What do you look for in a guy?

11th May 2006

Everyone has different standards and a variety of things they look for in their prospective significant others. What I’ve found in most girls is that they look for guys who:

Have a great sense of humor. You want to have fun on your date. But guys who try to fake humor are going to lose out. Dumb humor, off-color humor, and scatological (that’s poop and fart jokes, dudes) humor aren’t going to cut it.

Have good grooming. You don’t have to be a metrosexual, but you do need to be clean and smell nice. A good sense of how to dress is also nice. This does not mean you have to look like a model, nor does it mean you must wear expensive clothes. Instead, you should have your own sense of style, and wear what makes you feel good. If you smell bad, though, or wear rumpled clothes on a first [date](http://www.datingdirect.com), you’re not going to get far.

Are tall. This is just a fact. Tall guys have an advantage. Short guys have to try harder. It’s not fair, but life’s not fair, either.

Have good hair. You don’t have to have a lot of hair, but the hair you have needs to look nice.

Are friendly and basically decent guys. Nice guys don’t always finish last.

Take charge. Trust me, most girls like their men to be men. That doesn’t mean that guys should be bossy, but if you’re in a crowd, women [want](http://www.match.com) the guy to lead them through. And most girls like being treated like a lady. At the same time, we want guys who are sensitive to our need to call the shots as well ? women want to be in control of the dating situation. It’s a safety thing.

Oh, and we like guys who have a safety element: law enforcement is nice, soldiers, men who we think can protect us. The women’s movement hasn’t gone that far.