Study says Happy Men finish last

[SteveC80]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524070310.htm

 

Interesting

[denise_xo]

Looks like the heading could also have read "Confident women finish last".

 

I do recognise the importance of biological impulses, but I think the ways in which we select a life partner is a bit more complex than looking at photos of people. The article says the same:

 

"It is important to remember that this study explored first-impressions of sexual attraction to images of the opposite sex," says Alec Beall, a UBC psychology graduate student and study co-author. "We were not asking participants if they thought these targets would make a good boyfriend or wife -- we wanted their gut reactions on carnal, sexual attraction." He says previous studies have found positive emotional traits and a nice personality to be highly desirable in a relationship partners.

[fishtaco]

Looks like the heading could also have read "Confident women finish last".

 

I do recognise the importance of biological impulses, but I think the ways in which we select a life partner is a bit more complex than looking at photos of people. The article says the same:

 

Sure. But the packaging is equally as important. A poorly marketed good product is going to sell less than a expertly marketed bad product.

 

Positive personality traits will help the relationship last longer. But positive superficial traits is what get things going in the first place. I would say they are at least equally as important.

[Mrlonelyone]

In the age of online dating ....people are making snap judgements bassed 90% on a photo. So in that world what this study says is really relevant.

 

While in the real world a brooding sad man is not attractive. If they were then the brooding sad 30 and 40 + year old virgins who come here would be getting more sex than Heff. Which they aren't.

 

Ah ... only a week after Satoshi Kanazawa got in such trouble Evo psych strikes again.