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Things to think about...
Acoustic: Do you have a smaller frame? A full-bodied acoustic may feel too large to be comfortable. Consider bodies with cutaways and those without.
Electric: If you have large hands, thicker necks and longer scale lengths may feel better for you, meaning Strat-style guitars, Telecasters (slightly wider necks, good for long fingers). If you have super large hands or fingers, see how comfortable you are with a baritone, 7 or 8 string, or super thick neck (baseball bat) type necks. If you have very small hands, or simply prefer a more compact playing style, look at Gibson stuff like Les Pauls and SGs or Fenders like the Jaguar, again considering your body size and type since all of these different shapes will balance very differently in your lap and on the strap.
Now sure, you shouldn't feel obligated to buy something based on your body, but they are important considerations when you feel lost and things are just uncomfortable. Once you get your first guitar though and mess around with it and consider these things you'll probably get a very good idea of what you want in a second guitar.