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The Most Attractive Trait In A Woman

I can only speak for myself, but I know I’m not alone

Dave Tieff
5 min readJan 13, 2025

I was conversing with my best male friend, who is also single, and we talked about the traits we find most attractive in women. It’s worth noting that neither of us is “looking” at the moment, and by that, I mean we’re not looking for…anything.

Not a relationship, not a date, and not even a hookup.

That might sound odd, but we’ve both concluded that the time and energy required for those things are typically not worth the effort.

We have already been married (I also have two teenage sons), and we have passions that require most of our energy, leaving little time for romantic pursuits that don’t usually end well.

That’s just a fact for men and women, but let's put a pin in that for a second.

I’m compiling subject matter and content for my podcast “Sex.Drugs.Rock.” which will launch in March 2025. Most of my articles from the last year have been with that aim, so your feedback and comments are appreciated.

When you consider the laundry list of traits that men need to be considered “a catch,” my list of requirements for a woman is short and basic:

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Dave Tieff
Dave Tieff

Written by Dave Tieff

Alcohol-Free singer-songwriter & AI-proof cyber journalist. Here to discuss everything sex, drugs, rock, and culture🤘🍄🎙💋 www.davetieff.com

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