Tapsearch Com EditorJohn Tierney on what people want in a mate
April 17th 2007 21:57
I got a kick out of this John Tierney post about dating.
He cites one study:
Women in particular get offended when you tell them "you don't know what you want," but it's true.
For example, I know a girl who came to a Chicago area college, from rural Missouri, to get away from all the gun-owning, right-wing hicks. That girl and I celebrated four years yesterday. Go figure.
I wonder if there were any gender differences in how accurately people predicted what attracted them?
Hat tip: Instapundit.
By Robert VerBruggen
He cites one study:
People’s self-reported mate preferences might be unrelated to the characteristics that actually appeal to them once they meet potential prospects. In other words, we all think we know what we want in a mate, but these stated preferences don’t really seem to predict what people actually want when they meet a living, breathing human being.
Women in particular get offended when you tell them "you don't know what you want," but it's true.
For example, I know a girl who came to a Chicago area college, from rural Missouri, to get away from all the gun-owning, right-wing hicks. That girl and I celebrated four years yesterday. Go figure.
I wonder if there were any gender differences in how accurately people predicted what attracted them?
Hat tip: Instapundit.
By Robert VerBruggen
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