Being called "cute" by women when you're a grown man - bad?

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To me, being called "cute" or "adorable" by women usually means that you've still got a baby/boy face as well as probably a small build/frame. More facially developed, physically built or more masculine-looking men are usually called handsome, "sexy", "hot" instead. Am i right ladies?

Cute/adorable = Your endearing, she wants to hug you but doesn't see you as a real man.

Hot/sexy = she's def down for some hanky panky.


Only girl I've ever had sex with called me cute so I wouldn't fully say so. But other women that called me cute they didn't want to sleep with me at all and saw me more like a puppy, amiable chump or little bruv.

Obviously the answer to this question can depend on culture and native language. As English is not my mother tongue I can only say what the equivalent words in my mother tongue could mean.

I think if cute refers purely to your physical appearance it may mean she still thinks of you as a boy. However, it may refer to your behaviour or something specific you did or said. In that case it's less likely to indicate that she thinks of you as a boy and, unless her tone of voice clearly says otherwise, she probably means it in a positive way.

Cute means I like like you.
Adorable means I want you XD

I call my boyfriend cute, but he hasn't got a 'baby face', and he is a nice chunky build, plus he's a couple of decades older than me. But he is so cute, as in very handsome, but also the things he does. He squeaks in his sleep sometimes, and just does little things like that, what makes him cute to me. He loves it when I call him cute though. I love him so much.

I use to be against it but now I’d settle for some woman calling me cute, even if she just sees me as a puppy and not relationship material.

It depends on the woman.

Some chicks just say "cute" because it's easier to say than "ruggedly handsome."

Interesting story:

I was out for a run the other day, and there was a pre-teen girl sitting on a porch. She waved at me enthusiastically and yelled, "Hi!" I smiled and said, "Hi!" back. She then proceeded to call out, "You're cute!" to which I replied, "Thanks!"

Nice to know I still got it.

It depends.
I've had a bad habit of calling guys "cute" and forgetting they'll take it in a bad or not-so-good way, even though I mean it in a good way. But for me it can definitely mean I'm interested in a guy, it just feels more natural than using "sexy" or "hot" a lot of the time.
In general... yeah, it can tend to be that way, but it really depends on the person and situation.

that once happened to me...in high school & compared to opposite sex social encounters between guys with aspergers & neurotypical girls of the same age,it was just like a

I think cute gets used a lot because it's ambiguous. You can say it to a guy as a compliment, it's positive, but it doesn't commit you to anything. Hot, sexy, or handsome, pretty much means you fancy them, so if they don't like you back you're going to end up looking silly. Cute can be taken in lots of different ways including that they think you're nice but don't fancy you, but it can also be a hint that they do and are sounding you out. I would certainly use it on a guy I liked because guys can be cute and manly at the same time, like grizzly bears, he he.

My girlfriend calls me cute alot because of the way I act towards her. She also calls me handsome too. I call her cute because of the way she acts & I also tell her she's beautiful & pretty because she is.

I, a straight man, use the word "cute" to describing women pretty often. But it carries a very specific connotation. It implies warmth, softness, and "safety"---or more precisely, lack of danger to me---as well as good looks. A woman who looks good but lacks those traits would not be "cute" by my definition.

As for me, if a woman called me "cute", I'd be more weirded out than offended or flattered. It's not a bad descriptor per se, but for someone well into his 30's, who lost 15% of his hair and 2 teeth, it's totally unfitting. So I'd wonder what the woman is thinking by calling me that.