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.
One of my favorite books, "Mr. Perfect" (a murder mystery)
starts out when a group of women at lunch jokingly write a list of what would make a man 'Mr Perfect'.
And it's a good list.
I remember it had things like
Kind
Sense of humor
Loyal
Trustworthy
Stable
Accomplished
Pleasant to look at
And then the last three went into erm, ah....
you know...
hahahahahahahaha
Oh .... yes, I know!
;-)
He was a critter....
Still is...
/sarc
You forgot me!
Waaah!!
Do I need to show my card?
(i was here anyway, so it's okay)
My E Harmony "Must Haves" didn't include any of those items. I think I took them for granted.
Maybe that's why I don't have any matches?
Adding you to the list.
Lol, a guy with a lame sense of humor......who can resist????
Yes, but your screen name seems to indicate you are gay, so what difference does it make?
HOW TO IMPRESS A WOMAN:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wine her,
Dine her,
Call her,
Hug her,
Support her,
Hold her,
Surprise her,
Compliment her,
Smile at her,
Listen to her,
Laugh with her,
Cry with her,
Romance her,
Believe her,
Cuddle with her,
Shop with her,
Give her jewelry,
Buy her flowers,
Hold her hand,
Write love letters to her,
Go to the end of the earth and back again for her.
HOW TO IMPRESS A MAN:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Show up naked,
Bring food.
Not you, I hope...
BTW, Confederacy, I have the whole IPW list on my about page (at least it is everyone who asked for a card)
Ditto here--though Democrats have been known to convert, LOL. Guess what I'm looking for is a guy who shares my values and beliefs and is a gentleman. He's out there somewhere.
Like your screen name, BTW.
I noticed you still have my Arnie picture for you!
Hugs!
LOL
Gee, all I want is someone who likes my cooking and will be quiet when I'm trying to read. Mr. COD likes my cooking. Now the quiet part, well......
I always thought that to impress a man you must bring beer as well.
My profile explains my screen name.
Well, FYI, there are some women--and I'm one of them--who wouldn't marry 99.99999% of the lawyers out there (the vast majority are scumbags on their good days), don't want to marry a doctor because he usually won't be home much, and don't give a d*mn how strong you are (so long as you can get that jar lid off), how you look or how athletic you are.
Of course, if you go by this study, it means that I (and these other women) are in the minority.
Please add me to your RWOS ping list. Thanks.
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