Men Go For Women's Looks

Black Swan

A recent study reports that, no matter what a lad says, he is really interested in dating and mating a girl with good looks. Link. Explains why single girls use makeup, shave, and dress to kill? Comments?

humbert

Didn't read the link but I hope you're not suggesting girls dont(go for men's looks)!

Black Swan

humbert wrote:

Didn't read the link but I hope you're not suggesting girls dont(go for men's looks)!

The article suggests that women consider good looks in men, but also are picky about a lot more things than just looks (whereas for men, looks is the main factor, no matter what they say when asked).

cast_iron

Thanks for that. I would never have know only for you posted it.

WindSock

Well..........duh! How long did it take them to figure that one out?

Karoma

And how much?

I'm always amayed by the bull**** research studies floating around - the number of them, and the supposed cost of them, etc. I must set up a research company...

humbert

All it said is that they were more "discriminating". I can live with that.

biko

As it happens the first thing I noticed about my gf was her good looks.

tjtmod

Yore ma!

Black Swan

Karoma wrote:

I'm always amayed by the bull**** research studies floating around - the number of them, and the supposed cost of them, etc. I must set up a research company...

The AP (Associated Press) was the source for MSNBC, so this "study" is plastered all over the USA by now, and probably will hit the overseas press soon. Then they will be invited to talk shows like Oprah, write a book like Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, and start a consulting practice and charge huge fees. Did you see how small the sample size was for interviews? When they start rolling in dough, they will laugh all the way to the bank!

Karoma

So, what you're saying is you want to work for me, yeah? The pay is poor, the hours long, but, um, nope that's the job advert. Take it or leave it.

Black Swan

Karoma wrote:

So, what you're saying is you want to work for me, yeah? The pay is poor, the hours long, but, um, nope that's the job advert. Take it or leave it.

No, what I was thinking at the moment was the name for our new research firm. B comes before K in the alphabet, so I was going to call our outfit B!ue & Karoma (with the vast monies we earn being split down the middle).

Edit: On second thought, I like the sound of B!ue Karoma! (dropping the &).

Basq

I read that article... such utter bollocks!

Their study involved 26 men and 20 women in Munich, Germany.

Participants ranged in age from 26 to their early 40s and took part in “speed dating,” short meetings of three to seven minutes in which people chat, then move on to meet another dater.

It's speed dating for fecks sake... what were men really supposed to say after a couple of rounds of speed dating? They meet each prospective dater for a few minutes - were you supposed to adore their shining personality / sense of humour / loyality in the 5 minutes they've been chatting?!

Get a grip, researchers... do some real work!

comewatmay

probably the most obvious thing in the world.

Karoma

Blue_Lagoon wrote:

No, what I was thinking at the moment was the name for our new research firm. B comes before K in the alphabet, so I was going to call our outfit B!ue & Karoma (with the vast monies we earn being split down the middle).

Edit: On second thought, I like the sound of B!ue Karoma! (dropping the &).

That sounds fair and equall. I'll have none of that Commie crap. FAIL.

Smellyirishman

Well DUH! Especially when you consider they used a "speed dating" system. Who doesn't judge on looks first, it's the most reasonable thing to do.

Badly formatted page, I thought the story ended after the initial 3 paragraphs.

Thingy wrote:

Men tended to select nearly every woman above a certain minimum attractiveness threshold, Todd said.

Hehe.

Mossy Monk

It is a recent study so it must be true. I now know what I am interested in.

Black Swan

Karoma wrote:

That sounds fair and equall. I'll have none of that Commie crap. FAIL.

Didn't they call Commie's pinkos too? Now, I'm no Commie, but I do look good in pink! I also like P!nk's music, and she is no Commie as she banks millions from her songs and tours.

