westernxer Posted May 6, 2006 Posted May 6, 2006 Is there a difference when a girl says a guy is cute versus a guy is handsome? Just wondering?
alphamale Posted May 6, 2006 Posted May 6, 2006 Is there a difference when a girl says a guy is cute versus a guy is handsome? no, the only minor difference may be that younger women tend to use "cute" and older women use "handsome".... I've been called both many times so I know ....I just say "thanks"
Author westernxer Posted May 6, 2006 Author Posted May 6, 2006 no, the only minor difference may be that younger women tend to use "cute" and older women use "handsome".... I've been called both many times so I know ....I just say "thanks" HAHAHAHA!!
luvtoto Posted May 6, 2006 Posted May 6, 2006 I never call a guy handsome. Too formal. I would rather say,"Dang! He was really cute!"
amgine Posted May 6, 2006 Posted May 6, 2006 cute - boyish young looks Handsome - smart loooking neat hairstyle clothes me i use the term georgous
runner Posted May 6, 2006 Posted May 6, 2006 i've been kinda curious about this too. always thought women said 'cute' just to be polite, and 'handsome' if she found him to be dating material. or perhaps i'm just thinking of how i like to differ between 'cute' and 'sexy' (crap - my secret's out ) as a guy i don't like being called cute
basscatcher Posted May 6, 2006 Posted May 6, 2006 Being I'm a mid-30s woman my terms for these words are: cute-referring to looks: boyish, baby-face, sweet looking, unaged-young looking cute-referring to personality: sweet, kind, thoughtful, nice handsome-referring to good looking, mature, debonair, sophisticated, aging looks good on him, he is keeping his looks even as he gets older.
obsession Posted May 6, 2006 Posted May 6, 2006 Don't know about anyone else, but there's a difference when I use the terms. It depends on the context too. If I say something you DID is cute, then I could just be friendly. If I am saying YOU are cute, that means I find that you're cute and it's a hint of interest (if I am single). I wouldn't say some guy is cute if I am already seeing someone. I might think it. If I say someone is handsome, that person is physically attractive (just like someone who is cute), but this person probably has a broader universal appeal. I rarely call someone handsome (too formal). Only 1 stranger have struck me that way where the first thing the came to mind was how incredibly handsome he was. It doesn't mean anything though. I tend to just like guys who are cute. I hate to generalize, but people who are too handsome or beautiful are usually too high maintainence. Is there a difference when a girl says a guy is cute versus a guy is handsome? Just wondering?
Alexandra Posted May 6, 2006 Posted May 6, 2006 Being I'm a mid-30s woman my terms for these words are: cute-referring to looks: boyish, baby-face, sweet looking, unaged-young looking cute-referring to personality: sweet, kind, thoughtful, nice handsome-referring to good looking, mature, debonair, sophisticated, aging looks good on him, he is keeping his looks even as he gets older. That! Besides "it don't matter" if he's cute or handsome, it matters if he's HAWT or not.
Curmudgeon Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 OK, padameckla, when did we meet? LOL! My wife described me as "ruggedly good looking" when we started going out. My face has weathered over the years and the character lines (wrinkles to you youngsters) are more pronounced, as is, certainly, the silver and white hair which abounds. Cute? Never! Handsome? Not for me to say. Whatever I am, I'll take it.
alphamale Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 My face has weathered over the years and the character lines (wrinkles to you youngsters) are more pronounced, as is, certainly, the silver and white hair which abounds. I think that would be called "Debonaire"
Noos Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 It's an age thing, I think. Younger guys are cute. Older guys are handsome. For example, Jake Gyllenhaal is cute but George Clooney is handsome. I reserve handsome for the Cary Grant/Gregory Peck types. But "hot" covers all age groups!
2sunny Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 First of all C=Lion is anything described in a very positive nature, alpha. Secondly, yes, there is a huge difference between cute and handsome - and has to do with their general looks that they portray....as if the looks on the outside are important.
alphamale Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 It's an age thing, I think. Younger guys are cute. Older guys are handsome. Generally, I agree. But I've seen 50 year old women refer to older men as "cute". Nowadays, I think both terms are pretty much interchangable. Jake Gyllenhaal who's dat?
2sunny Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 Generally, I agree. But I've seen 50 year old women refer to older men as "cute". Nowadays, I think both terms are pretty much interchangable. who's dat? Their facial features and personality usually determine how they are referred to. IMHO
Noos Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 Originally Posted by NOOS Jake Gyllenhaal who's dat? Jake played Donnie Darko and was Jack in Brokeback Mountain. Westernxer - I wouldn't call you cute. Your features aren't boyish enough and your sense of humour is too dry. Hypothetically, you'd fall into the handsome category.
alphamale Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 Their facial features and personality usually determine how they are referred to. IMHO both terms mean good looking, OK?! Brokeback Mountain yeah, like I'm gonna see that movie!
Alexandra Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 Hypothetically, you'd fall into the handsome category. PURELY hypothetically I agree! *Whispers to Noos "Pssstttt, stop, you're making him into the next AlphaMale" knocks on.... wood;)*
Author westernxer Posted May 7, 2006 Author Posted May 7, 2006 knocks on.... wood;)* Hopefully not the same "wood" Jake Gyllenhaal was knocking on in "Brokeback Mountain." (I never want to see that movie again, or whatever.)
Alexandra Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 ...or whatever. I your Politically Correct, mysterious and enticing use of "or whatever" there. You have now been officially been bumped up to "hawt" in my book for that wise choice of words alone.
Author westernxer Posted May 7, 2006 Author Posted May 7, 2006 I your Politically Correct, mysterious and enticing use of "or whatever" there. You have now been officially been bumped up to "hawt" in my book for that wise choice of words alone. Thanks for the handsome reward.
Alexandra Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 *Sneaks in and swiftly but gracefully takes one of the redundant "been"s back from her previous post before anyone notices it.*
Adunaphel Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 I can use cute in a friendly way. I also tend to prefer "cute" to "handsome" when I'm talking about guys I like as persons. If I'm interested in someone and he looks like a nice boy I'll certainly use "cute". If I say "cute, cute, cute!" with a huge smile on my face you can be sure I'm at least *very infatuated. If I were dating a model who also happened to be a "nice guy" (or....if I were dating a nice guy who also happened to be a model -this way it's better, makes me look less superficial ), I'd say he's handsome/stunning, very, very good looking/whatever but I'd make sure to add "he's also cute". Recently I realized that I use just "good looking" or "handsome" for people whom deep down I don't like, or that I am wary of, or that i don't trust in some way. So if I happen to call any of you loveshack guys "handsome", feel free to be suspicious that I might consider you a jerk. :bunny:
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