Wining and dining best way to woo women

Reuters ^ | Tue Jul 26,10:06 AM ET | unknown

[Redcitizen]

LONDON (Reuters) - Forget expensive presents or costly jewellery. Wining and dining is the best way for men to woo women, scientists said on Tuesday.

Researchers at Imperial College London developed a mathematical formula and modelled courtship as a sequential game to find the best way to impress the ladies.

Their results show that offering an expensive present signals the man's serious intentions but he must be wary of being exploited by gold-diggers who will dump him after receiving the gift.

"Guys are less likely to offer expensive gifts to females they don't have a long-term interest in. And girls won't be impressed with cheap gifts. By offering expensive but worthless gifts, such as dinner and theatre trips, the male pays no cost if the invitation isn't accepted," said Dr Peter Sozou, of University College London (UCL).

If women are not interested they are unlikely to accept the invitation, according to the research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B.

The researchers said giving gifts was a feature of courtship in humans and other species to impress females. Physical attraction is an important element but offering gifts also helps.

"Our analysis shows there is evolutionary logic in men 'burning money' to impress the girl," said Professor Robert Seymour of UCL's department of mathematics.

[PaulaB]

What was it our village ...ahem Mothers taught us?

1. Make sure you have clean underwear in case you end up in the ER
2. Never leave the house without mascara
3. Never let them see you sweat
4. Carry a big stick
5. Last but not least always have a great bag and shoes to die for
;)

[muir_redwoods]

If a man can cook and cook well for his lady friend (not just barbeque and chili), well, I'm a gentleman so let me just say the effects are amazing.

It's a good idea to have a few recipes for breakfast too ;-)

[MinorityRepublican]

Listen to her, remember her stories, remember the name of her best friends, remember details about her life, think of her - give her some time & space in your life - she will be madly in love with you.... providing you look better than Michael Moore and have an IQ above Al Franken.

It depends on how you are putting this and how long the woman is dating a guy. I am talking about instant attraction and in order for men to get attention of women, they have to play games. They have to kind of avoid her, tease her, and then disappear. Then women will wonder why that guy is not attracted to her.

[PaulaB]

DD...you should be charging for this..

[AnOldCowhand]

Researchers at Imperial College London developed a mathematical formula and modelled courtship as a sequential game to find the best way to impress the ladies.

Hadda be a bunch of engineers.

[quantim]

I dunno. I kind of like those women that order or purchase austere dry white wines from Italy, Aus, Chile, and so forth that I've never tried. That way, I can pretend to be interested (in the wine) and keep the red for myself. ;-)

[hattend]

My wife would agree with you wholeheartedly.

Oh and the spa, candles and BV Cabernet, of course. ;-)

[Dashing Dasher]

It's really so simple. Make us feel like we matter. Make me feel special and I'll make you feel special.

;-)

[Miss Behave]

LOL. I like the "Carry a big stick." ??? Funny.

And if I don't have eye make-up on, I put on a pair of designer Italian sunglasses (not French.)

Problem solved. ;-)

[Dashing Dasher]

I am talking about instant attraction and in order for men to get attention of women, they have to play games.

Is that the type of woman you want to attract?

Deep sigh..........

[Dinsdale]

Hadda be a bunch of engineers.

I've given up on 'understanding' women.

Resorted to black box testing.

Results so far:
Tell truth--negative.
Tell lies--mixed.
Shameless flattery--very positive.
Feed them--generally positive.
Get them drunk--mixed.
Pay attention to them--mixed.
Ignore them--mixed.

The only thing I can say for sure is that timing is everything.

[Miss Behave]

When you figure us out, we morph.

[doodad]

It's a good idea to have a few recipes for breakfast too ;-)

As long as your deserts are creative. I like the ones that involve bananas and tropical fruits on fire. THAT gets attention!

[dakine]

Sweet Tea and Pop Tarts...

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Now I thought you said that engineers couldn't score. I guess you engineered a plan of attack.

[ThinkDifferent]

Listen to her, remember her stories, remember the name of her best friends, remember details about her life, think of her - give her some time & space in your life - she will be madly in love with you.... providing you look better than Michael Moore and have an IQ above Al Franken.

Been there, done that, no joy. (At least I *think* I satisfy the last criterion). But I'm apparently a "great friend". Yippee.

[AnOldCowhand]

Results so far:

Now you've got to arrange these in a graphic form for easy reference and comparative analysis, then get them published in one of our trade magazines.

[AnOldCowhand]

I guess you engineered a plan of attack.

The worm has turned.

[Dinsdale]

It's a work in progress.

I also recognize my statistical sample is too small (NO statistical sample is'nt my name for the little guy).

We should all adopt a standard methodolgy and collect the results on a web sight.

Develop an after date questionare. That will help, yeah.

Most strangely I've dated a couple of women that were not bothered by engineers. In one case her dad was one, in the other her granddad.

[muir_redwoods]

"As long as your deserts are creative. I like the ones that involve bananas and tropical fruits on fire. THAT gets attention!"

I have a chocolate cake with a molten dark chocolate center that ooozes out served with a freash raspberry paste that never got a complaint yet