[XBob]

428 - "The way guys are wired, they are most sexually attracted to healthy women in their prime childbearing years. The way women are wired, they are attracted to healthy, strong, high-status (in modern terms: wealthy/powerful) men who can provide for their children.

Older, ugly women, and poor, inept, low-status guys are similarly discriminated against in the mating game"

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Very true

Years ago, I ran across a study on 'couples'. They took 3 males and 3 females (1 each - sort of plain/ugly, 1 average and 1 pretty/handsome), and paired the photos as couples in all the different combinations.

Then they asked hundreds/thousands of people (male and female) who they would rate as the most successful/happy couple.

The ugly man/beautiful woman were rated by far and away, the highest. The pairing of the averages were rated average, and the pairing of the 'uglies' were rated next to last. But interestingly enough the paring of the two 'beautiul people' were rated at the bottom in happiness/success.

[wizardoz]

But interestingly enough the paring of the two 'beautiul people' were rated at the bottom in happiness/success.

Sounds like wishful thinking on the part of the study participants. LOL!