Handsome, was my choice because it has more levels than the other 2.
'Cute' and 'hot' usually refer to simply attractiveness, though sometimes 'cute' is meant to be stunningly, but shortly intelligent.
per dictionary . com for handsome:
1. having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
2. having pleasing proportions, relationships, or arrangements, as of shapes, forms, or colors; attractive: a handsome house; a handsome interior.
3. exhibiting skill, taste, and refinement; well-made: a handsome story; handsome furniture.
4. considerable, ample, or liberal in amount: a handsome fortune.
5. gracious; generous; flattering: a handsome compliment; a handsome recommendation.
Handsome tends to be associated with being a gentleman. The other two can be fleeting, but handsome, to me, is forever. (And no DeBeers did not pay me for saying this, nor did I have to pay rights for a phrase close to their slogan) ;P
in order of ascending preference: Cute<handsome<hot<see results.
Just kidding about the see results one ha ha ;). But I like all of them. To me cute= I want to cuddle you or it's a safe word for hot because I don't want to seem to horny. Hot= I want to ravish you right here right now, when doing the deed, or stop drop and roll because you're literally burning up. Handsome= you look really good or we're in too much of a formal setting for me to say how I really feel ;).
AT least that's the implication I get from them... anyone want to confirm or deny my assumptions?
I hate how guys hate being called cute. I can see what they mean by it makes them feel "boyish" but when I and most girls say it we mean he's freaking good looking. It's not saying cute, but HOW she says it. If I say, oh my gosh, he is so cute in a baby voice THEN you can complain, otherwise I'm super attracted to you.
men love to hear that they resemble a homunculus.
jk. HANDSOME!
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Handsome, it's more elegant and genuine, despite being old-fashioned.
I don't mind cute, but it is often interpreted incorrectly by guys, y'know, if my guy friends heard my girl calling me "cute", they will automatically assume that I like to suck a d***, LOL.
Hot is too much for me, I don't have the right elements to be called that (I'm no David Beckham to be called hot).
Anyway, I voted B. :)
I've never been called hot. I think I've been called handsome before. I'm not sure if I have been called cute. I would dislike cute the most, as it makes me feel unlike a guy. But then it depends on context also. Like if I was doing something stupidly retarded, and she was like your cute. It wouldn't bother me as much as going on a date, and I'm trying to be a man for her, and she goes your so cute.
Hope all of that made sense. lol
Hot because handsome is something I already know I am. I take cute as an insult and hot means my time in the gym has payed off or your have different taste than Chelsea and LaQueisha.
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Not a fan of any of them but of the 3 I would pick handsome. Cute sounds condescending because I picture only little babies and small furry animals as being cute. Hot sounds retarded cause, well, I know I'm not since I still have 20-30 lbs to lose and need to get corrective surgery to "fix" the problems that losing 115 lbs have had on my body. Handsome is the only one I would even believe. =P
I usually only get handsome from woman 10 or more years older than me when I'm riding an elevator or something... I'd say during foreplay use hot. If I do something funny call me cute. Cute can be used right and it can be used wrong. Don't be like oh you're so cuuuuuuuutteeee! No. I'm not a miniature pocket monkey. =P Give me that look in the eyes and say it simply and sexy. You can also use cute in a naughty way, if you rub a little attitude on it. So maybe it's a bit more versatile if you had to use only one. Generally, girls that are interested usually compliment everything else though.
In order:
Hot - To me a girl calls a guy hot, she's attracted to him.
Handsome - Good looking guy, though not necessarily her type.
Cute - I don't associate it with being attractive anymore. Being cute often refers to a behavior , or something you're wearing, or something you just did (or tried to do).
I don't really have much between hot and handsome, but I don't like cute. Most guys when trying to impress a girl aren't going for cute.
Not cute..altho that has not disturbed me on the infrequent occasions that I have been told that.
Handsome vs Hot was a harder choice... I finally went with Hot because I felt that that was more sexy...LOL! even tho it would easier for me to view myself as Handsome..I do not picture myself as a Hot Sexy Hunk...
Handsome sounds the most sincere to me. It's also a classy complement. I think you're making a good choice.
Handsome, it's so much more refined plus it suggests rugged, manly and good looking. Hot is good, but only if your young, being handsome lasts longer :P
Cute. I like cute. Gives me a sense that she'd actually want to be in a relationship with me (which is always the case in the end - if she initially called me ''cute''). =o)
Just good looking. I don't think guys are broken down into as many categories as girls are.
Nice looking is just a polite way of saying he's not ugly
I get called handsome and/or cute all the time... but never Hot... so that would really make my day if a girl called me that. Sadly, I am not Hot ha ha so I'd prefer handsome over cute.
I like handsome best atlhough some women aren't going to go there. Doesn't mean they dislike you, just that they are shy and afraid of how a man will respond.
i'm mostly called cute by the girls that find me attractive. very few have called me handsome. and there's been a good amount that called me hot hehe.
but I prefer hot to the rest.
I like handsome because I always associated cute with an aunt grabbing my cheeks and saying awwww what a cute baby
and I don't like hot because I like cute girls rather than hot girls
I've only been called handsome once. I rarely get called hot. Most of the time I get called cute. But that's probably because I look way younger than my age.
I hate being called handsome =/ Its too male-orientated. I like being complimented in a sort of 'trashy' way, hot, sexy, things like that :)
I answered handsome, which is what I prefer most of the time but I like it when my girlfriend calls me hot :)
Hot probably, cute sounds too childish and handsome seems you need to be a bit older for that, I'm 18
Anything and everything positive as long as it's not negative? Hot, cute, handsome will do ;)
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