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What women look for in a man
Reuters ^ | 4/5/06

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.


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To: Gordongekko909

True, but I do not care how much $$ he has I am not screwing him. A prostitute, I am not.


142 posted on 04/05/2006 11:15:42 AM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.)
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To: najida

Good luck.


143 posted on 04/05/2006 11:16:49 AM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.)
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To: confederacy of dunces
Favorably? I'll bet you're cleaner, anyway.

Congratulations! You picked up on the setup line.

Is Brad Pitt known for being "dirty"? If so,is that "I'm afraid of soap and water" dirty,or is it "Hollywood" dirty?

144 posted on 04/05/2006 11:17:03 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative
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To: stylecouncilor

I can smell the BO from that pic.


145 posted on 04/05/2006 11:18:31 AM PDT by AmishDude (AmishDude, servant of the dark lord Xenu.)
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To: AmishDude

Hmmm,
Sometimes not having a sense of smell has it's advantages :)


146 posted on 04/05/2006 11:19:29 AM PDT by najida (He who cannot dance puts the blame on the floor. *Hindu proverb*)
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To: najida

The poor bird! I didn't realize they had such unusual brains!

I hope it recovers. My old cat had a breakdown when our first baby was born, and scratched all the fur off her own head. The vet gave her a tranquilizer, and she lay around in a daze for about a month, while she got used to the invasion of her territory!


147 posted on 04/05/2006 11:19:56 AM PDT by Tax-chick (The UN 1967 Outer Space Treaty is bad for America and bad for humanity - DUMP IT)
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To: najida

If the rumors are true, that would help. Of course, the hair tends to get greasy and bits of ... stuff ... tend to accumulate in unfortunate places.


148 posted on 04/05/2006 11:21:00 AM PDT by AmishDude (AmishDude, servant of the dark lord Xenu.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

I don't remember where I heard this, but my understanding is that Brad is kinda, uh, stinky. Too much reading in the supermarket check out line, no doubt.

Of course, that contrived "manly" unwashed stubbly thing just doesn't do it for me.

The real thing now........


149 posted on 04/05/2006 11:22:39 AM PDT by confederacy of dunces (Workin' & lurkin')
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To: derllak

Pinky: Gee, Brain, what are we going to do tonight?
Brain: The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world!


150 posted on 04/05/2006 11:23:52 AM PDT by null and void (We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle)
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To: AmishDude

All the more reason to skinny dip in the pool I guess :)


151 posted on 04/05/2006 11:23:59 AM PDT by najida (He who cannot dance puts the blame on the floor. *Hindu proverb*)
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To: rattrap

....if the ladies don't find ya handsome , they should find ya handy--Red Green


152 posted on 04/05/2006 11:25:06 AM PDT by Carl LaFong ("You kids get off my lawn")
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To: Tax-chick

Poor Kitty!

I'm sure he's adjusted to space invasion now ;)


153 posted on 04/05/2006 11:25:38 AM PDT by najida (He who cannot dance puts the blame on the floor. *Hindu proverb*)
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To: najida

She passed away from extreme old age last year, after 14 years of armed truce with the children. Usually their first word would be "Caaaaaaat!" and the next would be "Bite'choo!"


154 posted on 04/05/2006 11:27:39 AM PDT by Tax-chick (The UN 1967 Outer Space Treaty is bad for America and bad for humanity - DUMP IT)
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To: iPod Shuffle

bump for later reply


155 posted on 04/05/2006 11:28:21 AM PDT by ßuddaßudd (7 days - 7 ways Guero » with a floating, shifting, ever changing persona....)
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To: null and void

Sounds like fun to me! Let's git er done, Brain!


156 posted on 04/05/2006 11:29:38 AM PDT by derllak
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To: iPod Shuffle

There's hope for me after all ... :-)


157 posted on 04/05/2006 11:31:23 AM PDT by manwiththehands (I will remember in November.)
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To: derllak

Come on down!


158 posted on 04/05/2006 11:34:00 AM PDT by null and void (We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle)
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To: iPod Shuffle

At this point if it moves, I'll take him. :-(


159 posted on 04/05/2006 11:36:04 AM PDT by peggybac (Tolerance is the virtue of believing in nothing)
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To: peggybac

*waving*


160 posted on 04/05/2006 11:36:58 AM PDT by null and void (We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle)
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