can just be anyone. That's the reality.(^^)
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
hi, yes for me that is my ideal man,but not all women wanted that tall and dark,because i have a friend who wanted her man is white because for her white skin is a neat and clean person,other women wanted that their man is chubby or a little beat chubby.
@flapiz (22477)
• United Kingdom
31 Jan 13
My kind of guy would be funny and smart. For the looks I don't really look for handsome but it is a bonus. As long as he looks normal and not ugly.
@Arieles (2473)
• United States
19 Dec 12
Ha! I like all kinds of men, but they don't have to be tall, dark and handsome. I would like one with sandy hair and blue eyes. Just putting that out there to the universe I'm more interested in someone with common interests, kind, caring, non-smoker, loves kids, values family and a decent human. Those are the qualities I am really interested. I also want someone who takes care of himself and is health conscious.
@Shavkat (137313)
• Philippines
19 Dec 12
That is really idealistic man. Thanks for sharing
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@liezel25 (292)
• Germany
19 Dec 12
My ideal man when I was teen was tall, white and handsome. Well, God gave me exactly what I was look for. But I know there are some cases, my friends ideal guy didn't happen. He married opposite to it. but she's so inlove with him from head to feet. I think, the qualities were lookin for doesn't fit to the person as long as there's love :)
@Shavkat (137313)
• Philippines
19 Dec 12
Love is the most important thing. No need for Mr. Perfect if you love him truly.
• Canada
3 Jan 13
I can't speak for the rest of my gender, but I can speak for myself. My husband is about 6 feet tall, and is almost bald, with a bit of grey hair remaining. I love him because he is who he is, not because of how he looks. I've met a lot of guys who look good according to the stereotype of what good looks can be, but they have turned out to be complete idiots. Looks don't alwas matter. It's what's inside that counts.
@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
21 Dec 12
When I was young, I actually preferred shorter men. Those 6 feet and over made me, at 5 foot 1 inch, feel like a child. I got tired of looking at their belt buckle. I finally found a man the right size four me. M¥ husband of 57 years was 5 foot 7 1/2 inches when we married. Of course, he has shrunk some now, but so have I. Somehow, we small people produced a 6 foot tall son, whose son is 6 foot 3 1/2 and still growing.
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
21 Dec 12
Yes, but I have more standards for his personality than appearance. For the appearance its like two things: dark hair, 5' 6" - 6' , must look good in glasses Because I have this thing. about. glasses. I promise its nothing pervy Then personality its like a list of 20 or more things that I keep adding to. I probably expect too much, but it can't be helped.
• India
21 Dec 12
You will get very easily cheated. Men must be verified by his attitude and behaviour with others especially with persons below his his standard. Look sometimes matters, I don't disagree with you but it's very treacherous.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
21 Dec 12
Honestly, I was never really one that was attracted to the tall dark and handsome type. Instead, those thing that I was more interested in was to meet a man that had a wonderful sense of humor and who was a beautiful person on the inside. I wanted to meet a man that had a great work ethic and who wanted to spend a lot of time with family. Looks were not at all important to me a long as the man had a great sense of humor and was a very kind soul.
@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
23 Jan 13
When I was in school, I used to think that the ideal man is one that is tall dark and handsome. But all these are physical attributes. You cannot live on tall dark and handsome. You need a man who is also responsible and sensitive towards your needs. As I grow older, I look pass the physical aspect and look for a man who can take care of me and my children (or rather our children) and I believe I have found him.