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My husband is definitely my type, and I can kind of see a reflection of my dad there. They have very different personalities and overall appearances, but they're both tech savvy, clean cut and hard working. I've always had a thing for nerdy guys, and my dad was king of the nerds in high school/college lol.

My father has a ton of tattoos, rides harleys, has his ears pierced, has long hair, and is, well, many other things that I won't get into.

My husband is ex military, smart and witty, and as straight laced as they come and an overall sefless good guy who pitches in and believes in a 50/50 relationship and treats me and other women with respect. Nothing like my father

Oooh, I love this question. I'm really looking forward to reading people's responses.

For men, my type is artsy, hippie, musicians. I love wiry are you a vegan and/or a bike messenger builds. I like long hair, facial hair. Basically, the Jesus look plus some tattoos and/or piercings. I want them to know enough about music theory to make me feel woefully uneducated. And I like a guy with solid homekeeping and/or homesteading skills.

My sweetie is a geeky, aspie, computer programmer. Sweetie has really long hair (more princess-long than Jesus-long) and a beard. My sweetie is fit, but, stocky and muscled rather than wiry. J is hopeless as a cook and as homekeeper, but, is pretty brilliant with stuff like motorcycle repair and electrical wiring.

My dad was a mechanical engineering genius and serious misanthrope. He usually came off as being small, quiet, and reserved until he started saying something offensive. For most of my memory of him he looked covered in grease and like he'd cut his own hair with his pocket knife (because he did).

The two unifying things between my type, my sweetie, and my dad are brilliant and short.

Firstly, DH is nothing like my dad, lol. I love my dad and all but no

I thought I'd never get married b/c I don't know guys that are my type. All my friends and circles are the wall street skinny suit & tie guys that love talking about cars.

I wanted a big guy that's likes nature/outdoors, likes animals (esp my dog), is handy, not more fashionable than me, so in general like a guy's guy. People are always surprised at my "type" cause while I love nature and don't mind getting down & dirty, I love fashion, beauty, etc.

DH was that perfect guy for me; and I wanted someone who loves God and he's a pastor!

The weird thing is, I always said I like tattoos on a guy (not too many), but it has to be when they were young. I'd be turned off if they're still into tattoos as adults. Lo & behold, DH has a huge tattoo on his farm from his teenage years! Def meant to be

@mae, I'm sure it's a factor, but for the most part, my dad's changed a lot in the last 5 years and DH and I have been together for almost 10. I always knew I wanted to marry a guy that wasn't narcissistic like my dad, though. But that's not something you really know about a guy when you first meet at a frat party, either! And i think we're mostly discussing superficial type stuff, anyways!

Physically, DH is so 100% my type, and it definitely doesn't fit in with my dad at all. My dad was a jock troublemaker in high school. I go for the artsy musician type (preferably guitar player) who is kinda thin and fair-skinned with dark hair. And it's so funny because that last sentence described DH perfectly - he is exactly the type I would've described in high school, despite not meeting my DH until years later.

As far as personality goes, I would probably prefer someone who is a little more outgoing and friendly with everyone, like my dad is. DH, while funny, is more quiet and reserved, although I suppose that fits with the artsy musician thing The main thing that my dad and DH have in common is that they're both workaholics whose top priority is having a good amount of money saved for the future and being able to afford what they want for their family. So my dad still thinks DH is awesome because of that.

Every guy I dated, through high school and college, was either in a band, played in a band, had blue hair or was covered in tattoos and piercings. Or had long hair.

I married an engineer with short hair.

So I guess you could say I went from dating total dickwads to finding someone who made me feel at home.

I have issues with my dad sometimes so I would not want to date someone like my dad.

Personality wise, DH fits he's funny, he's white, and introvert like me.

As for looks, I do like guys with brown hair but DH is blonde.

I was always initially attracted to artsy, bohemian type guys, but in reality always wanted more stability for the long term. DH is like my dad in that they both are incredibly responsible, hard workers, family guys, and both love Auburn football. My dad, though, is the most laid back person I've ever met, quite outdoorsy, and never meets a stranger. DH can be quite shy, is an engineer/tech guy, and can be a bit more high-strung.

My husband is my “type” and has a lot in common with my dad: clean-cut/”corporate” looking, stable, smart, devoted to loved ones, dark hair/features, liberal, atheist, laid back, dry/witty humor, *awesome*, etc.

@Mae: I do not have a good relationship with my father. But interestingly, DH is a lot like my dad on paper, but with the personality qualities I wish my father had. They are both mechanical engineers, they both served in the same branch of the military, they are both very smart and gregarious, and both very ambitious.

BUT whereas my dad is very selfish, reckless, impatient, and just...not nice sometimes, DH is extremely patient, conscientious, thoughtful, a wonderful provider, and puts my needs first.