What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?

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  1. dulciemae's Avatar
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    What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    I'm answering in terms of physically and personality wise, thought it'd be interesting to see what floats everyone's boat.

    Copy and paste this template and substitute your own if you want

    Turn On
    Personality - Intelligence and A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOUR!

    Appearance - Stubble, ginger hair, (but I'll draw the line at ginger stubble) dark hair's good too. Blonde's are alright. Lol I'm not really that fussed. A nice smile. A strong jawline makes me go a bit mental sometimes. And tall! But only cos I'm a female giant! Well built, as in a bit muscly but a bit of fat too - my vision of 'manly' lol. Edit: OMG how can I forget: I don't care what anyone says, Northern Accents are the pinnacle of all levels of sexiness, with Irish not following to far behind. :perv:

    Turn Off
    Personality - Guys that fancy themselves too much, Ignorance, shallowness (tbh, if a guy was that shallow then they wouldn't fancy me so I wouldn't have to worry about not fancying them ahah)

    Appearance - A guy that looks like he spends longer in the bathroom than me. I.e fake tan and greased back hair WHAT'S THAT ABOUT? But also, bad hygiene and long nails are really disgusting.

    Ahaha neggers (can I say that...?) are blatantly over-conceited Southeners with ginger stubble and stick thin arms. NO LOSS.
    Last edited by dulciemae; 04-05-2012 at 09:56.
  2. Jim_Metrin's Avatar
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    Turn on

    Charm and sophistication , Great smile and cute

    Turn off

    Easiness, Arrogance, No sense of humor
  3. jazzykinks's Avatar
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    Turn On
    Personality - someone who is caring, fun-loving and trustworthy. Intelligence is also nice too because I like having deep talks. Confidence, but not to the point of arrogance. Manners! I'm really big on manners and etiquette. Romantic too.

    Appearance - tall (I'm quite tall), sexy, built...and if they're Mediterranean, I am there! Tattoos are nice so long as they're not tacky. I love a couple of piercings too, but not required.

    Turn Off
    Personality - Any sexist views/misogyny. Arrogance, narcissism, lack of consideration for other people/things.

    Appearance - shorter than me, overweight or too skinny, ginger, not attracted to Asians either.
  4. PinkMobilePhone's Avatar
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    Turn on :
    Personality -
    good sense of humour
    kind
    at least some similar interests to me
    able to hold an interesting and intelligent conversation

    appearance -
    taller than me to at least some degree
    average weight
    erm......a nice face haha. I'm not specific about what makes up a "nice face" as I find many different faces attractive - likewise I don't have a hair style or colour preference, it's whatever suits them really.


    Turn offs :
    personality -
    smoker/drug taker
    sadist/masochist
    chauvinistic
    chav

    appearance -
    wearing chav attire (i.e. if they look like Devvo!)
    lankiness
    to a certain extent obesity is a turn off, though my husband is obese so I'm obviously more accommodating than some would be. He's working on it though.
  5. jd66's Avatar
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    Turn on
    Intelligent, can hold a decent conversation, honest, gives the impression that she genuinely wants me and doesn't make me do all the work, at least moderately attractive appearance wise, pretty face, nice eyes, nice smile, nice accent.

    Turn Offs

    Has slept with a fair few guys recently (in the past year, before that I'm not bothered as we all change), bad breath, dishonesty, arrogance, feels a sense of entitlement just because she's a woman, massively overweight, facial piercings, has cheated on someone in the past, issues with an ex.
  6. DavidTheYoung's Avatar
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    OP you just described me Although I can be an overly confident fella :sherlock:

    ANYWAYS

    Turn On
    Personality - Intelligent. Witty. Caring. Not too clingy, give a man some space (not loads, but allow him to take longer than 5 minutes to reply to a text). Likes reading. Likes the outdoors. I love a deep chat so someone who can keep up.

    Appearance - Tall girls! 5ft 7 - 5ft 11 is ace (I'm 6ft and I like girls around my own height). Pretty, but isn't overly aware of it. Slim/Athletic. Long hair (not bothered about colour, it's all good!).

    Turn Off
    Personality - High maintenance, ditsy girls, stuck up, rude, bitchy.

    Appearance - Fat (I'm sorry, it just doesn't rev my engine), ridiculous number of piercings, greasy hair.
    Last edited by DavidTheYoung; 24-04-2012 at 03:47.
  7. Lucia.'s Avatar
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    Turn ons
    Personality
    can make me laugh
    good conversationalist
    highly intelligent
    emotional depth
    loves to read
    compassionate
    a few shared interests
    likes to travel
    good with kids/family oriented
    would stand up for me
    is attentive
    really shows interest in me (you'd be surprised how hard that is to find)

    Appearance
    Taller than me
    good posture
    ability to grow facial hair
    Average build, not too skinny and slightly muscular but not insanely so
    A handsome face - not specific about qualities like hair colour - A handsome man is a handsome man. If forced to divulge, my ideal would be the dark and handsome variety. It's not a deal-breaker though. I take people on their own merits.

