Male lust is blind, research suggests

Telegraph UK ^ | 20 July 2008 | Roger Dobson

[shrinkermd]

Men have long been accused of judging women on looks alone, but even the plainest Jane can get their hormones raging, a study has found.

Research involving a group of male students found that their levels of the hormone testosterone increased to the same extent whether they were talking to a young woman they found attractive – or to one they didn't fancy much at all.

After 300 seconds alone in the same room as a woman they had never met before, and in some cases did not find particularly attractive, the men's testosterone levels of the hormone had shot up by an average of around eight per cent.

..."Testosterone levels rose motivating men to seek mating opportunities. That in turn triggers changes in unconscious behaviour designed to attract a mate. The rise in levels of the hormone bring about changes in way men display themselves.

"Once levels have risen, they can display more dominant behaviour. They talk more with their hands, there is more eye contact, their posture is more upright, and they are more likely to tell stories designed to impress the woman. We known that women can be attracted by these kinds of things. All this, we believe, may be fuelled by the rise in testosterone that we have found."

[Always Right]

Guys aren’t as picky as they claim to be.

[Hildy]

OY....how many studies does it take to know that THE JOB OF A MALE IN MOST SPECIES IS TO IMPREGNATE THE FEMALE AND CARRY ON THE LINE.....

[domenad]

Well I mean come on it’s always the plain ones that....um....how can I say this gently....chrome off a trailer hitch?

I”M JOKING! Come on!

[Islander7]

Only 8%? This is distressing.

More evidence of the feminization of the American Male.

[Mr. Silverback]

Next study: Scientists find grass is green.

[RightWhale]

they are more likely to tell stories

That's right. I own eight 10,000 square foot homes, two yachts, and a million shares of Chevron.

[Abathar]

LOL! gonna get flamed, but you are soooo right.

[big'ol_freeper]

Well that’s it. They’re all going to hell....

Sorry, I couldn’t resist. LOL.

[Mark was here]

Did women have the same effect on the homosexual men? This could show their behavior is more learned than any thing else.

[Redbob]

As Ian Fleming said on this very subject, “All cats are grey in the dark.”

[donna]

Aren’t those the same as leadership qualities?

[I see my hands]

Advise to the young man who wants to be a Romeo: Go ugly early.

[Mr. Silverback]

Ping!

[wildbill]

It’s all about pheromones.

Look what’s going on inside you.

CHORUS-
Ooh, ooh that smell
Can’t you smell that smell?
Ooh, ooh that smell

[bmwcyle]

How much did we pay for this study? They just needed to look at a bar full of U S Navy after 8 months at sea.

[Mr. Silverback]

Believe it or not, I had heard that quote was Ben Franklin’s, and that he offered it as advice to a young man who might make the mistake of placing looks equal to or ahead of personality when choosing a mate.

[vietvet67]

“I”M JOKING! Come on!”

lol.

At least you didn’t say “golf ball thru a garden hose”.

[pissant]

I call BS...

[Signalman]

Well I mean come on it’s always the plain ones that....um....how can I say this gently....chrome off a trailer hitch?

What you're trying to say is...correct me if I'm wrong...fat chicks give better Lewinskys. Have I got that right?