SIX ARCHETYPE MEN
that we women (sometimes wrongly) fall for
Ask any random woman what type of man she is attracted to and I dare bet that her answer will be: “I don’t really have a fixed type.” I would give that answer too. Looking back at all the men I have been with, whether briefly or for a longer time, there isn’t a very clear line to draw, but they all definitely share certain character traits or physical features. Nevertheless, I stubbornly maintain that I don’t have a fixed type. If you haven’t figured it out yet, I’ve made a small overview of six archetype men that women tend to fall for. You can choose!
The surfer dude
He is tall, sun-kissed, has hair that always looks good from the salty seawater and is well-muscled from taming all those wild waves. Additionally, he is intensely relaxed because he spends his days at the beach and however it may be, surfers are just almost always handsome. With him, there are never worries and life is as good as the last wave he caught. Your date with him is sporty, romantic (sunset in the water anyone?), tropical and practically naked, because surfers like to operate in swim trunks and that, we find with a body like his not at all unpleasant (by the way, if you live in the city like I do and have a serious lack of surfer dudes around you, on this Tumblr you will find plenty).
The businessman
It’s because of his sharply tailored suit that you can’t help but fall for him immensely. We get that. It’s not very emancipated but a man with power still has a considerable attraction. Call it the Mister Big Effect. That MBE makes us secretly always a little extra attentive when we cycle near the Amsterdam Zuidas, or that we lovingly get off at St. Paul’s tube station in London (the mecca of investment bankers and other powerful men). Your date with him is probably in an ultra fancy restaurant, he pays and perhaps the evening ends in his ridiculously beautiful canal house or modern penthouse. Relationship-wise, you have to be careful with him, his working hours are impossible for love so expect many evenings alone on the couch.
The posh guy
He comes from Bloemendaal, Aerdenhout, Wassenaar or somewhere in the Gooi and preferably has a double surname. He and his friends are named Frederik, Hendrik, Roderick, Pieter Paul, Alexander, Lodewijk, Govert, Constantijn and Berend Jan. Hockey was or is his sport, he used to wear two Ralph Lauren polos over each other and in his closet, there are at least two pink shirts. In the summer, he likes to sail or go to his parents' house in the south of France, but he also loves to chill with his buddies on the beach of Bloemendaal or hit a ball on a nice green golf course. Your date with him is a beer in a proper pub or a forkful in a decent establishment. Every woman comes into contact with the bad boy sooner or later. A bad boy is the type you know will break your heart but you still fall for him with your eyes wide open. “Yeah no I know exactly what I’m doing” you lie to yourself and your friends but the truth is that he has managed to get you in his grip just like he did with all your hundreds of predecessors. He acts like it’s all different with you now and even though you shout as loud as you can that you “really won’t develop feelings for him,” somewhere you wonder if it might really be possible that he will become a better person for you.
The bad boy
The truth is that this is not going to happen. Never. A bad boy is fun for a one-time adventure or a number of wild nights, but beyond that, you shouldn’t expect too much. Your date? That doesn’t exist. You only see him in your or his bed. And maybe in the club while he’s kissing another girl. The artist.
If your heart is indeed broken
by the bad boy or you’ve run away screaming from the lonely house of the far too successful businessman, then the artist is waiting for you with open arms. He is intensely sensitive, every sentence that comes out of his mouth is laced with poetry and he loves to look deep into your eyes while he lovingly strokes your cheek and tells you that you are his muse. You feel like wax in his hands and have the feeling that you can really reach your inner self with him. That he truly understands you. “Finally a man who listens to me!”. “you chirp happily and his warm-blooded dreaminess ensures that you also float through life. As a date, you will go see a new exhibition in a random museum or you will gaze for hours at experimental canvases during the vernissage of one of his artist friends.” Ask any random woman what type of man she is attracted to and I dare bet that her answer will be: “I don’t really have a fixed type.
