Scientists find happy men are 'significantly less attractive' to ladies

Dennis the Stone · 24-05-2011 03:33PM

Marty Morrissey is always smiling and he's one of the most desired men on the planet.

Sinfonia · 24-05-2011 03:50PM

Duggy747 wrote: »

So.................if I'm happy, which I am..................then....................that mean's I'm....................ugly?

'fraid so man.. oh wait:

*sniff*

WAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa............

Oh? oh? Ohhh! You are seriously hawt right now

Sinfonia · 24-05-2011 03:55PM

From UBC:

http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2011/05/24/happy-guys-finish-last-says-new-study-on-sexual-attractiveness/

PDF presumably of the study on the right hand side, don't have a reader on this computer so can't open it

Sample pictures too!

pvt6zh395dqbrj · 24-05-2011 04:17PM

Mick Scofield impressed the ladies with his brooding stare

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jerry+seinfeld+depressed&aq=1m&oq=Seinfeld+Depressed

dfx- · 24-05-2011 05:08PM

stovelid wrote: »

Isn't it time to stop wasting tax money on these cunts and get them back doing uselful work like building cluster bombs or synthesizing new crisp flavours?

Hang on...'scientists' in this case looks a very broad term..these look more like psychologists or sociologists

Some of us chemists and physicists are busy building destructive bombs right no...err I mean discovering new medicines

stovelid · 24-05-2011 05:14PM

dfx- wrote: »

Hang on...'scientists' in this case looks a very broad term..these look more like psychologists or sociologists

Some of us chemists and physicists are busy building destructive bombs right no...err I mean discovering new medicines

Don't fuck up me jokes, boffin-boy. :pac:

jive · 24-05-2011 05:16PM

Girls are attracted to men who don't give a phuck about them. We all know the sweetest guy who's so sweet - that virgin is going to die alone. Nice guys finish last. As long as you don't put a woman on a pedestal and you're not a total dick you will get girls provided that you are not grotesquely ugly. If you are absolutely hideous then you better find a way to get rich or you will have to settle for an ugly bitch. These are the facts of life, my friends.

DoesNotCompute · 24-05-2011 05:17PM

SparkyTech wrote: »

Scientists find happy men are 'significantly less attractive' to ladies

SO women want men to be miserable? Sounds about right.

Sinfonia · 24-05-2011 05:27PM

DoesNotCompute wrote: »

SO women want men to be miserable? Sounds about right.

Women want a "troubled soul" that they can "fix". A bad boy who has a heart of gold deep down.

Of course, the women that think they want this usually do so at a young age, and then realise that a lot of guys are actually just assholes with no heart of gold deep down, so they get older and wiser and marry a nice guy who'll be nice and stuff. Of course the nice guy is even nicer than he normally would have been, because he waited so long for a daycent woman.
You'll also see a lot of "nice guys" totally screwing women over in their late 20s and early 30s, because that's when the women have decided to settle down with a nice guy and so nice guys get their turn to play the field.

Yeah.

Giselle · 24-05-2011 05:49PM

Yahew wrote: »

The very smiley man can be a bit sinister. no?
.

A guy grinning from ear to ear is going to make you think one of the following:

He's simple
He's desperate
He's high
He's drunk
or
He's got his hands in his pockets for a special reason.

Ladies love a fixer-upper. Its like DIY for girls.

take everything · 24-05-2011 06:26PM

/checks PM

Knasher · 24-05-2011 06:35PM

Finally, well there is no arguing with this. I'm going to print off a PDF take it down to the pub and finally start getting some action. The women will be so taken with my scientifically proven charms they will have no option but to fall logically into my arms. No more sitting around alone and depressed on a Friday night; I'm just so happy .......

Damn you science, foiled again.

evercloserunion · 24-05-2011 06:41PM

el tonto wrote: »

Anecdotal evidence trumps scientific study any day

And it's in the Daily Mail which is a reputed newspaper known for its excellent scientific journalism.

See, I can be sarcastic too!

username_eh? · 24-05-2011 06:45PM

evercloserunion wrote: »

And it's in the Daily Mail which is a reputed newspaper known for its excellent scientific journalism.

See, I can be sarcastic too!