Maybe you should listen to P!nk's "Cos I Can!" to get ready to work WITH me in this new research company. Oh, to narrow down our prospectice research topics, let's think of something absolutely obvious, and get a grant to study it (just like the jokers who did the OP study)?

humanji

Blue_Lagoon wrote:

The article suggests that women consider good looks in men, but also are picky about a lot more things than just looks (whereas for men, looks is the main factor, no matter what they say when asked).

How is that research? They just claim men go for looks, even if a guy doesn't. What a crock! As it happens, I only go for girls who can do the lindy hop.

challengemaster

Blue_Lagoon wrote:

The article suggests that women consider good looks in men, but also are picky about a lot more things than just looks (whereas for men, looks is the main factor, no matter what they say when asked).

I dont believe I was interviewed!

Reku

Karoma wrote:

And how much?

I'm always amayed by the bull**** research studies floating around - the number of them, and the supposed cost of them, etc. I must set up a research company...

Me too, examples I've encountered:
Masturbation helps prevent prostate cancer (yeah like we really expected them to come out with it being bad)
Why do some of the bubbles in guinness appear to sink instead of floating to the surface.


As to the whole thing of men being more shallow than women:
1. Women are also drawn to wealth;)
2. Wasn't there a thread recently with a survey showing that, surprise surprise, women lie?:rolleyes:

Dragan

Blue_Lagoon wrote:

The article suggests that women consider good looks in men, but also are picky about a lot more things than just looks (whereas for men, looks is the main factor, no matter what they say when asked).

True, women worry about how much money he has as well.

Doctor DooM

... next this group of scientists are trying to prove that bears do indeed S*!t on the pope in the woods.

zuutroy

In other news, a new study has shown water is wet.

Dyr

This just in from our european desk: pope still catholic

the_syco

Aye, but beuty is in the eye of the beholder.

I like goths, some don't, and some like the scruffy type (the type who look like a bomb with their bedroom, and they walked out the door then and there). Go figure. Humans are weird.

seamus

Holy God. So somebody paid them to take a ridiculously low sample, do some ridiculously inane testing to prove something which we already know and then they paid to publish these results?

The Americans have too much money.

The very first thing both men and woman look for in a partner is good looks, fact. Nobody looks at a horse's arse and thinks, "I wonder if they're a nice person?". Later on, it's personality that usually decides the stability of the relationship.

For men, if the woman is a spa but mad for FFM threesomes, that can add some longevity to the relationship. For women if he's an ass but has a big wallet, that too can add longevity to the relationship.

Jesus Wept

So how a woman looks is an important factor for a man.

How a man looks is an important factor for a man, as is his bank balance for a lot of women.

Who's more shallow?

Anti

Blue_Lagoon wrote:

A recent study reports that, no matter what a lad says, he is really interested in dating and mating a girl with good looks. Link. Explains why single girls use makeup, shave, and dress to kill? Comments?

Ofcourse men go for looks, we are shallow ya know.

TerrorFirmer

Blue_Lagoon wrote:

A recent study reports that, no matter what a lad says, he is really interested in dating and mating a girl with good looks. Link. Explains why single girls use makeup, shave, and dress to kill? Comments?

Of course men go for girls with good looks, the thing is, that what constitutes good looks differs from person to person. Who I think is a stunner my friend might think is butt ugly, as has happened, but if we were both asked what do we like in a girl we'd still say good looks regardless.

Tha Gopher

I once posted a thread asking why some lads go out with overweight young women who wear awful glasses and have bad hair dye or cuts and who generally cant be bothered with looking good, and promptly got flamed out of my hole.

L31mr0d

so... what are blind men attracted to?

Dragan

L31mr0d wrote:

so... what are blind men attracted to?

The same thing as blokes who see, according to a dude i know.

He uses slight touches at certain parts of the body, normally wrist, waist and shoulder to figure out how they look.

He's never wrong apparently.

Reku

Dragan wrote:

The same thing as blokes who see, according to a dude i know.

He uses slight touches at certain parts of the body, normally wrist, waist and shoulder to figure out how they look.

