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It's a well-researched fact that women are reluctant to "date down" (in terms of social standing, education, professional achievement and wealth), whereas men d
by tomp 11y ago
It's a well-researched fact that women are reluctant to "date down" (in terms of social standing, education, professional achievement and wealth), whereas men don't care - they (we) are mostly interested in how attractive a woman is.
- gearoidoc 11y agoIs this your own personal experience? Also: define "attractive".
- tomp 11y ago> Is this your own personal experience? I haven't paid much attention to it personally. Sorry, by "attractive" I meant "physically attractive".
- gearoidoc 11y agoIt's strange - I've lived in several (Western) countries but have to witness this seemingly pervasive behaviour that men are driven mostly by physical attractiveness. Anecdata I know but I've seen lots of good looking girls get minimum attention because of their shyness or insecurity. I've seen the opposite of this tons of times.
- tomp 11y agoIt appears you misunderstood me. I'm not trying to say that there is some objective standard of beauty that all men agree with - there certainly are variations in personal preferences and tastes. Just like in women. The point is, if a man finds a girl physically attractive, it doesn't matter to him whether she's a waitress or a CEO. On the other hand, women are more likely to find the CEO more attractive than a waiter.
- gohrt 11y agoWhile we're throwing around baseless stereotypes, the one I've heard is that men are reluctant to "date up", and successful women have trouble finding mates because of this.