u/Fossil_hunter1814

This is a genuine question stemming from an older conversation on a different account about people's preferences. Basically in a nutshell, I was told a ton of people had a "type" or romantic preference based on ethnicity, hair color, aesthetic, personality, etc. And usally stuck with that, though with me, it doesn't matter if they are a Goth baddie or the quiet nerdy girl and ethnicity or hair colors didn't matter either because they are attractive

Basically, why do people have preferences and how common are one or multiple?