Recipe for a Man

Lots and lots of images of gorgeous young & older men come across my screen through out the course of a Tumblr catch up. Everyone has different tastes, some say Brad Pitt, some say Ewan McGregor others think Pete Wentz is to die for.

In all honesty, they all have a hot factor, but when push comes to shove, actually finding a *real* guy that has all that is hard to do!

This is my personal Recipe for a Man.

Badass

Nobody wants a pansy for a boyfriend. He should be a little bit rebellious, whether he has piercings or tattoos, or he rides a motorbike and doesn’t work the 9-5. Predictable is boring. Spontenaity is great! Obvioulsy you don’t want a guy so rebellious he could end up in prison but you don’t want a guy that follows the letter of the law to the point of banality either!

Suave

When you see your man in a suit, you want to go week at the knees. It’s as simple as that. Clean, crisp, debonair and suave. Yes, all those things you see in the movies, they don’t have to *just* be in the movies.

Geeky

This guy’s character in The Big Bang Theory is hilariously quaint and cute. He goes all funny when a hot girl pays him some interest. He’s also insanely intelligent and just a little socially retarded. The brains we can keep, the latter, not so much. But a girl wants to know she can affect her man, no? You don’t want to put a whole lot of effort in getting dressed up only to have him act like it’s normal. It's good if he goes a little speechless.

Fun!

This is a given. You need to be able to hang out and act completely stupid. It takes time to get totally comfortable with someone, but some part of it has to be instant. There should be some level of silly/fun from the very first time you say “Hey, how you doing?”

Older

I am a very strong believer in the guy being older than the girl. I know the opposite works for some people, just not me. Seeing as this is my recipe, I say the man has to be older. It's the extra life experience; the fact he's not so insecure and he has a higher chance of being on the same level as I am. It means he can also be that bit more serious when he needs to be. Nobody wants to play mother to their partner.

Boy Next Door

Every guy likes the plain but somehow perfect ‘girl next door’, I think the same goes for girls too. If a guy is TOO perfect, us girls get insecure & this could potentially destroy the relationship. Obviously he’s going to be drop dead gorgeous, but if he knows it, then he’s not really a ‘boy next door'.

Killer Smile

I’m a sucker for a smile. The smile & eyes, if you’re going to be looking at that face for years to come, it’s a given. This one doesn't really need to be elaborated on, does it?

Irresistible

You want a guy you can’t keep your hands off. I’m a very physically affectionate person; I love hugs, holding hands, linking arms, just physical contact in general. It’s probably the European blood. I've given up trying to stop it. I just control it a little better these days. ANYWAY! There has to be that element of insatiable passion. Of course as life goes on, you get more comfortable and it's not quite the same as when you first met, but I’d still like to find my husband incredibly attractive at age 40.



I think that about covers it for me. There are bad sides to all of these elements, but it’s about finding the right balance in the right guy.

What about your guy, or girl? What do you look for? What is he/she like?