India, Nov. 19 -- In the age of internet, micro-aesthetics and chronically curated personalities, the internet has birthed a whole new catalogue of "types" that people are collectively swooning over. These archetypes go beyond looks, they reflect shifting ideas of what softness, confidence and emotional fluency in men can look like today. From cardigan-wearing soft boys to pastel-coded performative males, and from flower boys to walking green flags, each archetype captures a different fantasy shaped by pop culture and the algorithm. Here's a breakdown of the men the internet just can't stop obsessing over.

The internet's favourite green-flag archetype, the man written by women archetype is tender, emotionally fluent and respectful. Basic...