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Forget boobs and long legs: what men really look for in women
Telegraph (UK) ^

Posted on 05/25/2015 5:58:29 AM PDT by Perdogg

Men value intelligence in women far above large breasts and long legs, a Cambridge evolutionary biologist has claimed.

Although having a large bust and never-ending pins are deemed by western culture as the epitome of femininity, when choosing a mother for their children, men look for brains first,

Professor David Bainbridge, of the University of Cambridge said that intelligence is by far the most attractive quality for men looking for a long term partner because it demonstrates that his chosen partner is likely to be a responsible parent.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


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To: Perdogg
Men value intelligence in women far above large breasts and long legs, a Cambridge evolutionary biologist has claimed.

And when I was 16 I read Playboy for the articles. Especially the centerfold articles.

141 posted on 05/25/2015 10:05:31 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: Perdogg; GOPsterinMA; fieldmarshaldj
intelligence is by far the most attractive quality for men looking for a long term partner because it demonstrates that his chosen partner is likely to be a responsible parent.

I like boobs. Boobs demonstrate there is milk available.

142 posted on 05/25/2015 10:07:07 AM PDT by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: MHGinTN
You speak of Christina Hendricks on "Mad Men".


143 posted on 05/25/2015 10:08:06 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: JoeProBono

would not know since I don’t watch such shows on TV. Sports and news ...


144 posted on 05/25/2015 10:35:18 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: JoeProBono

What makes for a successful marriage is that you both have something in common for the other 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day..


145 posted on 05/25/2015 11:21:35 AM PDT by ken5050 (If Hillary is elected president, what role will Huma Abedin have in the White House? Scary, eh?)
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To: MNDude; Lazamataz

Laz has an entire support staff pinging him, MNDude. I help out on an ad hoc basis.

He needs to start a PickUpArtists speed dating PING LIST.

He even commented twice on this thread, giving his read on the three women in the MadMen (?) photo.

Some guys will pay good money for his wisdom.


146 posted on 05/25/2015 11:51:18 AM PDT by bajabaja (Too ugly to be scanned at the airports.)
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To: bajabaja
He even commented twice on this thread, giving his read on the three women in the MadMen (?) photo. Some guys will pay good money for his wisdom.

Long decades of dating all three types of women I identified have clued me in to the certain signs. Mostly, the expression on their faces. Only the highly-trained woman can mask such a thing.

147 posted on 05/25/2015 11:53:28 AM PDT by Lazamataz (America has less than a year left.)
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To: null and void

I am attracted to her intelligence at first glance


148 posted on 05/25/2015 12:08:57 PM PDT by DPMD
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To: Lazamataz
"Chick on the right would make a fine wife."

Really ? Tell THAT to Fred Armisen.

149 posted on 05/25/2015 12:22:21 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Well, to be fair, I’m talking about the actual actresses, not their characters.


150 posted on 05/25/2015 12:23:36 PM PDT by Lazamataz (America has less than a year left.)
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To: Lazamataz

Haven’t you got that backwards ?


151 posted on 05/25/2015 12:31:57 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

I think less about that scence and more about the abundant clevage that this movie had like most Hammer Films did at the time. But the gay vampire putting the moves on Roman Polanski is definitly one for the books.


152 posted on 05/25/2015 12:43:28 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: Perdogg
151 replies and not one of them in reference to a woman's eyes.

Amy Adams photo Amy-Adams-amy-adams-712627_1600_1200_zpsxnspilna.jpg

153 posted on 05/25/2015 12:46:02 PM PDT by shortstop (It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful)
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To: MrEdd

...”kindness (not just to you but also to the people around them) is a better indicator of the potential for a lasting marriage.”

That’s exactly right! For both genders. Kindness trumps everything else.


154 posted on 05/25/2015 12:50:28 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: shortstop

Mmmmm...Amy Adams.


155 posted on 05/25/2015 12:51:46 PM PDT by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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To: Lazamataz

I am flat out telling you Laz, there is gold in what you know.

Any marketing folks out there? “Laz Lectures the Confused Male On Finding The Right One.”

As to myself, I date the subtype known as “Latinas.” It’s a special type of crazy. On their part and mine.


156 posted on 05/25/2015 1:03:55 PM PDT by bajabaja (Too ugly to be scanned at the airports.)
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To: shortstop

Eyes are #1 to me. Tells you just about everything about the fairer sex.


157 posted on 05/25/2015 1:22:15 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Perdogg
Men value intelligence in women far above large breasts and long legs, a Cambridge evolutionary biologist has claimed.

Complete BS! My ideal woman is one who loves to cook, loves to house clean, loves to do yard work and loves to fetch beer for me.........

I know she's out there somewhere...

158 posted on 05/25/2015 1:27:05 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (November 2016 shall be set aside as rodent removal month.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Try 1960.


159 posted on 05/25/2015 1:32:30 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Yaelle

Yep.

Big is usually a plus, but small is never a minus.


160 posted on 05/25/2015 1:38:00 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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