Ideal type of a person

[neoteric]

Why are we attracted to a certain type of an opposite sex? Some people like a fat person and some don't, etc. Are we born wit this or is it a learned behavior? Thanks.

[andy hughes]

It's probably a combination of the two - but there is an aspect of learned behaviour there. I have always found women who are small with dark hair, big eyes and turned-up noses really attractive, and while aimlessly surfing one day, I came across a photo of Wendy Padbury who played one of the early ' assistants' in 'Doctor Who' and I simultaneously realised that she was my archetypal fanciable woman, and that I'd had a serious crush on her as a thirteen-year-old, so it may be that she became my 'type' model, and I never conciously recognised the fact, until I saw her photo.

[coemgen]

It's strange this "type" thing. I always thought that my ideal man would be six foot tall, well built and dark haired. This is the type I always went for and most men I fancied were as described. My husband, who I fell in love with at first sight is short, skinny and blonde. I'd never have thought he was my type, but there was something about him, i think it must be chemistry.

[magpie]

Saw a programme about this on the Open University a few months ago at 3 in the morning. It's (apparently) to do with a combination of pheromones, genetic memory as in inherited preferences of your ancestors.

[coemgen]

Well my husband is absolutely nothing like my father in any shape or form, my dad is big built, 6 foot, dark hair and eyes and very chauvinistic. My husband is as I desribed before with blue eyes and very intelligent and much more modern in his attitudes. I think the problem with scientists etc is that they like to have a physical,sensible reason for things that can't be explained.