Attraction: Not Having a Type.

One question that comes up in a multitude of ways over the course of your life is: "What's your type?" or "What sort of guy/girl do you usually go for?" I've been asked this a number of times over the years by friends, and once or twice on websites that allow you to ask people things anonymously -i.e. Tumblr and Formspring- and I've never found myself able to answer them properly.

I can list a number of personality traits that I look for in a prospective partner. I can also list a number of morals and beliefs I'd like my ideal partner to have. And I can list a range of other things too -such as hobbies and their taste in music, films and comedy- but I can never find myself able to say what my 'type' is when it comes to physical attraction. There doesn't appear to be one figure I prefer to others, or a certain type of nose that I can't resist, or even a height that I favour over others.

Zacky Vengeance, who will be getting a mention a little further on.
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Now I'm not going to go on to say that I don't have a type because I don't think looks are important. That would be a lie. Looks are important, but only to an extent. I personally feel that you need to be physically attracted to someone as well as attracted to them in other ways in order to have the best possible relationship. What I'm trying to say in this post is, that although looks are important, there isn't a type of look I go for.

I'm currently dating a weightlifter. He's about 5ft8, muscular, has short, brown hair, has facial hair and brown/hazel eyes. But my two boyfriends before him were the complete opposite, and both in different ways. One was a tall, lanky, 'emo', with a big, dyed blonde fringe, and blue eyes. The other was a tall, indie boy, of a normal build, who had shortish curly brown hair and brown eyes. So there's quite the mix in my small dating history.

The ever so handsome Chris Evans. Again he will be mentioned a little further on.
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My lack of a 'type' is also incredibly evident when you look at my two 'celebrity crushes' -I really hate that term, there's just something cringey about it. The longest serving on my list is the one and only Zacky Vengeance. As you can see from the picture I've included he doesn't really match up physically with any of my exs. Then, right up there along side Zacky is Chris Evans, and I think it goes without saying that Chris Evans is nothing like Zacky or my exs in terms of appearance.

Over the years I've tried piecing common traits together and always come up with nothing. Sure there are features that I like -such as dark hair and blue eyes, and being around the six foot mark- but having those things doesn't automatically make me attracted to that person, and not having those things doesn't necessarily mean I won't find that person attractive either.

I guess I'm even more indecisive than I originally thought.
-Hannah. :)