Its so true though. Give one or two looks then play the "i dont give a ****about you anymore" card and BAM shes in the bag

24-05-2011 06:48PM

Finally my tormented writer act will pay off!

Krusader · 24-05-2011 06:52PM

I'm a tortured soul

:(

username_eh? · 24-05-2011 06:55PM

sexy

evercloserunion · 24-05-2011 06:57PM

username_eh? wrote: »

Its so true though. Give one or two looks then play the "i dont give a ****about you anymore" card and BAM shes in the bag

Yeah, but that's not the same as being sad. If anything, a guy who is happier with his life would be less needy than a guy who is sad.

Sinfonia · 24-05-2011 07:46PM

evercloserunion wrote: »

And it's in the Daily Mail which is a reputed newspaper known for its excellent scientific journalism.

See, I can be sarcastic too!

Yeah, but obviously the research wasn't undertaken by the Daily Mail.
Once again, the actual study is here: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Happy-Guys...in-pres-Emotion.pdf

HavingCrack · 24-05-2011 08:10PM

evercloserunion wrote: »

Yeah, but that's not the same as being sad. If anything, a guy who is happier with his life would be less needy than a guy who is sad.

Yeah the actual study is slightly different to what the Daily Mail said. Women are more attracted to men who display 'shame' rather than hapiness? I have only had a quick glance over it but I can't really make out what they mean? How do you look ashamed all the time? Are you constantly blushing and looking shifty eyed

Sinfonia · 24-05-2011 08:13PM

HavingCrack wrote: »

Yeah the actual study is slightly different to what the Daily Mail said. Women are more attracted to men who display 'shame' rather than hapiness? I have only had a quick glance over it but I can't really make out what they mean? How do you look ashamed all the time? Are you constantly blushing and looking shifty eyed

In the 'sample' pictures, that particular guy looks like a bit creepy when he's smiling, and in the 'pride' picture he does look to have pretty strong arms (a favourite with the ladies, no?)

Yahew · 24-05-2011 08:16PM

Absolutely. All those pictures are pictures of massive ham acting, and the smiler looks like a creep. It's a particularly fake smile too.

Yahew · 24-05-2011 08:17PM

Still sticking with the tortured writer look, however.

guitarzero · 24-05-2011 08:20PM

From what I've seen women wanna bone happy lads. The happy, bantering, all is well type of lad always has women around him. But this is Ireland. This study may apply to other cultures.

username_eh? · 24-05-2011 08:23PM

evercloserunion wrote: »

Yeah, but that's not the same as being sad. If anything, a guy who is happier with his life would be less needy than a guy who is sad.

If your giving off the happy vibe, caring vibe or the nice guy vibe it all sends out the same message. The attraction is generally the "but i can change him" thinking. If your messed which leads you to act distressed, depressed or even like a prick, the female "he needs to be loved to change him to what i want him to be" thing kicks in. Its always when ye never want us is when were going to be there as well have you never noticed that?

Yahew · 24-05-2011 08:24PM

My first college job in Ireland was in a Dublin pub where the 50 year old fat bald co-worker was boning half the staff. A witty Dubliner.

I went with the tortured writer act. That failed.

Sinfonia · 24-05-2011 08:26PM

guitarzero wrote: »

The happy, bantering, all is well type of lad .

That throws a whole lot of context into, which I don't think the study involves, I think they were literally focusing on the still facial expression.
But yeah, people in general are drawn towards people who look like they're having fun, I would think.

username_eh? · 24-05-2011 08:29PM

ok in my opinion, the sad thing usually only works for people that kind of already know you..not best friends or anything but your not going to be a babe magnet sulking in the corner of a pub if that was your plan?

PK2008 · 24-05-2011 08:34PM

Wait a minute!!!??!!!

Women dont like nice guys????

http://wearethelolocaust.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/darth_vader_noooo1.jpg

Capt'n Midnight · 25-05-2011 02:11AM

seamus wrote: »

Their other breakthrough story today was a claim that Obama's secret service confiscated his glass from the pub in Moneygall yesterday to prevent "DNA Theft".

Let's just say I'm glad I didn't shake his hand.

Scientists find happy men are 'significantly less attractive' to ladies

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