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→Men are attracted to "nice" women, but women are not attracted to "nice" men
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The researchers found that men who perceived possible female partners as responsive found them to be "more feminine and more attractive." They also found that when men found women to be responsive, it led to a heightened sexual arousal from the men and greater desire for a relationship. | The researchers found that men who perceived possible female partners as responsive found them to be "more feminine and more attractive." They also found that when men found women to be responsive, it led to a heightened sexual arousal from the men and greater desire for a relationship. | ||
On the other hand, | On the other hand, ''when women perceived their male partner to be more responsive, they were less attracted to the man.'' | ||
Related to this, a study by Tracy and Beall (2011) found that women were least attracted to smiling, happy men, preferring those who looked proud and powerful or moody and ashamed. | |||
<span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | ||
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An interesting addition is that nice men have substantially lower economic success. In Judge et al. (2012), men who are one standard deviation nicer, had ''an 18.3% lower income''. For women it's 5.47% lower, but they are more agreeable and tend to occupy positions of lower status to begin with. | An interesting addition is that nice men have substantially lower economic success. In Judge et al. (2012), men who are one standard deviation nicer, had ''an 18.3% lower income''. For women it's 5.47% lower, but they are more agreeable and tend to occupy positions of lower status to begin with. | ||
It pays off being disagreeable, in life as a whole, and doubly so with women because women also prefer men with high income. | It pays off being disagreeable, in life as a whole, and doubly so with women because women also prefer men with high income. | ||
Telling men to be nice harms their romantic lives and financial prospects. | |||
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* Mejia P. 2014. ''Study Finds That Men Like Nice Women, But Not the Other Way Around.'' Newsweek. [[https://www.newsweek.com/study-finds-men-nice-women-not-other-way-around-261269 News]] | * Mejia P. 2014. ''Study Finds That Men Like Nice Women, But Not the Other Way Around.'' Newsweek. [[https://www.newsweek.com/study-finds-men-nice-women-not-other-way-around-261269 News]] | ||
* Judge TA, Livingston BA, and Hurst C. 2012. ''Do nice guys—and gals—really finish last? The joint effects of sex and agreeableness on income.'' [[http://doi.org/10.1037/a0026021 Abstract]] | * Judge TA, Livingston BA, and Hurst C. 2012. ''Do nice guys—and gals—really finish last? The joint effects of sex and agreeableness on income.'' [[http://doi.org/10.1037/a0026021 Abstract]] | ||
* Tracy JL, Beall AT. 2011. ''Happy guys finish last: The impact of emotion expressions on sexual attraction. Emotion, 11(6), 1379. [[https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/a0022902 Abstract]] | |||
===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: normal;" id="Vegetarian_men_are_less_attractive.2C_likable.2C_and_masculine_to_women_than_omnivorous_men">Vegetarian men are less attractive, likable, and masculine to women than omnivorous men</span>=== | ===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: normal;" id="Vegetarian_men_are_less_attractive.2C_likable.2C_and_masculine_to_women_than_omnivorous_men">Vegetarian men are less attractive, likable, and masculine to women than omnivorous men</span>=== | ||