Je Ne Sais Quoi

by Michelle Carlton

The cooking thing came up a few times—my friend Mike also likes a woman who can do more than order in. For him, other swoon-worthy traits include the image of a woman wearing a wool coat in the winter with her hair down (he blames this one on a Bob Dylan album cover), the fresh smell of shampoo, and girls who wear his button-down shirts.

Like Mike and John, my friend James loves a girl who cooks (it seems the way to a man’s heart really is through his stomach). “If you can make my taste buds scream, ‘yes, yes, more!’ then I just wonder what else you can do,” he said. Beyond the kitchen, James also thinks it’s cute when girls cry or get angry (even though we’re probably just pissed off at the time, I guess it’s nice that someone finds it attractive). He also likes white pants, shy girls, and when a woman kisses his hand while they’re cuddling (cue the collective “awww”).

I was happy to hear it’s not just me who has a laundry list of little, innocuous traits that drive me crazy. Like Kramer loving velvet scrunchies (anyone?), it seems every guy has different, sometimes very specific, preferences. Except for cooking. Apparently all men love a girl who can cook, which means I might just have to dust off my Crock Pot.

What about you? What is it about men/women that you adore? Leave some comments and let me know what little traits make you swoon.