This is something I'm curious about. We often use the idea of a "type" when talking about the kind of people someone dates, mates, and copulates with. But I've seen it used in different ways. Some people use it to describe the kind of person someone tends to go for, while other people use it to describe the only kind of person they will go for. So by that first definition, if someone's type is redheads, they'll gravitate towards redheads but be willing to date/mate/copulate with other people. By that second one, if someone's type is redheads, they will ONLY date/mate/copulate with redheads; other hair colors are out of the question. When you use the word "type", which definition are you thinking of?
Same. I think that saying a person has a "type" tends to focus only on stereotypes and physical appearance.
I chose the first option, but in actuality, I don't have a specific "type," so there's really no point in my even using the term.
Usually friends think of it as the ONLY type you like, while I use it as the kind of person I's like.
"The kind of person someone USUALLY (but not exclusively) goes for" All the crushes I've had on guys did not fit my "type" at all except for 1 guy. Maybe my subconscious has a "type" of its own...hehe
You could have a thing (fetish) for someone that wears leather. I like the look of someone with blue eyes and dark hair. However a mean or shallow personality will turn me off of that person quickly. Certain appearances do get my attention faster than others.
I went for both definitions, because I've used it in both ways. I generally have one type of girl that I go for, but I have also proven that I can go for someone totally different if the shoe fits so to speak. That being said, I have types that I would never, ever go for. So it's not so much the fact that I would always go for someone of a certain type, so much as I would never go for a specific type.
I think of "type" as wishful thinking. :lol: I like to think I have a physical "type" that I'm attracted to, but I've never wound up with anyone remotely like that.
This is exactly the same for me! My "type" is the sort of person I'll be momentarily attracted to as I pass them on the street, but it seems like nobody that I develop feelings for actually fit into this category. Weird...
I chose The ONLY kind of person someone will go for. For me, my type of women are people I'm sexually attracted to as opposed to simply finding them hot. It's not because I'm picky, I can't control who I have strong feelings for. I can definitely look at other type of women and think they're attractive but they never make me feel the things a certain type does.
