Robert Gallery
Rob Zombie
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,we guys have ways of hiding $$$ that you wouldn't believe.Have you checked under his pile of dirty socks? ;-)
You are so sexy in your thong too!
This could get ugly...
So I'm sure you and the rest of the crew belong here :-P
I went and read that link, makes sense.
Since my wife passed I have been interested in this question.
Women will tell you to your face that they want a sensitive guy who will truly care for her (himself as well) and treat her special.
Then, the next time you see her, she's with some dude who at least on occasion takes a smack at her, sits on the couch most of the day, and cheats as often as is humanly possible.
And she's lovin it and suckin up to it to the max.
Okay, this just sucks for those of us men who are poor and homely.
Okay, this could get ugly. Or funny.
Welcom to the age of the Primadonna!
His own teeth, or a good replacement set.
Robert Gallery
Rob Zombie
That he's not a cheater, sense of humor, good father potential,etc.
I second that!
Conservative, good values, and NOT a pansy metrosexual!!!
Just don't act all shocked when the hot young stud divorces you & takes half.
Yeah, right! You're really a millionaire and hotter than hell! You're just trying to keep the goldiggers away! :P
Are they saying they were unaware that women were intelligent? I should sick my daughters on these guys.
Mincemeat in 5 minutes or less.
Yummy.
That's like Midtown Atlanta or San Fransico rugged.
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