Ideal Man Per GQ
jaxdiablo
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Survey findings – what makes a man close to ideal?
Honesty.
Kindness.
Intelligence.
Has a good sense of humour.
More likely to have blue eyes than brown.
Speaks at least two languages.
More important that he is romantic than good in bed.
Meat eaters are preferred to vegetarians.
Is a good listener.
Survey findings – moderately important characteristics:
Drives a European car.
Wears a suit to work.
Has a degree.
Is clean shaven.
What do men think makes themselves ideal (more so than women)?
The ability to provide for their families.
Confidence.
Style.
Honesty.
Kindness.
Intelligence.
Has a good sense of humour.
More likely to have blue eyes than brown.
Speaks at least two languages.
More important that he is romantic than good in bed.
Meat eaters are preferred to vegetarians.
Is a good listener.
Survey findings – moderately important characteristics:
Drives a European car.
Wears a suit to work.
Has a degree.
Is clean shaven.
What do men think makes themselves ideal (more so than women)?
The ability to provide for their families.
Confidence.
Style.
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I agree with the top 4, then the meat eater thing and the good listener..but I like brown eyes, and don't care about languages and would appreciate romance and good bedroom skills lol0
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I agree with the list except for the languages and the eyes. I personally prefer green eyes, but what's a girl to do?
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I don't care about eye color, speaking 2 languages , what kind of car he drives, or what he does for a living, as long as he makes a decent salary and is responsible. I'd prefer good in bed rather than romantic if I had to choose but both would be nice. They forgot good communicator and integrity.0
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Honesty. -- YES
Kindness. -- YES
Intelligence. -- YES - this does not mean he has to be college educated.
Has a good sense of humour. -- BIG YES
More likely to have blue eyes than brown. -- Eh, I love dark eyes... blue are okay too. Mine are grey.
Speaks at least two languages. --- Couldn't care less.
More important that he is romantic than good in bed. -- Nope -- both should be equal but if he's romantic but lame in the sack it's not going to last.
Meat eaters are preferred to vegetarians. -- Definitely meat eaters!
Is a good listener. -- YES
Survey findings – moderately important characteristics:
Drives a European car. -- ROFL -- NOPE, love me a nice American-made truck... but hell, even some American mades are made off shore now.
Wears a suit to work. -- NOPE - I like rustic, rough & tumble. But uniforms yes.... police, firefighters, ... yummy
Has a degree. -- Don't care as long as he's intelligent... see above.
Is clean shaven. -- Definitely... NOT. Love some good scruff or at least every now and then.
What do men think makes themselves ideal (more so than women)?
The ability to provide for their families. -- Somewhat.. it's a group effort.
Confidence. -- YES
Style. -- Eh...0 -
Survey findings – what makes a man close to ideal?
Honesty. - Most important.
Kindness. - Arbitrary and determined by the individual. (what I mean is, this doesn't actually say or define anything tangible)
Intelligence. - Second most important.
Has a good sense of humour. - Again, arbitrary and changes from person to person. I would say a compatible sense of humor.
More likely to have blue eyes than brown. - No preference.
Speaks at least two languages. - cool, but not important.
More important that he is romantic than good in bed. - Opposite actually. I would rather a guy be a romantic clod but a damn good throw down.
Meat eaters are preferred to vegetarians. - I wouldn't date a guy that didn't at least love bacon as much as I do.
Is a good listener. - Eh. On a general basis I'm totally okay if he wants to tone me out while I'm nerding out on something. But if a real issue arises then yeah, pay attention.
Survey findings – moderately important characteristics:
Drives a European car. - No preference. As long as it's not a smart car.
Wears a suit to work. - Don't care.
Has a degree. - As long as he's successful in what he does I don't care.
Is clean shaven. - I prefer scruff
What do men think makes themselves ideal (more so than women)?
The ability to provide for their families. - yeah.
Confidence. - Hell yeah.
Style. - Least concern.
How about "Super hot"? Why is that not on the list? I mean, we're going for ideal right?0 -
Honesty. -- YES
Kindness. -- YES
Intelligence. -- YES - this does not mean he has to be college educated.
