Quote Originally Posted by Oneironaut View Post
I have no problem with acknowledging someone as a 'good-looking' guy. Personally, I think any guy that takes even the least bit of pride in his own appearance can recognize a 'good-looking' guy, when he sees one. (It's not much different from the idea that the most insecure people are the ones who usually notice the imperfections of others, the most.) However, the reason that most of them don't is because - as was said - of the stigma that 'guys complimenting guys on their looks = gay,' which is, in my mind, ridiculous.

Case in point: Some time ago, when I had started working out really heavily, some friends and I went to the beach. When I took off my shirt, my best friend said something like "whoa, man. You've really been working out. You look good, dude." I simply took it as an honest acknowledgement that my physique was improving. But another friend of ours scoffed and said "you guys are so gay," and walked off.

I can watch TV and see a male celebrity and acknowledge him as a "good-looking guy" because I'm not an idiot, and I have a concept of what many females (not all) might find attractive. Not because I find the man 'attractive,' but because I pay attention to women, and the reaction they have, when they see certain men. If you take all of that into consideration (and have some grasp of simple logic), it's not hard to recognize a 'good-looking guy' when you see one.

Doesn't mean you want to go have sweaty gay sex with him. Unfortunately, many people are just too shallow to understand this concept.
Just about every woman I've ever met or talked to on the subject has agreed that this is probably one of the most attractive qualities in a guy. It shows confidence and a sense of security in one's self. That male macho bull that some guys tote around is just as obnoxious to us as I'm sure it is to any mature male.