Whether you find a man attractive or not clearly depends on a variety of factors, including personality, charm, sense of humor, financial position, physical appearance and much more.
Just like our previous attractive women survey, however, we will only focus on physical appearance here.
Physical appearance will have different levels of importance for different people, but studies in social psychology show that it is an important factor in determining how we all make decisions.
Attractive people receive help more often, are more likely to make a sale, and automatically create a more positive impression.
Attractive Men Feature 1 – Face
Traditionally, a more manly face (facial hair, square jaw) is more attractive.
This makes a lot of sense from an evolutionary viewpoint, because a manly face indicates aggression, dominance, and strength.
A feminized face (clean shaven, less pronounced cheekbones) is associated with honesty, warmth, and cooperation – good traits for a long term partner, but not the macho hero or rogue that women dream about.
Eyes
Larger, rounder, eyes tend to give men a more youthful, submissive look.
Narrower eyes, give the appearance of a more mature, powerful, and dominant man.
In addition, rarer eye colors (blue, green) are usually deemed more attractive than more common colors (brown, black).
Face shape
A sharper, tapered face is more feminine, while a square-shaped face is more masculine.
In the past, there has been a general preference for men with squarer, more manly faces. However, more recently, men with sharper features and a more tapered face have set many a woman’s heart on fire. Some great examples include Legolas in Lord of the Rings, or Edward Cullen in Twilight.
Indeed, societal preferences may be shifting from the more extreme manly look to a more balanced or evenrefined elven look.
Facial hair
Growth of facial hair was traditionally a sign of the man reaching sexual maturity.
However, a 2008 study at Northumbria University found that women rated the most attractive male face as those with a stubble or light beard.
Even though women still associate dominance and aggression with facial hair, and appeasement and sexual immaturity with clean-shaven men; their preference is for a male that is clearly mature, but not too masculine.
Attractive Men Feature 2 – Physique
By physique I mean the man’s body type and how muscular he is.
Some people prefer a body builder’s physique where apparently a man can never be too large or too full of hard bulges.
Others prefer the lean look of a hard body, but with muscles of normal proportions.
Still, larger, softer men can provide you with a comfortable soft landing, or comfy pillow to lean on.
Attractive Men Feature 3 – Hair
“Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.” ~~[1 Corinthians 11:14-15]
Today, most men wear their hair short. Short hair is more the cultural norm for men, and more socially acceptable. As a result, it is also commonly viewed as being more attractive.
In the United States, longer hair is often associated with the hippie movement – a less structured way of life that is outside cultural norms.
However, male hair fashion has not always been so limited.
Some ancient cultures, such as the ancient Greeks viewed long-hair as a symbol of power and wealth. Slaves on the other hand had to shave their heads.
American Indians also widely wore their hair long before the influences of Western culture.
Similarly, men in China wore their hair in a long braid (queue) during the 17th century.
Attractive Men Feature 4 – Height
Height commonly reflects dominance and physical superiority. One can intimidate another just by standing over them, and looking down upon them. It is more difficult to appear intimidating when you must strain to look up on your challenger.
Physical dominance is no longer a necessary part of modern society but its effects lingers.
One thing is for sure when it comes to a man’s height –
Shorter men make much better dance partners!
Attractive Men Feature 5 – Body Hair
Finally, there is the question of body hair.
Some people like the Sean Connery look, where more hair means greater maturity and masculinity.
Others prefers a smoother body, so that they can easily admire each sexy curve on their man.
In fact, societal preferences today are probably shifting towards less body hair. More and more men are considering body hair removal techniques which have previously been the purview of women.
Oƙ. I have diamond face shape with strong square jaw line.and high cheekbone. And also small eye and wide thin lips and and wide smile. In my hometown am normal guy. no one takes me as handsome. More girlish face guys are considerd cute.
When i am on social media or when i interact with some westerns. They r like OMG u r too hot. U r features are so good. But am normal guy in my honetown. I hate my country.
Where are you from?
haha, I am a girl and I definitly have the same problem ;)… well here I am beautiful too, but not really special.
never listen to the fish always listen to the fisher
me I am 6ft tall well built clean shave brown hair good teeth
brown eyes good dancer many more good stuff..
yes but what about in the real world?