Has a good sense of humour. -- BIG YES
More likely to have blue eyes than brown. -- Eh, I love dark eyes... blue are okay too. Mine are grey.
Speaks at least two languages. --- Couldn't care less.
More important that he is romantic than good in bed. -- Nope -- both should be equal but if he's romantic but lame in the sack it's not going to last.
Meat eaters are preferred to vegetarians. -- Definitely meat eaters!
Is a good listener. -- YES
Survey findings – moderately important characteristics:
Drives a European car. -- ROFL -- NOPE, love me a nice American-made truck... but hell, even some American mades are made off shore now.
Wears a suit to work. -- NOPE - I like rustic, rough & tumble. But uniforms yes.... police, firefighters, ... yummy
Has a degree. -- Don't care as long as he's intelligent... see above.
Is clean shaven. -- Definitely... NOT. Love some good scruff or at least every now and then.
What do men think makes themselves ideal (more so than women)?
The ability to provide for their families. -- Somewhat.. it's a group effort.
Confidence. -- YES
Style. -- Eh...
Agree with Shel 100%. I LOVE scruff, hehe. Intelligence and education are not the same. The car or truck he drives is not important as long as it's reliable. Languages? Heck, no! I studied engineering and enjoyed skipping the foreign language requirement, haha. Nice but definitely not something I look for. And lastly, it's not the color of the eyes that matter.... it's the look behind them!0 -
Honesty. YES!
Kindness. YES!
Intelligence. YES!
Has a good sense of humour. Ok
More likely to have blue eyes than brown. Brown please. Blue, grey, green, etc kinda creep me out.
Speaks at least two languages. Si por favor pero...
More important that he is romantic than good in bed. Ummmmmmm
Meat eaters are preferred to vegetarians. Ehh
Is a good listener. yep
Survey findings – moderately important characteristics:
Drives a European car I could care less WHAT he drives, but that he drives something is the point!
Wears a suit to work What does this have to do with the price of tea in China?!? Have a LEGAL job that pays the bills
Has a degree. See the above response, though I would PREFER he'd have at least a Bachelors
Is clean shaven. Ehh
What do men think makes themselves ideal (more so than women)?
The ability to provide for their families. YEP!
Confidence. Yep!
Style. Yep, or a willingness to let me upgrade you!0 -
Guessing the author of this was a female or gay???0
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Probably gay. What typical chick can even name 3 Eurpoean car companies?Guessing the author of this was a female or gay???0 -
Survey findings – what makes a man close to ideal?
Honesty, Kindness, Intelligence. -yes
Has a good sense of humour. -YES
More likely to have blue eyes than brown. --No-- I love brown eyes.
Speaks at least two languages. - whatever
More important that he is romantic than good in bed. - romance is overrated
Meat eaters are preferred to vegetarians.- I like meat
Is a good listener. -- I'm sorry, what?
Survey findings – moderately important characteristics:
Drives a European car. -Ew, cars.
Wears a suit to work. Aw heeelll no. I hate suits and ties. Nothing makes a man look like a tool faster than a tie.
Has a degree. -- Not important. Life success is not determined by academic aptitude.
Is clean shaven. -- Depends on the dude, some faces yes some no.
What do men think makes themselves ideal (more so than women)?
The ability to provide for their families. - **** kids, and I can pay my own bills.
Confidence. - Yes
Style.- Depends what you mean by "style"0 -
Languages? Heck, no! I studied engineering and enjoyed skipping the foreign language requirement, haha.
Too funny! My minor was Modern Languages (German) and most of my CE classmates studied either German or Italian (though don't think any others got minors in them). I love foreign languages though it is the one subject I could never pick up naturally and struggle with.0 -
Probably gay. What typical chick can even name 3 Eurpoean car companies?Guessing the author of this was a female or gay???
BMW, VW, Volvo, Subaru, Mercades,0 -
Survey findings – what makes a man close to ideal?
