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[–][deleted] 31 insightful - 1 fun31 insightful - 0 fun32 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

All of it. Seriously, whenever I hear about things that men find unattractive in women it's usually things I like or even love. Oh, she's muscular? Oh, she doesn't shave her legs? She doesn't wear any makeup? Has tattoos? Has hobbies you think are dumb? Is ambitious, educated, assertive, intelligent, generally has any kind of personality? She sounds lovely.

I swear, most men are so fragile and hate it when women aren't perfect little dolls.

[–][deleted] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Especially the tatts and muscular part, I can’t get enough of that!! ❤️

[–]Dravidian 22 insightful - 5 fun22 insightful - 4 fun23 insightful - 5 fun -  (2 children)

Quirks. Men just seem to hate women with passions, interests, collections, stuff they do in their free time. I love being talk at about plants, collections, birds, video games, books, studies, by passionate and driven women. They are so cute and so enthusiastic about it. Meanwhile men are there on AITA being "I threw away my girlfriend's mason jars/yarn/collection of stuff because she didn't devote enough time to ME, am I the asshole? I'm not right???" Ugh.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Omg I remember reading that post, it was so cringe to read, I could barely finish it. Also if you ever want to talk about plants, birds, books, etc, that’s essentially all up my ally haha

[–]Rubyredpython 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This! I love women with passions and hobbies/interests. It's something I look for when I'm dating.

[–]emilyprentiss 22 insightful - 2 fun22 insightful - 1 fun23 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

A sleepy, no makeup face. A lot of men say they like the no makeup look, but what they mean is they like the light makeup look.

[–]knownasness 18 insightful - 7 fun18 insightful - 6 fun19 insightful - 7 fun -  (0 children)

literally everything. no idea why women bother with men other than money. it's so much better on this side.

[–]yousaythosethings 20 insightful - 3 fun20 insightful - 2 fun21 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Labia. Also just pussy diversity generally. I swear to god women are made to feel so ashamed of our labia, our genitalia as a whole, and every sexed part of our body really. I'll stick with pussies and labia here.

I felt this in myself for a long time. Part of the process of coming to terms with the fact that I'm gay involved me coming to terms with everything about pussies being awesome. I felt so much shame over mine growing up. I was super disconnected from my own body. I remember my friends and I talking about getting labiaplasties in high school. My best friend told me her super rich friend was actually planning on getting one when she turned 18 because she hated her labia so much because they were too big. There is so much pejorative slang for labia and no positive slang. Beef curtains, roast beef, etc. (puke) and calling women "roasties."

And it's not the same way in reverse. Let's be real. Intermission to address male bodies for a moment. You've been warned! ~~~~~ Ball sacks are not aesthetically pleasing in the slightest. I don't even hear gay men compliment them, but there is no societal shaming men over their scrota. ~~~~~~End male body talk.

Back to the pussy talk. Anyway, it's like every message I was getting was that I wasn't supposed to like pussies and that even straight men thought little of them. Not to mention that heterosexual sex culture/porn involves no pleasure for female genitalia whatsoever. So I had to break away from that messaging and those external voices in my head that were not my own.

In reality, I imagine that men don't appreciate labia because men don't get any pleasure from labia and do not understand the pleasure that women get from labia. Labia are an amazing pleasure center where everything gets even more sensitive as you head toward the center where they meet and the clit area.

Women's bodies are magic, honestly.

[–]begonia_skies 21 insightful - 1 fun21 insightful - 0 fun22 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Straight men generally don't really seem to actually like women. They don't like things women tend to be interested in, they don't like how women are "emotional", they don't like how women tend to communicate more, and they have an obsession with women who are "just one of the boys" who like all the things they like.

I actually greatly prefer the company of women to men and love women as authentic people, not just objects for sex.

[–][deleted] 19 insightful - 1 fun19 insightful - 0 fun20 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I find the stereotype about women being confusing and more complicated than men to be true, but I like that women are emotionally complex and layered.

[–]wherethelonelyroam 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

*slow clap *

[–]WildwoodFlower 15 insightful - 4 fun15 insightful - 3 fun16 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Intelligence.

[–][deleted] 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Vagina too I guess (but are straight men serious when they say they don't like vagina? how???). I also prefer women who don't wear makeup. One thing I've noticed is that I'm attracted to way more body types / appearances than what is considered conventionally attractive.

[–]lmaonope333 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I like confident women who are physically strong

[–]Disillusioned 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I like women that are funny, independent and smart. I like when they are not afraid of sharing their opinions with me (without being assh-les about them). You, see. Most men don't like any of these things!

[–]XSaraXPoeX 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I have no clue what straight men think, but to me a woman is perfect from the tips of her toes to the ends of each strand of hair. From the way she looks first thing in the morning to her sleeping face at night. Every sound she makes and every look she takes.