    Turn offs
    Personality
    anything suggesting criminality or dodgy morals
    no interest in sex
    someone who throws their weight around to act like the man
    lack of intelligence
    divergent political views
    lack of ambition
    miserly
    no backbone/clingy
    in a relationship sense, I'd have to say someone with a different communication style to mine

    Appearance
    poor hygiene
    terrible fashion sense
    too many tattoos and piercings
    long hair
    being at the extremes of the weight scale
    Last edited by Lucia.; 24-04-2012 at 04:16.
  8. Loveuraliens's Avatar
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    turn on:
    Personality:
    Emotional depth
    intelligence
    Thinking outside the box
    Vegetarianism or at least some kind of understanding on the animal rights issues.
    Ability to be quiet when there is nothing important to say
    Ability to take and allow personal space


    appearance:
    Taller than me
    Big built. I am big (not fat, just big and muscular) and I prefer my man to be the same.
    Long hair and or dreadlocks
    smiling eyes
    piercings and tattoos are hot as well if they fit the person

    turn off:
    Personality:
    stupid
    clingy
    show off

    appearance:
    Does not take care of his appearance at all
    bad breath
    oily skin
    too short /neat hair (I prefer my man shaggy)
    too preppy and cute clothes
  9. Dee Leigh's Avatar
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    Turn On
    Personality
    Good sense of humour and funny
    Intelligence
    Can remain positive most of the time
    Caring
    Ambitious
    Assertive
    Honest
    Trustworthy
    Good manners
    Organised
    Gives me space when I need it
    Spontaneous
    Open-minded
    Comforting
    Considerate
    Emotional depth
    Confidence
    Self-esteem
    Listens to what you have to say
    Respectful
    Calm
    Kind
    Gentle
    Humble
    Gentleman-like
    Loving
    Appearance
    Dapper
    Stubble
    Bit muscly
    Taller than me
    Looks fit and healthy
    Dark hair
    Handsome
    Great smile
    Takes a bit of pride in appearance

    Turn Off
    Personality
    Arrogance
    Ignorance
    Negativity
    Always miserable
    Toxic
    Miserable 24/7
    Nasty
    Mean
    No morals
    Condescending
    Clingy
    Overprotective/controlling/oppressive
    Aggressive
    Authoritarian
    Narrow-minded
    Bad habits
    Racist
    Passive
    Always making negative comments about EVERY SINGLE THING (especially when it's towards you)
    Putting me/others down
    Sexist
    No sense of humour
    Rude
    Violent - TOTAL NO NO
    Disrespectful
    CHEATER
    Nit-picky
    Expecting me to be something/someone I'm not
    Fake
    Not valuing my opinion
    Ignoring me
    Inconsiderate
    Showing conditional love or unloving
    Appearance
    Fake tan
    Smelly
    Overweight
    Too skinny
    Messy hair
    Dirty clothes
    Bad hygiene
    Dirty
    Bad teeth
    Bad nails
    Monobrow
    Bad breath
    Lack of pride in appearance
    Last edited by Dee Leigh; 01-05-2012 at 00:23.
  10. Anonymous's Avatar
    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    On...

    Personality - happy, funny, intelligent, likes football, likes racing, has to have good manners, has to be able to eat properly with the correct cutlery! caring, loving, country loving, from a good family.

    Must want to work and absolutely no aim to claim benefits, smoke or do anything criminal.

    Looks - cute, I like a bit of chub!

    Off...

    Personality - arrogant, sexist, shallow, chavvy, no council house types.

    Looks - tattoos, piercings, long hair, lack of possession of shirts, monobrow.
  11. Anonymous's Avatar
    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    You see, I read the girls' turn ons and stuff, and I'm pretty sure every one of them would like my personality..

    Yet whenever I ask a girl out, they say no, and never find out that they might like me..

    I've seen long hair as a turn off. How long is "long"? My hair is like, longer than almost every guy I meet, but its not like, really long. Touches my collar at the back, my jaw line at the sides and the fringe will come down to the end of my nose. I swear appearances matter waayy more than people let on.
  12. Anonymous's Avatar
    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    (Original post by Anonymous)
    You see, I read the girls' turn ons and stuff, and I'm pretty sure every one of them would like my personality..

    Yet whenever I ask a girl out, they say no, and never find out that they might like me..

    I've seen long hair as a turn off. How long is "long"? My hair is like, longer than almost every guy I meet, but its not like, really long. Touches my collar at the back, my jaw line at the sides and the fringe will come down to the end of my nose. I swear appearances matter waayy more than people let on.
    Most girls that I know like short 'clean looking' haircuts. Professional
  13. little_wizard123's Avatar
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    (Original post by Dee Leigh)
    Turn On
    Personality
    Good sense of humour and funny
    Intelligence
    Can remain positive most of the time
    Caring
    Honest
    Trustworthy
    Good manners
    Organised
    Gives me space when I need it
    Spontaneous
    Open-minded
    Comforting
    Considerate
    Emotional depth
    Confidence
    Self-esteem
    Listens to what you have to say
    Respectful
    Calm
    Kind
    Gentle
    Humble
    Gentleman-like
    Loving
    Appearance
    Stubble
    Bit muscly
    Taller than me
    Looks fit and healthy
    Dark hair
    Great smile
    Takes a bit of pride in appearance