Honesty. - yes
Kindness. - yes
Intelligence. - yes
Has a good sense of humour. - yes
More likely to have blue eyes than brown. - yes or green
Speaks at least two languages. - don't care
More important that he is romantic than good in bed. - yes
Meat eaters are preferred to vegetarians. - yes because I am not a vegetarian
Is a good listener. - yes
Survey findings – moderately important characteristics:
Drives a European car. - prefer an American muscle car
Wears a suit to work. - nope
Has a degree. - yes
Is clean shaven. - depends, usually prefer scruff.0 -
Ok chick you get a prize for being atypical.
Probably gay. What typical chick can even name 3 Eurpoean car companies?Guessing the author of this was a female or gay???
BMW, VW, Volvo, Subaru, Mercades,0 -
Probably gay. What typical chick can even name 3 Eurpoean car companies?Guessing the author of this was a female or gay???
BMW, VW, Volvo, Subaru, Mercades,
Subaru is Japanese. I'd be wary of any girl that couldn't name 3 European car companies.0 -
Probably gay. What typical chick can even name 3 Eurpoean car companies?Guessing the author of this was a female or gay???
BMW, VW, Volvo, Subaru, Mercades,
Subaru is Japanese. I'd be wary of any girl that couldn't name 3 European car companies.
It drives more like a Eurpoean car made for cold weather then Japanese so I forget and lump it in with European.0 -
Survey findings – what makes a man close to ideal?
Honesty. -- YES! This is critical!
Kindness. -- yes
Intelligence. -- YES! I need someone who can keep up with my geeky side, and challenge me in debates and discussions, otherwise I'll get bored.
Has a good sense of humour. -- YES... specifically that he has a compatible sense of humour.
More likely to have blue eyes than brown. -- meh... I don't really care about this
Speaks at least two languages. -- Not necessarily, but seeing as I am francophone and switch from French to English (and back) within a convo, it would be a definite bonus!
More important that he is romantic than good in bed. -- Meh... Ideally I'd want both, but I think sexual compatibility is really important if something is going to last.
Meat eaters are preferred to vegetarians. -- YES!
Is a good listener. -- YES!
Survey findings – moderately important characteristics:
Drives a European car. -- Absolutely not! (though the guy I'm currently dating drives a volkswagen)
Wears a suit to work. -- No... but I like that he can dress up if needed.
Has a degree. -- Yes... at least a bachelors is ideal
Is clean shaven. -- Not necessarily if he keeps his facial hair clean and trims it.
What do men think makes themselves ideal (more so than women)?
The ability to provide for their families. -- It's a partnership... so it goes both ways
Confidence. -- Yes!
Style. -- Yes (or is willing to let me help him in this domain!)0 -
Probably gay. What typical chick can even name 3 Eurpoean car companies?Guessing the author of this was a female or gay???
BMW, VW, Volvo, Subaru, Mercades,
Subaru is Japanese. I'd be wary of any girl that couldn't name 3 European car companies.
It drives more like a Eurpoean car made for cold weather then Japanese so I forget and lump it in with European.
My mother raves about her Subaru and it's handling in cold weather. I hate it. But I love my Ford truck and it handles like crap in the snow.0 -
It drives more like a Eurpoean car made for cold weather then Japanese so I forget and lump it in with European.
Subaru was an anomaly for Japanese cars too.
They would run forever,usually on 2 cylinders when the body finally fell off the things but were terribly expensive to maintain.
Dual converters in the Y pipe from the opposed engines and welded all the way through,several hundred dollars no matter what happened to any part of the original.
Timing belts that failed regularly (still remember the part numbers).
They were the Pinto of Japanese cars.0 -
It drives more like a Eurpoean car made for cold weather then Japanese so I forget and lump it in with European.
Subaru was an anomaly for Japanese cars too.
They would run forever,usually on 2 cylinders when the body finally fell off the things but were terribly expensive to maintain.
Dual converters in the Y pipe from the opposed engines and welded all the way through,several hundred dollars no matter what happened to any part of the original.
Timing belts that failed regularly (still remember the part numbers).
They were the Pinto of Japanese cars.
My sister had one. There is also the stereotype that only lesbian's drive subarus.0
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