How does your family describe the type of people you are attracted to?

[BOLD]

It seems I'm attracted to "emaciated" girls. Anyway I thought this was kinda funny, and wanted to see what your families have said about your dating preference.

[SmilesSoSweet]

My family isn't even aware that I date. And I haven't dated much either for them to see what my "type" is.

[BlueEyedFunOne]

I usually keep my dating life under wraps, mainly because my ex's were friggin whackos and I didn't want my 'rents to know about them.

But the 'rents like my current (awesome, non-whacko, "keeper") BF...and they've met him too. They don't ask too many questions, which suits me just fine.

[wordsmith]

I spend a shitload of time with my fam, so if I date you even slightly regularly, you're gonna meet them.

My fam doesn't care who I date as long as I'm happy.

[CTGirl]

My mother seems to have developed a concern that the guys I date are too short, cuz as soon as I told her about going out with a guy who's 6'4", she got really excited, lol.

I think my father has concerns about the maturity level of the guys I date, but I'm working on that :)

[BOLD]

My mother seems to have developed a concern that the guys I date are too short, cuz as soon as I told her about going out with a guy who's 6'4", she got really excited, lol.

I think my father has concerns about the maturity level of the guys I date, but I'm working on that :)

So you are going to have to date the freakishly tall and boring guys huh? :lol:

[GoogleGirl]

My trend so far has been to date really smart computer guys. My family doesn't get involved with who I date since I dont see them much. Basically, as long as I'm happy and the guy I'm with treats me with respect, my family has no issues.

[Chameleon]

So you are going to have to date the freakishly tall and boring guys huh? :lol:
Where do I sign up to get some of that action? All three of my brothers are 6'3"+ 220lb+ guys and are incredibly protective of me. I think a (freakishly) tall guy that they don't have to worry about would fit the bill perfectly. Right now they think I have a thing for poor musicians.

[SmilesSoSweet]

Basically, as long as I'm happy and the guy I'm with treats me with respect, my family has no issues.

This has always been stressed in my family. I just never dated anyone long enough for my family to meet. And now that I don't live in the same state as my family, it'll even be harder for them to meet any potential guys in the future.

[Kitty]

The type of people I've dated have been wildly different. I don't think there's any generalizations that can be made.

[littledancerus]

I haven't dated anyone long enough for my parents to meet/get to know them. All they know about them is what I say about them. I'm pretty sure they think I'm kinda messed up in the head 'cause I always date ass-holes.

[BOLD]

I haven't dated anyone long enough for my parents to meet/get to know them. All they know about them is what I say about them. I'm pretty sure they think I'm kinda messed up in the head 'cause I always date ass-holes.

People inherently like people who are confident, all ass-holes are confident, but they're also ass-holes. What you need to do is find a guy who is confident, but who also knows how to behave like a gentlemen.

[CTGirl]

So you are going to have to date the freakishly tall and boring guys huh? :lol:

lol, well I dunno about going that extreme, but no more guys who are smaller than me or significantly less mature than me, which I think is an achievable goal :)

Other than that, which is mostly just joking in my family, I agree with what the others have said, as long as I'm happy, they dont much care, my family's really cool and easy to get along with, so I've never been worried about their approval.

[mishl982]

Basically, as long as I'm happy and the guy I'm with treats me with respect, my family has no issues.
This has always been stressed in my family. I just never dated anyone long enough for my family to meet. And now that I don't live in the same state as my family, it'll even be harder for them to meet any potential guys in the future.
Yep, same with me. I don't really bring anyone home to family so they don't know what my "tastes" are, but as long as I am happy and he treats me right, they are happy.

[Deavan]

So you are going to have to date the freakishly tall and boring guys huh? :lol:

LOL no typically that would be me...at least according to my friends

[Krishna]

My parents rarely met anyone I was dating. I've brought a total of 2 guys home with me, and they met one more when they came to visit me at school. My parents would probably define my "type" as eclectic. I've dated (in no particular order)

-the lead guitarist/lead singer/musician
-the hardcore christian
-the shy guy/"nice guy"
-the boy next door
-the tattooed, a-hole athlete

[Trillian42]

My brother is also attracted to "emaciated" girls, usually they have mental problems too such as bipolar or depression. I've tried talking to him about it, actually he usually brings it up. He knows they are not the kinds of girls he can have the healthy, lasting relationship with, but that's who he is always attracted to. He says he wishes he could be different.

As far as what type my family thinks I go for, it would have to be nerds/computer nerds. That acurately describes my last two bfs. And I use that term in a very loving way. I have to be with an intellegent guy. I've tried dating less intellegent men. They are amusing, but I lose interest quickly.

[cache]

My family has met 1 GF intentionally, and 2 more by running into us while out, or stopping by my place, and 1 more through a mutual friend. I was always picked on by my older brothers as a kid(like most people), and I think I just learned that if I didn't want to get harrassed to keep things to myself, and I have carried that forward.

So I don't think my family has much of an idea about the type of girls I date...

[tina1979]

Dad thinks I date Losers, Mom says I can do better, my sister just laughs because she usually knows them.

my friends say that I date tall, dark haired, blue eyed guys.


what I really like, although I haven't really dated any of them for reasons unknow to me, are guys with dark hair a bit of meat on thier bones and tattoos. I really like tattoos. Guess its still the bad boy phase coursing through my veins, since divorcing a reserve police officer. :googly:

[coll214]

My father's met a total of 1, and he referred to him as a clop-head know it all; and will not meet another.

Mom has met 2 of them and liked them both, though didn't think they were my 'type'.

My sister insists i belong with a tall, preppy dude :googly:; as do my friends. Find one that's not an egotistical ass and maybe we'll talk! And HATED the last one...

tina- i'm right there w/ ya... seeing as any of the ones i've been with any length of time are muscular with a tattoo or three :huge:.

[Kitty]

My parents have only met 4 of the guys I've dated - and I introduced one of them as simply a "friend."

[LaFille]

My brother is also attracted to "emaciated" girls, usually they have mental problems too such as bipolar or depression. I've tried talking to him about it, actually he usually brings it up. He knows they are not the kinds of girls he can have the healthy, lasting relationship with, but that's who he is always attracted to. He says he wishes he could be different.

i dated this guy once, and i really think his mother thought i had an eating disorder. i definitely did not though... i was 17 and really thin. i always went over there after dinner and she would offer me food, but i obviously wasn't hungry, and after awhile she started making comments. she had only athletic teenage sons, so i think her perception of the amount of food a high schooler needs to survive was skewed. anyway, i always thought it was funny that she had such an incorrect view of me...

as for my parents, as long as the guy i'm dating isn't a sissy, treats me with respect, and will have a beer with my dad when he comes over, my parents are thrilled.

[weary]

How does your family describe the type of people you are attracted to?

big. black. bald.
:razz:
now who i date, is an entirely different matter. and, they don't usually get to meet them. but they're pretty accurate on my [initial] attractions.

[LaFille]

How does your family describe the type of people you are attracted to?


i don't think i ever answered the actual question. i think my family thinks i am superficial and only care about looks (NOT TRUE THOUGH!), so they would say my type is attractive, confident, and probably very quirky.