Question #3
What's your type?
Aside from "female", I don't really have one, much to the frustration of many would-be matchmakers. But there are some broad characteristics based on my dating history:
Aside from "female", I don't really have one, much to the frustration of many would-be matchmakers. But there are some broad characteristics based on my dating history:
- Athletically inclined/physically active/interested in personal health.
This is what happens when one's first girlfriend was a 5k/10k runner. That, and three sports a year in HS (cross-country, wrestling (which went co-ed my jr year), and track) along with friends in the dance program.
This used to mean slender/slim women, but not so much anymore. Ironically, I still find "too thin" a little unattractive - it screams "unhealthy" to me like did it with girls I knew in HS who were borderline anorexic. The line between "very slender through exercise/dance/etc" and "too thin" is very fine yet fuzzy for me. - Smart
This is hard to define, but easy to recognize. Something I have come to value is not just someone who can keep up with me, but also make me keep up with her. In general, I enjoy the company of those who intelligent in ways that I am not or who think in different ways. - Funny
A friend once said "All boys are dumb; all girls are crazy. The trick is finding one who makes you laugh instead of cry." I have a real need to laugh - it keeps me sane. And I'm not too picky - I make horrible puns, but I also enjoy more subtle humor. - Not Asian? (mostly)
For a long time, I just did not find Asian women attractive in the "I want to date you" way - they always 'smelled' like family to me. Blame my childhood - very white neighborhood, the only Asian women I knew were family, sisters of friends, or something like that. In general, my dating history has been very European, but I'm expanding my dating interests slowly - the "smells like family" sense is still very fickle. - No Green Hair
Despite my reputation, I have dated very few redheads. If anything, I have dated more blond than anything else, but I am into just about any hair color except for one - green. In particular, the "I dyed my hair green because I felt like it/it's my favorite color" sort of thing. Dyed it green for St Patrick's Day? Fine. Pool water turned it green? Fine. Work? Fine. School Colors? fine.Any sort of tangible reason. But "I felt like it" or "I like green" just screams "batshit crazy to me." - Interesting
Again, hard to define, but easy to recognize. One side of this is having interests that interest me but separate from my own core interests. The sort of thing where I can ask someone "Tell me more about that," and learn something new and more about someone as a result. - Well grounded
Reliable, dependable, not necessarily predictable or never-changing. A good sense of personal identity.