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What's in a Voice?

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technokat is offline technokat Post #41  April 9,2008, 2:10pm
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NancyG,79996 wrote :
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voices... I usually prefer a lower male voice, but not one that is loud. Soft-spoken and confident will make me weak in the knees.



And, um, Alan Rickman could read the phone book, and I'd likely pass out from the sheer pleasure of his voice.
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Snape, and the Sheriff of Nottingham, and Hans Gruber, and ...
Now that I think about it...he IS kinda cute. At least he has some substance and isn't just a pretty face. [img]library/editor/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cool.gif[/img]
 
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lonelyiniowa,80210 wrote :

Hello Everyone,

I am a 37 year old male and I have a higher pitched voice. So much so that when talking on the phone or ordering at the drive up most poeple confuse me with a women. Its very hurtful and makes it hard for me to socialize when out with poeple. I can only say that with my voice it has taught me not to try to judge other people by just their voice.

My ex father-in-law has a deep voice and he was one of a handful of poeple not to judge me and when he overheard me talking about it to my ex he told me that I shouldn't be ashamed or afraid of my voice because it makes me unique and if poeple can't look or hear past that then they aren't worth my time. That made me feel good and helped me in more ways then one. So I will not judge anyone by their voice or let that stand in the way of finding a diamond in the ruff!!

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Your ex-father-in-law is very astute. Don't be so lonely in Iowa. Get out there and mix and mingle. If you sing, you may be coveted for your voice. Look at all the male pop and hip-hop artists with high-pitched voices. I mean, Prince made a whole industry out of singing in the stratosphere. [img]library/editor/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif[/img]
 
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Thanks everyone for your comments, it has helped me feel more confident.
 
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Oh, I totatlly disagreee. I happen to like women who have low voices, depending how low. I find that women who have high voices, tend to talk too fast.
 
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Has anyone else noticed that the entire first page of responses are from users with one post all with names prefaced by a series of numbers? How more obvious could it be that these are posts made by eH to encourage more on-topic serious conversation?


And it is always nice to hear that women like a deep voice and wide shoulders.
 
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As a singer, I'm interested in voices and the vocal instrument and how it works. Never thought about how one type of voice would be appealing to a female - and as a female singer, I've learned that speaking in a higher tone "warms" up my voice and prepares me to sing better than talking low in my chest range (which makes me sound a little like Peggy Lee). As a grandmother in my late 60s, I've been asked out by young male telemarkers who talk to me on the phone and think I'm 25! What a hoot! So there is validity to that argument that men are attracted to the higher voice in women, which primarily means youth, IMHO. Older women typically speak in lower, more modulated tones. I do sing bass in my chorus and can actually sing all voice parts, but we need basses and I've got the range, so that's where I sing. I am overweight and pudgy and an "old gal" though, voice notwithstanding!
 
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I think that hearing a person's voice is important more so than having a sexy Barry White kinda bass, but it's hearing the inflection in their speech, hearing them laugh, the immediate reaction time as opposed to in an e-mail where you can sit and ponder over it.
Granted, there are men whose voices I swoon over - (still haven't run into my English/Aussie) dream man yet, but the reality for me is that if he can make me laugh, and we have great conversation...it can be AMAZING
 
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I'm an alto and am frequently complemented on my "telephone" voice. I think that each of us has a range of tones that resonate with us and turn us on just a little bit.

This is, by the way, an old thread so the early posters are probably long gone.
 
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