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Posted on 08/13/2009 9:40:05 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Researchers have debated for years whether men or women are likelier to engage in “mate poaching.” Some surveys indicated that men had a stronger tendency to go after other people’s partners, but was that just because men were more likely to admit engaging in this behavior? Now there’s experimental evidence that single women are particularly drawn to other people’s partners, according to a report in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology by two social psychologists, Melissa Burkley and Jessica Parker of Oklahoma State University.
Noting that single women often complain that “all the good men are taken,” the psychologists wondered if “this perception is really based on the fact that taken men are perceived as good.” To investigate, the researchers quizzed male and female undergraduates — some involved in romantic relationships, some unattached — about their ideal romantic partner.
Next, each of the experimental subjects was told that he or she had been matched by a computer with a like-minded partner, and each was shown a photo of an attractive person of the opposite sex. (All the women saw the same photo, as did all the men.)Half of the subjects were told that their match was already romantically involved with someone else, while the other half were told that their match was unattached. Then the subjects were all asked how interested they were in their match.
To the men in the experiment, and to the women who were already in relationships, it didn’t make a significant difference whether their match was single or attached. But single women showed a distinct preference for mate poaching. When the man was described as unattached, 59 percent of the single women were interested in pursuing him. When that same man was described as being in a committed relationship, 90percent were interested. The researchers write:
(Excerpt) Read more at tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com ...
Just one, I told the Mrs. “You don’t put it up for me. Why do I have to put it down for you?”
Yep...we fight gravity when lifting the seat...tell her that ;)
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yeah real funny :)
They can't resist the urge to take another woman's man.
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“One’s considered permanent, the other is temporary”
I tend to disagree here.
One is certainly permanent; or at least that is the way it is supposed to be.
The other is not necessarily temporary at all. Rather that is your perception of the matter. Within that relationship there may be the goal of moving toward permanence, though simply not fully arrived just yet. Many couples date with the intent of finding the permanent mate and to that end do not view dating as temporary, rather the preface to permanence. Granted, often, after dating for a period of time, one, or both realize that a permanent relationship is not ideal and so they break it off.
For me, I date with a purpose.
Certainly to enjoy the time with one I’m attacted to, but also to find the one with whom I can settle down. In that, I don’t go into any relationship viewing it as temporary. Rather, I view it as an opportunity to explore permanence.
...and to enjoy the time spent with the one I’m dating. Obviously.
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it is just a coo coo (sp?) bird behavior.
Humans do MANY differnet things. To say this is a set behavior in such a large population is dubious at best.
Star Trek was cancelled in the 1960’s but the small fan base kept the franchise alive. Does this mean EVERYONE in the USA is a latent fan of the series? don’t think so.
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I’m talking specifically about marriages and drawing an analogy to the study about “couples.” In either case the specific behavior is still about horning in on someone else’s relationship. It’s not that complicated. And I would disagree that all “relationships” are impermanent. I know many lifelong unmarried couples who are very much committed, short of a state license. So just because someone isn’t “married” doesn’t mean a neurotic interloper wouldn’t be attempting to ruin what for all intents and purposes is a “marriage,” whether sanctioned by the state or not.
question: would not the success of the relationship breaker (at least in part) be based on her ability to offer something the current woman was unable or unwilling to provide?
Depends on what you wanted.
In the end, it seems it is all about the maturity of the people in the relationships.
It is a paradox. If all of the good ones are taken and you have to be taken to be “good” NOBODY is good until a leap of faith happens..
ahhhh amore....
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Posted on 08/13/2009 5:27:09 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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Only if he’s rich.
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I think women like the idea of an escape hatch. If I'm behind the bar, they can leave if they wish, and if I'm at a party with another woman, they could do the same.
(Some) Women do like to try and take a guy away from another woman. It's their version of an athletic event.
Forget it girls, I’m taken...
Not in a biker bar, you don’t.
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