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The metrosexual man versus the cowboy: What do women want?

Results so far:

The Cowboy
69% 289 votes Total: 417 votes
The Metro
31% 128 votes
  • 1 of 36

    by Kevin Holten

    This'll puncture your bubble, ache your belly, uplift your eyebrows and perplex your perceptions; "Mommas don't let your good girls grow up to marry, date, run around with, look...read more

  • 2 of 36

    by Sam Hardt

    The stereotypical Cowboy is far more attractive than a Metrosexual man, at least for most women. While most women could appreciate the meticulous appearance and impeccable taste...read more

  • 3 of 36

    by Carrie Neal Walden

    I can tell you what this woman wants, because she's dating him: The Cowboy. He has a real day job, but he also rides in the rodeo. He grew up small-town Texas, and it's part of ...read more

  • 4 of 36

    by Andrew Hubbard

    This brings a smile to my face. The substance behind every dating movie. What the heck is it that girls are looking for. I would have to say that a cowboy would better suite the...read more

  • 5 of 36

    by Christine Whitmarsh

    The cowboy tips his hat, murmuring "ma'am" in that sexy, simmering yet respectful tone that only a true cowboy can properly muster, while holding the door open for me and insist...read more

  • 6 of 36

    by Kristina Peters

    Ah, the Cowboy. His image brings to mind adventure, excitement and freedom. He's a little rough around the edges, a little wild and untamed, but that's his allure. There is a co...read more

  • 7 of 36

    by E. V. SHAW

    Who wouldn't love a man who comes in from the range everyday all sweaty and dirty with dirt under his fingernails, looking like he has done big time work? Or, who rides the buc...read more

  • 8 of 36

    by Bob D. Caterino

    First off let me say that I am the story romance cowboy you all seem to want. I am masculine and know what I want you all. I think we must be real here. I am one of those "ni...read more

  • 9 of 36

    by Amber Stephens

    I for one want the Cowboy, I have a boyfriend that is 100% cowboy and he treats me better than any metro guy ever even thought of treating me. He has manners and he opens doors ...read more

  • 10 of 36

    by Althea Rhodes

    Women want the cowboy-but not any cowboy, we want the romance novel cowboy: tall, rugged, oozing raw masculinity. He's all man and he knows it. He's in control of his life an...read more

  • 11 of 36

    by Glenda Hill

    I want a man to be rough, so please give me a cowboy. Cosmetics and being overly conscious of appearance are for women. I am a woman who uses cosmetics which I do not want t...read more

  • 12 of 36

    by Perry Hotter

    As the enormity of propaganda woman have devoured, overwhelms even the tsunami lowbrow pornographic swill beer-bonged into every red-blooded male yahoo, the question is: Is the ...read more

  • 13 of 36

    by Damon Brewer

    Whether women want The Cowboy or the Metrosexual man depends somewhat on the woman and even more as to what stage of her life she is in. Young ladies in their teens and early 2...read more

  • 14 of 36

    by Wendy Mallory

    Save a horse, ride a cowboy. And let me say Yee-Ha. In the south, the men are calloused and compassionate. They are noble and wise. They ride through life hard and...read more

  • 15 of 36

    by Emma Sue

    My answer to your question is simple: The Cowboy. I want someone that will take care of me, not tell me my earrings clash with my shirt. The idea of being swept off my feet ...read more

  • 16 of 36

    by Khristina Narizhnaya

    Everybody wants a Cowboy, whether they admit it or not. Think of the sexy body and the way he rolls his cigarettes and stares off into the distance...and other things....mmmm......read more

  • by Anne Brown

    Beginning back in the late 1990s, American men began finding pleasure in grooming themselves, creating a new market for men's cosmetics and women's desires. This ever-so-popula...read more

  • 18 of 36

    by Tristan Moorhen

    Why should a woman have to choose between the two at all? Wait a minute. A better question is, as a man, why do I have to "be" one or the other at all? Let's figure that out,...read more

  • 19 of 36

    by Jayme Jones

    Cowboy vs. metrosexual. Hmm. Decisions, decisions. To me, it's a complete no-brainer..the cowboy wins over the metrosexual, every time. At least he does in my mind. That's bec...read more

  • 20 of 36

    by Claire Acuff

    Women want whatever they are interested in at the moment..so what do I want? I guess I'm in between. My boyfriend is very masculine don't get me wrong, but he does have that fem...read more

  • 1 of 10

    by Christopher Kendalls

    This really depends on the girl in question, and more importantly, whether you truly are comfortable being the metrosexual, because a lot of us aren't. A lot more of us are the...read more

  • 2 of 10

    by Marie Kalbogian

    The irony about this false dilemma is that neither category, cowboy or metro, has anything to do with who the guy is, and everything to do with who the guy wants you to think he...read more

  • 3 of 10

    by Marina Tsipenyuk

    Men ask what do women want', so what do women want? What is it that we as women look for in men? Is it the rustic cowboy or the urbane metro-sexual? Whatever it is, I hardly ...read more

  • 4 of 10

    by Yvonne Gruendler

    Surely it depends on what woman. If you want to stay at home, cook, raise the kids and have dinner and the slippers ready when your man walks through the door, you'd want a cowb...read more

  • 5 of 10

    by Eileen Cowan

    This question doesn't have a simple answer, all people men and women are different, and we all want different things. However the truth here is that a lot of women want both. We...read more

  • 6 of 10

    by J. Lee Kenser

    From personal experience I would say that most women seem to want a strange combination of the two. They want a man who is both strong and manly, yet able to be soft and sensit...read more

  • 7 of 10

    by sTriver

    Women always go to the cowboy. It's that simple. Women want the big strong man who will rush in and rescue them when the worst things happen. In the end, don't we all just wa...read more

  • 8 of 10

    by Francesca Collins

    We,as women- all want someone who will care when we are down, someone who will be up when we are but lets not lose sight of the fact that...a little cowboy has its charms.When t...read more

  • 9 of 10

    by milda

    The sad thing, - though I'm writing to the side of the Metro, does that automatically make me available to be grouped with one or the other group of the strongly convinced? - bu...read more

  • 10 of 10

    by George

    Due to Humans having this thing called, a Personality, there is not just one answer to this age old question. The real question should be, "Does the woman want to be Gorgeous a...read more

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