Are Women More Attracted to Jerks?
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2012/05/18 21:00:00
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Ladies, do you find yourself attracted to the same jerky guys again and again and again? It might not be your fault -- well, at least at certain times of the month. A new study found that when a woman is ovulating, she chooses "ravishing dudes over responsible ones -- even when evaluating them as long-term partners," How About We reports.
"Previous research has shown in the week near ovulation women become attracted to sexy, rebellious and handsome men like George Clooney or James Bond," study researcher Kristina Durante of the University of Texas at San Antonio says in a statement.
But what's new about this study is it explains why women want to pursue long-term relationships with these kinds of men around that time of month. Turns out, when a woman is ovulating, her hormones cause her to think your typical jerk is going to be a wonderful, caring, helpful father, LiveScience reports.
But what's new about this study is it explains why women want to pursue long-term relationships with these kinds of men around that time of month. Turns out, when a woman is ovulating, her hormones cause her to think your typical jerk is going to be a wonderful, caring, helpful father, LiveScience reports.
"Under the hormonal influence of ovulation, women delude themselves into thinking that the sexy bad boys will become devoted partners and better dads," Durante says. Why? "Missing a mating opportunity with a sexy cad might be too costly for some women to pass up," she explains. Do you think women are more attracted to jerks in general?
Read More: http://www.howaboutwe.com/date-report/this-is-why-...
Top Opinion
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Jack's Pearl 2012/05/18 22:27:48No
+15I'm not. I don't care how good looking someone is, that's only skin deep and fades immediately with a bad attitude or rudeness.
The fact is that we live in a consumer culture in the U.S.. The means that the consumer mindset which people use to evaluate goods and services is often used on other people in the area of dating and marriage. So, instead of seeing and treating other people as people, the individual consumer mindset evaluates other people according to the resulting balance between a personalized checklist of desirable traits and the flaws of the individual in question. And, if the person in question meets most of the requirements on the said checklist, then the individual consumer mindset is willing to accept certain flaws in the said individual for the sake of getting "a good product" overall.
This is why many women like jerks--from the perspective of the individual consumer mindset, putting up with the personality flaws of a jerk is a small price to pay for the self-care, the self-confidence, the drive, the risk taking, the success, the amusing wit, the raw alpha male presence, and/or everything else a jerk may bring to the table.
And, based on this, I believe that the majority of women use an individual consumer mindset in the area of dating and marriage and, thus, are at least open to tolerating questionable personalities like jerks a...
The fact is that we live in a consumer culture in the U.S.. The means that the consumer mindset which people use to evaluate goods and services is often used on other people in the area of dating and marriage. So, instead of seeing and treating other people as people, the individual consumer mindset evaluates other people according to the resulting balance between a personalized checklist of desirable traits and the flaws of the individual in question. And, if the person in question meets most of the requirements on the said checklist, then the individual consumer mindset is willing to accept certain flaws in the said individual for the sake of getting "a good product" overall.
This is why many women like jerks--from the perspective of the individual consumer mindset, putting up with the personality flaws of a jerk is a small price to pay for the self-care, the self-confidence, the drive, the risk taking, the success, the amusing wit, the raw alpha male presence, and/or everything else a jerk may bring to the table.
And, based on this, I believe that the majority of women use an individual consumer mindset in the area of dating and marriage and, thus, are at least open to tolerating questionable personalities like jerks as long as it might benefit them overall.
That is my two cents on this issue ...
But, if any of the ladies here have thoughts about or a rebuttal to my take on this issue, then I would be happy to read it.