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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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KEYWORDS: ipw; loveandmarriage; money; rwos
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To: rattrap

LOL!


41 posted on 04/05/2006 10:36:21 AM PDT by stylecouncilor
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To: iPod Shuffle

What a post modern woman is looking for in a man...is most oft found in his pants.......and usually in his back pocket....


42 posted on 04/05/2006 10:36:55 AM PDT by joesnuffy (This 'Guest Worker Program' Is To Border Security as 'Campaign Finance Reform' Is To Free Speech)
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To: iPod Shuffle

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...


43 posted on 04/05/2006 10:37:09 AM PDT by LexBaird (Tyrannosaurus Lex, unapologetic carnivore)
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To: Hoodlum91

Kinda sounds like me...


44 posted on 04/05/2006 10:37:13 AM PDT by RockinRight (Yes...she's an excellent tour guide!)
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To: iPod Shuffle

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.


45 posted on 04/05/2006 10:37:31 AM PDT by rarestia ("One man with a gun can control 100 without one." - Lenin / Molwn Labe!)
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To: linda_22003
LOL! Ben Franklin would have been proud of that wit!
46 posted on 04/05/2006 10:37:34 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: stylecouncilor

Maybe as Captain Jack Sparrow, with out the face paint from the sequel.


47 posted on 04/05/2006 10:37:39 AM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.)
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To: RockinRight

Did I mention a wonderful sense of humor? and an IPW?


48 posted on 04/05/2006 10:38:43 AM PDT by Hoodlum91 (Tour guide goddess)
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To: Bluegrass Conservative

If you find that in a man, he's batting for the other team. On a man is a different story.


49 posted on 04/05/2006 10:39:00 AM PDT by LexBaird (Tyrannosaurus Lex, unapologetic carnivore)
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To: Bluegrass Conservative

LOL...


50 posted on 04/05/2006 10:39:01 AM PDT by RockinRight (Yes...she's an excellent tour guide!)
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To: Tax-chick

LOL!


51 posted on 04/05/2006 10:39:41 AM PDT by najida (He who cannot dance puts the blame on the floor. *Hindu proverb*)
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To: Hoodlum91

52 posted on 04/05/2006 10:39:44 AM PDT by RockinRight (Yes...she's an excellent tour guide!)
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To: Caipirabob

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.


53 posted on 04/05/2006 10:39:44 AM PDT by linda_22003
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To: LexBaird
"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..."

LOL, I have a T-shirt that says: "The Fastest Way To A Man's Heart Is Through His F**king Ribcage".

54 posted on 04/05/2006 10:39:49 AM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.)
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To: djf

I wish I could get that cheating thing down. For some reason, I just can't do it.


55 posted on 04/05/2006 10:40:15 AM PDT by chris1
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To: LexBaird

ROFL...good point!!


56 posted on 04/05/2006 10:40:17 AM PDT by RockinRight (Yes...she's an excellent tour guide!)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

Somehow I could see you wearing that shirt, JRBC.


57 posted on 04/05/2006 10:40:38 AM PDT by RockinRight (Yes...she's an excellent tour guide!)
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To: najida

I have low expectations.


58 posted on 04/05/2006 10:41:33 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: RockinRight
It is sooooooooo me; isn't it.
59 posted on 04/05/2006 10:42:12 AM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.)
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To: iPod Shuffle
As my dear departed father used to say, "Money isn't everyting; but it's way ahead of whatever's in second place."

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.

60 posted on 04/05/2006 10:43:13 AM PDT by Logic n' Reason (Don't piss down my back and tell me it's rainin')
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