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How Females Choose Their Mates
Scientific American ^ | March 2002 | by Lee Alan Dugatkin and Jean-Guy J. Godin

Posted on 03/13/2002 4:44:42 PM PST by vannrox

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To: strela
"Here's the most effective panty remover on the planet today. "

When I was stationed in Germany, there was one even better, a Porche in Germany is sold as standard equipment - with a blond in the right hand seat.

281 posted on 03/14/2002 11:05:39 AM PST by XBob
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To: weikel
63 - "I just couldn't get my parents to get me a car "

What are you, a democrat? You should have gone working after school and gotten one yourself, like probably most of us FReepMales did.

282 posted on 03/14/2002 11:10:04 AM PST by XBob
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To: XBob
I did work after school its not enough to even get you a used car nowadays. Not without me contracting a major financial liability. Don't accuse me of being a Democrat okay. I could probably pay for the car but with all the government mandated insurance crap... no.
283 posted on 03/14/2002 11:24:26 AM PST by weikel
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To: crevo_list
Bump.
284 posted on 03/14/2002 11:32:18 AM PST by Junior
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To: dighton
Why copy? Perhaps imitation teaches females what to look for in a male. In an extensive series of experiments on mate-choice copying in guppies, we determined that young females are more likely to copy the mate choice of older, more experienced females than vice versa. Further, copying may save time. Relying on the judgment of others may allow a female to assess a potential mate quickly and efficiently, leaving her more time to forage for food or hide from predators.
285 posted on 03/14/2002 11:36:10 AM PST by Orual
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To: Jason Kauppinen
"Unless one of the parents isn't all that much of a person. In which case, they search for the opposite, after figuring out that that's what they should go for. Or they end up in therepy."

My parents are divorced now, but were married when I met my dh when we were 15 and 17. My dad was rather distant, but I think ALL dads born in the 30's were kind of distant. My husband is so NOT like my dad.

But back to the point of the article, it was my husband's blue eyes and blond hair that got me first, and then it was his nice guy/bad boy combination. He turned out to be one of the nicest men I know.

As far as the money factor goes, I was too young to worry about whether or not he made any money to speak of. I'm more interested in his sense of humor, his parenting abilities, his fidelity, and his way of making me feel like I'm still his girl after 30 years. I wouldn't trade him for ANY of the super rich guys in the world. I plan on keeping him, Lord willing.

When our son was worried about meeting the right girl a few years back, he said, "But Mom, I want a PRETTY girl." And I told him that when he was 80 years old he wouldn't care if his wife was pretty or not, but it would matter a great deal if she was still a good and kind wife in his old age. It's not like I have forgotten what first attracted me to his father, but I'm old enough now to know that blond hair turns grey, and blue eyes eventually need glasses. :-)

286 posted on 03/14/2002 11:46:24 AM PST by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch
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To: EricOKC
I would have to disagree with you. Many of us are not quite so shallow as to see things that way. A lot of us marry someone because we love them. Not because they are the most attractive or the wealthiest, but because they make us feel the best.

ya can always trade up and stay "married"

287 posted on 03/14/2002 1:58:20 PM PST by RnMomof7
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To: Hodar
Income, not personality, looks, or charisma is the key determing factor. Can anyone name 1 super-model who is dating/married to an attractive busdriver, frycook, or other lower-wage earning male. If exceptions exist, the exception makes the rule.

No but can you explain why Lyle Lovet(sp?) snagged Julia Roberts...?

288 posted on 03/14/2002 2:02:41 PM PST by antaresequity
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To: vannrox
Here is an example of SONY's new CheckoutMAN Personal Stud Scanner.

This would be a 'NO' result.
289 posted on 03/14/2002 2:08:35 PM PST by finnman69
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To: all
Damn.... that's creepy.
290 posted on 03/14/2002 2:37:50 PM PST by Jason Kauppinen
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292 posted on 03/14/2002 4:57:29 PM PST by Bob J
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To: vannrox
Darwin hypothesized that any trait that gives a male mating and fertilization advantages will evolve in a population because males with such traits will produce more offspring than their competitors.

Well, the article and Darwin are of course wrong again. Now regardless of what women may say publicly - size does matter to them. Therefore, according to Darwinian theory, those with the biggest members should be the most fruitful. Yet simple research proves this to be totally wrong. The most productive race on earth are the asiatics, yet, they have the tiniest members. The least productive are the blacks, yet they have the largest.

293 posted on 03/14/2002 7:44:05 PM PST by gore3000
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To: dighton
The old rule: if you don't have a girlfriend, it's hard to get one - if you do, they're all over you.

That was the secret of Giacomo Casanova in his memoirs. Seduce one and get none. Seduce two and get both!

Women are jealous and competitive.

294 posted on 03/14/2002 7:55:12 PM PST by gwynapnudd
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To: mackattack
Are you sure you're not projecting some strong bad-boy attitude at the bar

I always thought it was my eyes...Thanks Mom.

Besides that, married women in a bar are looking for the same thing that single women are, but with more urgency. You probably look like you can keep a secret, Dan.

I'm loyal to a fault. I definatly know how to keep a secret.

A single woman in a bar alone is probably looking to hook up, but a married woman in a bar alone is certainly looking to hook up. Be flattered, Danny boy.

The pipes are calling......

LOL. I never considered myself a bad boy, but 'old school'. I was raised as an old fashion blue collar Irish Catholic(not always a good one). Girly men don't exist in our family, if for no other reason...we never grew up around any(even the liberals). I sometimes think that I look in the mirror when I watch Die Hard's John McClane. Dry humor, one liners, blue collar guy, is conservative, not a saint, likes his beer, stubborn as a mule, very competitive, and in the end does the right thing and saves the world.

It's great that I'm attacting ladies,(Mostly mid to late 20's, slightly older than me - 23) but married women is trouble waiting to happen. A lot of times, people think I'm older than I really am as well. That may have something to do with it.

296 posted on 03/14/2002 8:55:03 PM PST by Dan from Michigan
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To: mackattack
There are ways to increase the size...
297 posted on 03/14/2002 8:59:46 PM PST by weikel
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To: mackattack
I have it don't worry LOL.
300 posted on 03/14/2002 9:15:13 PM PST by weikel
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