Differences between pretty boys, boy next door, and handsome men...

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Re: Differences between pretty boys, boy next door, and handsome men...
Is there really a difference between them? Just curious to know. What are your thoughts?
I think the first two can be synonyms. Though many men take pretty boy as an insult. To me a pretty boy is youthful and perhaps even cute. He generally ages well, doesnt get craggy looking.

Boy Next Door implys a certain wholesomeness.


Handsome is a good looking, masculine man.
 

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sum it up with the cast of superntural.

dean winchester - jensen ackles - pretty boy
sam winchester - jared padalecki - boy next door
john winchester - jeffery dean morgan - handsome man

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sum it up with the cast of superntural.

dean winchester - jensen ackles - pretty boy
sam winchester - jared padalecki - boy next door
john winchester - jeffery dean morgan - handsome man

photos available on request.

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Is there really a difference between them? Just curious to know. What are your thoughts?

I'd say there is a difference to them.

Pretty boys tend to have softer features, youthful looks, and generally age well, as Njqt said.

Boysnextdoor tend to be sweet, innocent, with a certain amount of hidden brawn. You feel safe being with them, a sense of security without realizing why. The boy next door is always your backup in life, and you will pine for them after they have left.

Handsome men, were usually prettyboys or boys next door, but they are all grown up. Words like rugged or charming may also be substituted.
 

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Jeff Black i love you more! :smile:
let's steal away to Vancouver. we'll stalk the boys of Supernatural and Smallville. we could share them but i want dibs on Jared Padalecki.

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Of course there is a difference. It seems to be a scourge among my generation. Way too many wussy, skinny spoiled metrosexual man-childs and not enough real men.