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<span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | ||
This suggests [[personality]] does matter to women, but | This suggests [[personality]] does matter to women, but not in the the manner [[bluepill|popularly claimed]]. Rather than preferring [[nice guy|nice]] men, women are in fact the most attracted to narcissistic, manipulative and psychopathic men. | ||
Evolutionary psychology | Evolutionary psychology may be able to explain this phenomenon. | ||
Women evolved to be dependent and [[sex drive|choosy]] by virtue of [[Bateman's principle|having infants]]. This caused men to evolve to be taller and stronger in an evolutionary arms race competing for mating opportunities. | Women evolved to be dependent and [[sex drive|choosy]] by virtue of [[Bateman's principle|having infants]]. This caused men to evolve to be taller and stronger in an evolutionary arms race competing for mating opportunities. | ||
In response to this, women are thought to have evolved to choose the strongest and most [[dominance hierarchy|dominant]] man available in order to be protected from coercive and stronger contenders ([[bodyguard hypothesis]]; Wilson & Mesnick, 1997) and to get access to high quality foods and resources (Geary 2004). | In response to this, women are thought to have evolved to choose the strongest and most [[dominance hierarchy|dominant]] man available in order to be protected from coercive and stronger contenders ([[bodyguard hypothesis]]; Wilson & Mesnick, 1997) and to get access to high quality foods and resources (Geary 2004). | ||