What would you say the difference is between what you found attractive in, say, your 20’s and what you find highly attractive in perhaps your 40’s?
How has your ideals of attraction changed over about the last 20 years?
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What would you say the difference is between what you found attractive in, say, your 20’s and what you find highly attractive in perhaps your 40’s?
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I’m in my mid 40s. As I’ve gotten to know more men, I’m no longer attracted to them in general. I’m monogamous and find the man I married wildly attractive because he is a good human. But as for walking down the street and seeing an attractive man, eh. I can’t remember the last time I gave one a second glance.
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Definitely
I used to be very specific, like mostly liked brunettes, but now it’s much more diverse.
Not much, actually. I’ve always been attracted to a funny, intelligent guy who shares my bizarre sense of humor.
In my teens – 20s I had more of a thing for more reserved/introverted “bad boy” types. They were all still actually incredibly sweet, but definitely had a bit of a wild and/or mean (not to me) streak. Again, they were all great guys… but for various reasons I’d just be kept on my toes.
Since I met my SO, I’ve grown and developed an appreciation for the retriever types. The stability offers a lot of security.
Looks wise it’s been about the same though 😅
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What I find physically attractive is still the same. I’m just less likely to overlook and be open to physical and mental traits I find off putting. I hadn’t been strict enough with that in the past.
I’m basically still into the exact same things I was into since I started experiencing attraction.