He's never wrong apparently.

We all know what part he's touching! lol:D

Pft! Assuming just because he likes a big pair that all lads do!:rolleyes:

pagancornflake

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

A recent study reports that, no matter what a lad says, he is really interested in dating and mating a girl with good looks. Link. Explains why single girls use makeup, shave, and dress to kill? Comments?

Granted, it is a large factor. But thats not all I like in women! I also like it when they're easy

pagancornflake

L31mr0d wrote: »

so... what are blind men attracted to?

Silence and interesting lumps

pagancornflake

Dragan wrote: »

The same thing as blokes who see, according to a dude i know.

He uses slight touches at certain parts of the body, normally wrist, waist and shoulder to figure out how they look.

He's never wrong apparently.

OMG its the rainman of HOTNESS

Kinetic^

pagancornflake wrote: »

OMG its the rainman of HOTNESS

Yes........because rain man was blind :rolleyes:

NickNolte

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

Explains why single girls use makeup, shave, and dress to kill?

I thought they did that because Sarah Jessica Parker does it in Sex in the City?

Kiera

Stop dragging up old threads ffs!

Donald-Duck

Seems to be a trend the last few days to revive old crap

Wibbs

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

The article suggests that women consider good looks in men, but also are picky about a lot more things than just looks (whereas for men, looks is the main factor, no matter what they say when asked).

I would agree. While both genders look at physical appearance, men select more for that. A helluva lot of what men look for in a woman is an outward expresion of her reproductive status. This is more visually based in women. Men's reproductive status also has that but more hidden features that require further examination(his personality). A lot of it ancient behaviours.

c-note

i seem to recall a study done in germnay?? that i read about circa 10years ago...

anyway the gist of it was that they showed a large group of men pictures of different women, some close ups of the face, some closeups of skin condition. other profile pics (nude i'm assuming) for a large range of body types and a large number of women etc

anyhoo, the lucky boyos were ranked each pic for attractivness
and the results were tallied and each woman was ranked in terms of
overall attractivness, the list was then divided (into 5? or 6? divisions)

turned out that the women that had ranked in the top 2 divisions also turned out to be the most fertile... while the women who ranked in the bottom 2 division were the least fertile.

very interesting....
you may indeed say that men are shallow and superficial, but at the end of the day it seems we are just footsoldiers for the survival of the species.
(this post is dedicated to all the fertile ladies out there, )

c-note

L31mr0d wrote: »

so... what are blind men attracted to?

i believe they have a keen sense of smell...

brendansmith

humbert wrote: »

Didn't read the link but I hope you're not suggesting girls dont(go for men's looks)!

Girls generally go for mens money i thought

Sharpshooter

brendansmith wrote: »

Girls generally go for mens money i thought

Girls , being the operative word here.;)

Valmont

Wibbs wrote: »

what men look for in a woman is an outward expresion of her reproductive status.

Which is good pair of wide hips that will bear many children. I prefer 3 foot wide hips at least.

brendansmith

Valmont wrote: »

Which is good pair of wide hips that will bear many children. I prefer 3 foot wide hips at least.

Proper order. I dont want my children to even touch the sides on the way out tbh. :pac:

Bottle_of_Smoke

**** found in woods


Police blame bears

Dragan

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

A recent study reports that, no matter what a lad says, he is really interested in dating and mating a girl with good looks. Link. Explains why single girls use makeup, shave, and dress to kill? Comments?

As soon as somebody actually asks me the question that appear in these kinds of surveys and i know i am included in the body of people that answered then they are allowed to emphatically state that they apply to me. Until then, it's just another retarded survey.

I will **** a chick based on her looks alone.

I will go out with a chick based on a combination of looks, mental faculties and personal circumstances.

And single girls use makeup, shave and dress to kill because Cosmo told them to.

thefinalstage

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

Comments?

Why aren't I dating you right now?