    Turn Off
    Personality
    Arrogance
    Ignorance
    Negativity
    Always miserable
    Toxic
    Miserable 24/7
    Nasty
    Mean
    Horrid
    Condescending
    Clingy
    Overprotective/controlling/oppressive
    Authoritarian
    Narrow-minded
    Bad habits
    Racist
    Always making negative comments about EVERY SINGLE THING (especially when it's towards you)
    Putting me/others down
    Sexist
    No sense of humour
    Rude
    Violent - TOTAL NO NO
    Disrespectful
    CHEATER
    Nit-picky
    Not valuing my opinion
    Ignoring me
    Inconsiderate
    Showing conditional love or unloving
    Appearance
    Fake tan
    Smelly
    Overweight
    Too skinny
    Messy hair
    Dirty clothes
    Bad hygiene
    Dirty
    Bad teeth
    Bad nails
    Bad breath
    Lack of pride in appearance
    You've just named every positive and negative attribute that exists

    Good effort making a list that long though.
  14. duharvalgt's Avatar
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    Turn ons: intelligent, sporty, funny.
    Turn offs: arrogant, rude, overweight.
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    Turn ons:

    Personality

    - Really easy to talk to, when conversation just flows
    - Has their own opinions
    - Has real hobbies, not just "chillin n drinkin wiv me mates lol xx", just passion for something they really have an interest in and is unique to them, it could be anything from stamp collecting to flying model aeroplanes etc
    - Isn't shy to pay me compliments but not forced or generic, example if I said something funny or did something good and she notices and lets me know, I think that's cute
    It's quite hard to pinpoint individual traits actually but the best way to "turn me on" with personality is to become my friend, if that makes sense

    Looks

    - Cute features, i.e. small, chubby cheeks, that sort of thing
    - Stands out, and I really don't know how to describe this but it's the way they dress, I've noticed it in "emo" type girls, I think their style is good, they just have to be different
    - Thighs that are kinda thick and quite muscly calves, hard to explain but shapely calves are such a turn on
    - Dresses modestly

    Turn offs:

    Personality

    - Use of terms like "haters" and "YOLO", please don't
    - Attention seeker
    - Talks negatively about her friends to me, lack of honour etc
    - Follower
    - Flirtacious (this is probably the biggest one)

    Looks

    - Cleavage out
    - Tries too hard
    - Bad hair
    - Generally dressing to get the attention of men

    I think that's it, that's quite hard to do haha.
  16. Dee Leigh's Avatar
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    (Original post by little_wizard123)
    You've just named every positive and negative attribute that exists

    Good effort making a list that long though.
    Lol I got a bit carried away
  17. Brand New Eyes's Avatar
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    Off the top of my head

    Turn Ons:

    Funny
    Is French
    Intelligence
    Similar interests
    generally okay/good looking
    Taller than (5"3)

    Turn Offs:
    Excessive Romance
    patronising
    Being Shorter/skinnier/younger than me
    Overweight
    not making the same/enough effort
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    Turn Ons

    Looks
    Tall- Preferably around 6ft 4.
    Medium build
    Little bit of facial hair or stubble
    Hair long enough to style into a quiff or bed head style.
    Olive skin is nice but not vital
    Dimples. *-*
    Handsome face
    Dresses sort of indie
    Clean
    Good smile/nice teeth
    Maybe tattoos depending on if they suit the guy.


    Personality
    Good Sense of Humour
    Gentleman
    Witty
    Open minded
    A friend as well as a boyfriend
    Interests that are more than just "gettin wreked and pullin birds wiv da lads"
    Similar Political stance to me
    Treats people all the same/with respect
    Manchester United fan
    Optimist
    Trusting/Honest
    Clean
    Can take the piss out of himself
    Will remove any insects for me
    Humble/Down to earth



    Turn Offs

    Looks
    Skin head or looks like they took a bath in hairgel style
    Chavvy dressing
    Too muscly (Think Jersey/Geordie shore)
    Bad teeth
    Short


    Personality
    Uses terms like yolo/tries to act like a hardman
    Supports Man City
    Sexist/Racist/Homophobe
    Has no clue about news events past who won X Factor
    Gets drunk all the time
    Sleeps around
    Negative
    Sleazy
    Clingy
    Shallow
    Arrogant/Cocky/Thinks he's amazing
    Cheater
    Condesencing
    Vain
    Ignorance
    Doesn't let you have space
  19. mel_1991's Avatar
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    (Original post by Anonymous)
    You see, I read the girls' turn ons and stuff, and I'm pretty sure every one of them would like my personality..

    Yet whenever I ask a girl out, they say no, and never find out that they might like me..

    I've seen long hair as a turn off. How long is "long"? My hair is like, longer than almost every guy I meet, but its not like, really long. Touches my collar at the back, my jaw line at the sides and the fringe will come down to the end of my nose. I swear appearances matter waayy more than people let on.
    I think your hair sounds like the perfect length! .

    I'd call long hair like, right down their back.
  20. Knighted's Avatar
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    Re: What are your biggest Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
    Cooking skills are no where to be found on any of the lists
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