You are just what guys like 😉
why did you leave a comment? 🙂 Just curious
Ya, thanks for the survey Aya! I like guys that are muscular and kinda stocky. And, on the taller side. My boyfriend is taller than me so, that’s good!!! He’s muscular enough for me. But not to the extreme where you feel his muscles bulging when you hug him. I really like guys with strong jaws and I prefer red heads. I like blue eyes too! You see I’m very particular. Haha!
This tall brunette loves tall blonde fair-skinned men…especially humorous!
Tall blond with swimmer or bodybuilder physique. I don’t care about hair length.
Tall blonde…yesssssss!
Wow! I feel even more confident in myself as a guy! I didnt know i took on every single recommended feature of a guy. Nice post, this definitely just made my night.
I have dark hairs . At least have one preferred feature
Why everyone love rock hard abs??? BIGGER SOFTER AND CUDDLY! for me but seriously why does every women want that? it doesn’t last, i want a man that loves me more then he loves himself thank you aka no vanity
I have had a preference for dark haired brown eyes men most my life. Heck, I ended up marrying one…lol, and he’s a bit heavier than my ideal build and very hairy…more than Sean. Personality counts more than looks for me. I’m 29 years old and I have never been into the Legolas look at all. Too feminine. However I have seen two blond, blue eyed guys that are exactly the types I’d go for if I was not married. One lives locally to my area. He’s skinny ish, tall, dirty blond hair and blue eyes.very attractive. The other is a celebrity from a little while ago (80s band singer) who I am absolutely bonkers over till this day ( and I first liked him at age 6) blond. Blue eyed, tall and slim, with a gorgeous shy smile. So basically I am attracted to all types of dude. Great survey. Very interesting!
I like a sweet kind man and funny is good !! Im not real picky on hair color and i have always loved blue eyes !! But i like brown eyed guys too !! I dont mind a slim guy not too slim and i like cubby men too !!
Voted up and interesting. I was curious as to what women found attractive in a man, being a man. But it looks like there’s no one set standard. Everyone has a different preference.
Are you surprised? There’s no such thing as common perfection.
Nice survey. The guy you used in the pictures is the epitome of male good looks for me. He is blond, blue-eyed, have sharp facial features, lean and toned body, no facial or body hair. Just perfect example of an extremely good-looking male.
Studies show women prefer dark haired men. You just have a preference for tall ~light~ and handsome.
Agreed…blonde!!!!
You missed the most important one..The size of his wallet
Hahaha, yeah. I have that here …
http://chataboutyou.com/best-men-to-marry
Yes, I have always held the belief that it’s the length and girth of a mans bank account that makes him irresistible.
You’ve never met a man who could sweep you off your feet with his immense charm. Whew…who cares about the dough?
This was a fun article… I enjoyed all the info and loved voting.. I think some though voted out of pure fantasy!!
mee too
loved the pictures that you put with the information, it was very interesting and well done. great article!!!
Aya, I love this hub. Robert Pattinson has all what are meant a handsome man, Tall, square jaws, hairy, stylist hair, and he has amazing eyes. But you miss few things, attitude or personality, uique, talented. sometime, man become handsome because he has a gentle and nice personality and charisma.if a man has many talent can play piano, saxophone, martial art, they look hand some to me.and unique, like Johnny Depp, he’s unique.
Haha I agree. Robert Pattinson is very yummy. I also agree with the other things – one time a man composed a song for me then performed it on the piano. It was very romantic 🙂 I am focusing only on physical appearance here, but you are right that what is on the inside is even more important.
that is a lot of hardwork man…great job !
Nice article. Infact I was carried away by the pictures. I love it thanks.
Hmm.. you made me do this. I’ve never answered any poll questions before (or is it the term..?)Thanks, Ms Aya. I enjoyed it though. More power.
This was a fun hub Aya. It made examine my likes. I’ve always liked a strong jaw line for some reason. I’ve learned that I don’t like over developed pecs. If his chest is too hard it hurts mine. In general though, I find what I do like and obsess about that. 🙂
lol. Yeah – muscles that are too large are also not very attractive to me. But I do like the sharper more tapered face. Too bad there aren’t too many men with that look. 🙂 I need a Holodeck!