Posted on 03/24/2008 4:01:43 PM PDT by blam
Do Attractive Women Want It All?
ScienceDaily (Mar. 24, 2008) — Although many researchers have believed women choose partners based on the kind of relationship they are seeking, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin reveals women's preferences can be influenced by their own attractiveness.
David Buss, psychology researcher at the university, has published the findings in "Attractive Women Want it All: Good Genes, Economic Investment, Parenting Proclivities and Emotional Commitment" in this month's Evolutionary Psychology.
Previous researchers argued that what women value depended on the type of relationship they were looking for. Women looking for long-term partners want someone who will be a good provider for them and their children, but women seeking short-term flings care more about masculinity and physical attractiveness, features that may be passed down to children.
Buss and Todd Shackelford, psychology professor at Florida Atlantic University, found women ideally want partners who have all the characteristics they desire, but they will calibrate their standards based on their own desirability.
"When reviewing the qualities they desire in romantic partners, women gauge what they can get based on what they got," Buss said. "And women who are considered physically attractive maintain high standards for prospective partners across a variety of characteristics."
The researchers identified four categories of characteristics women seek in a partner:
good genes, reflected in desirable physical traits, resources, the desire to have children and good parenting skills, and loyalty and devotion. Most women attempt to secure the best combination of the qualities they desire from the same man, but the researchers said a small portion of women who do not find a partner with all the qualities may trade some characteristics for others.
Although women's selectivity across categories reflected how attractive they appeared to other people, the researchers found the characteristics men desired in a partner did not vary based on their own physical attractiveness.
Adapted from materials provided by University of Texas at Austin.
I really hope this study didn’t cost us a lot of money.
left out the most important item MONEY
I remember those women from when I was single. They would never leave me alone.
“resources” includes money, my FRiend.
You win the funnies line of the week.
“That has been my experience.”
Unless they have a really low self esteem, then you see the beautiful woman with the 300 lb beast.
Another reason I got a lady from the Philippines. Average men can get a good wife, who is also beautiful. Not all are good, so I was very selective and sucessful at it.
The Husband Store
A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:
You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the product increases as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.
On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs.
The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.
The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.
“Wow,” she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads: Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.
“Oh, mercy me!” she exclaims, “I can hardly stand it!”
Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads: Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes on to the sixth floor and the sign reads: Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor.
This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.
Finally explained! I have always wondered why the most unattractive guy in every way approaches the most desirable woman in every way and is shocked when she turns him down. Even though many guys could never catch the '10', they look down on the woman in their range and think they can catch what they desire.
I’ve seen a lot of smoking hot women clinging to absolute losers.
Damn, you mean the girls still don't want to have it all? ;^)
Nah, they just know that in my case someone else got it all and they are afraid of her.
So I can guess we can expect a raise in tuition at UT next academic year...
I understand, we women would do anything to protect our stud muffins from predators.
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