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.
LOL!
What a post modern woman is looking for in a man...is most oft found in his pants.......and usually in his back pocket....
I imagine women look for the same thing anyone would look for in a man. A heart, a couple of lungs, a liver, several feet of intestines...
Kinda sounds like me...
This just goes to prove my point that it's impossible for the white collar men in this country to find good women. They want my money and they want me to be attractive? I'm definitely fscked.
Maybe as Captain Jack Sparrow, with out the face paint from the sequel.
Did I mention a wonderful sense of humor? and an IPW?
If you find that in a man, he's batting for the other team. On a man is a different story.
LOL...
LOL!
Every once in awhile (usually in front of other people) I say sharply to him, "I married you for your money? Where IS it?"
We married each other because we'd rather be with each other than with anyone else. There are a lot worse reasons to get married.
LOL, I have a T-shirt that says: "The Fastest Way To A Man's Heart Is Through His F**king Ribcage".
I wish I could get that cheating thing down. For some reason, I just can't do it.
ROFL...good point!!
Somehow I could see you wearing that shirt, JRBC.
I have low expectations.
What do women look for in a man???
First
The prime directive - MONEY
Anything else follows (if there is anything).....but at a very, very great distance.
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