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"\"Sooo, what's your type?\" asks everyone who's ever tried to set me up. \"Um, I don't know? I guess Times New Roman for longform, Calibri for emails, and Monotype Corsiva for fancy occasions?\" The truth is, I become exceedingly squirmy when faced with this question. How can I sum up everything that I find attractive in one word? Do I have to turn him into a hashtag?!\n\nI'm pretty sure that, if you're single, you feel exactly the same way. But am I rolling my eyes because I don't have a type? No. I most certainly do\u2014my parents text me creepshots of \"the man of my dreams\" when they proudly spot him in line at Starbucks. (Forget the fact they can't see the girlfriend and the dog waiting for him back at their table.) It's just that it's more complicated than that\u2014we no longer live in a one-size-fits-all world. But if you were to ask me to cast the leading male role in the coming-of-age movie that is clearly my life, I'd tell you that humor is the overarching characteristic I'm looking for. And I'm not the only one.\n\nA movement is afoot, people! Guys who can make us giggle are sweeping the nation and stealing the big screen (and our hearts) one joke at a time. The mysterious rebel without a cause is now an antiquated character collecting dust along with our older sisters' VHS tapes. Bad boys turn into actual bad guys, while funny ones...just become comedians. All kidding aside (but not actually, have you learned nothing yet?), it's harder to make someone laugh than it is to make them cry. And unlike the \"bad boy\" or the \"nice guy\" archetypes, there's no go-to \"goofy dude\" mold.\n\nThere are 50 shades of funny (give or take, of course), so it's far from an exact science. A punch line that may make me chuckle may have you looking for the nearest exit. But more often than not, I've found that every girl in the world (yes, the world) values a good LOL. We prefer eclectic boys who are not only warmhearted, but also willing to let loose and make light of an awkward situation\u2014the more dynamic, exciting, and unconventionally silly they are, the better. I'd rather be stranded on a desert island with Miles Teller over Justin Bieber any day! (Can someone please make this happen?)\n\nThis isn't to say that hilarious stars like Miles, Andrew Garfield, and Skylar Astin aren't also total heartthrobs, it just proves that they've got attributes more appealing than a good head of hair. At the end of the day, laughter lasts longer than looks and these guys are getting top billing because they've got both.\n\nNow's the part where you ask me: But what's wrong with just wanting a \"nice guy\"? Everything! Being kind should be a given, not a standalone quality. Michelle Williams (you know, my BFF) reminded me of this a couple years ago in an interview with Flare Magazine, when she said, \"You deserve more than just somebody who's nice to you. I think that so often these days, niceness seems like it should be enough because it seems like such a rare quality but when you get inside of it, you think, 'Hmmm...I can be pretty nice to myself.' What about these other things? Life is too short and too crappy to not try to get more of what you want.\"\n\nCase in point, I had a lovely time on a picturesque date the other day, but afterwards I quickly realized I hadn't laughed once, not even at myself (which, trust me, isn't that hard to do). I started guilt tripping myself, ready to give him another shot because, well, he's such a nice guy. But then I remembered that we fall for guys who are funny because they are also nice. It's a two-for-one special, and you shouldn't have to settle.\n\nWhy? Because funny matters. If a guy can laugh at himself, that means he's comfortable in his own skin. If he's able to diffuse tension with a joke, he's smart and thinks one step ahead. And if he can tease you playfully (and take your ribbing back), that signifies honesty. This can, of course, be packaged with charm and good looks (who are we to deny that), but stiletto-sharp wit seems to be the new non-negotiable these days. After all, who doesn't love getting the last laugh?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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