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Posted on 04/05/2006 10:11:16 AM PDT by iPod Shuffle
What women look for in a man
Wed Apr 5, 2006 4:47 PM BST164
LONDON (Reuters) - The old adage that women look for wealth in a man appears to be under threat after research on Wednesday showed women are starting to put physical attractiveness above solvency.
The shift is occurring because women have been freed from the constraints that previously dictated how they chose a mate as they increasingly control their own finances, the study said.
"We are seeing that women who have control over their finances are less concerned with the fiscal status of their potential mates and look more as to how attractive they may be," said one of the authors, Fhionna Moore from University of St Andrews.
The findings, to be published in Evolution and Human Behaviour journal, showed, however, that women who had low levels of financial independence still tended to rate a man's fiscal status above attractiveness.
Moore, a research student, found that as a woman's level of "resource control" changed, so did her preferences.
"It is the control and the independence the money gives rather than the absolute income level that appears to be the key predicting variable," she told Reuters.
An analysis of questionnaires returned by 1,851 heterosexual women aged between 18 and 35 showed women were able to change their attitudes relatively quickly in reaction to their changed financial status.
"We seem capable of changing our preferences in quite a short time which suggest environmental factors rather than inherent traits had a big impact in choice," she said.
"Women are quicker at adapting behaviour than previously thought," added Moore who is attached to the University's psychology department.
Oh, that's really sad. What do cockatoos taste like, I wonder ...
Are you sure?
When they get stressed to the point that they do that to themselves there is usually no way to stop it.
Dependability
Security
Loyalty
Romance
ability to listen to incessant venting
Master Seaman
Good Daddy
Are you sure?
Yep. 'fraid so.
Bill Gates is a little twerp. Sexy, I think not.
Gotta look in better places.
First
The prime directive - MONEY
Not true. Shared interests, values and a sense of humor count for more among the women I know.
Liking my cooking helps too.
I'm a conservative, a certified IPW and spider-killer. I'm multi-talented!
Sexiness is in the eye of the beholder. And I find a net worth of $50 billion to be quite hawt.
Chicken?
Hmmmmm, whatcha doin' tonight? ;)
LOL! I've been calling her Miss Purdue because she looks like a chicken in the grocery story. I've also threatened to fricasse' the other bird when she gets really loud. So one day, you never know what you may find on my stove top.
As for the behavior, did ya'll know that the first OCD studies were done on birds and dogs? Two parts of the brain don't connect and that Prozac is a drug that is supposed to help stop the compulsion.
Anyhow, coming to live with me, plus the collar and the drugs...we hope she'll stop mutilating.
Sorry,I don't have a digital camera so I can't.But you can trust me when I tell ya that I'm frequently compared to Brad Pitt.
[If you look carefully,you'll see that I've given you a perfect setup line ;-) ]
"We seem capable of changing our preferences in quite a short time ..." SHE said.
If you are male and a woman changing her mind is news...you might also be interested in buying a bridge I happen to own.
This is true, that's what I look for along with. . .
1) Good with kids (I'd like a couple some day)
2) Sense of humor
3) Gainfully employed
4) Kind to animals
5) A bibliophile (but one not as bad as I am!)
Awww, that's what I git for being nice! May you win the lottery and be chased relentlessly by Helen Thomas! :P
Favorably? I'll bet you're cleaner, anyway.
If its Reuters its Wrong.
This is the same feminst manure from the 60/70/80/90's which has consistently been proven wrong time and time again.
What women want in thier man is manhood.
The article is really about what does a f*g h*g want in a man.
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