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> Dating Site OKCupid, for example, has shown that its users routinely rate members of their own race as more attractive. > In this case, the data is clear tha
by sndean 11y ago
> Dating Site OKCupid, for example, has shown that its users routinely rate members of their own race as more attractive.
> In this case, the data is clear that men’s preferences are much more homogenous than women’s. “There are women who 95% of men say yes to, and there’s nothing like that for men,” says McLeod. “A man is really attractive if 40% of women say yes.”
So women have more complicated taste than men. But there are probably certain clusters of women (based on demographics, location, etc.) who'd find a specific look attractive at a rate higher than 40%.
There'd be a "George Clooney cluster" and a "Leonardo DiCaprio cluster". I just need to find the sndean cluster.
- cheriot 11y agoThat's been my experience. I appeal to a relatively small subset of women, but using OKC in a major city I was able to meet plenty of women in that subset.
- nroets 11y agoThe reason why so many woman find Clooney or DiCaprio so attractive is not their looks. It's things like being the center of attention.
- estefan 11y agoWealth + status
- coldtea 11y agoWell, it's not that simple, because there are men like Clooney and DiCaprio in "everyday" life too, who don't have wealth and status, but who do get most of the women swoon for them... (And the opposite: people with wealth and status that only attract cheap gold-digger types, and women in general could not care less for).
- estefan 11y agoYes, it's not a one-size fits all. I recommend The Evolution of Desire or The Red Queen. Both fascinating.
- aangjie 11y agoI second the "The Red queen" reco.
- mseebach 11y agoNo, it's simpler: It's just 'status'. I believe the men you describe are "alpha males" which is a form of status -- albeit it's generally considered a low-class form of status by modern educated professionals. Wealth, I believe, is only interesting in this equation to the extend it confers status, or at least coincides with it. Beta-males/low-status guys who win the lottery typically gets taken advantage of, rather than swooned over.
- coldtea 11y ago>No, it's simpler: It's just 'status'. I believe the men you describe are "alpha males" which is a form of status -- albeit it's generally considered a low-class form of status by modern educated professionals. Not always. It can be just the local barman or barista that women swoon for. Or just a guy in the office, with the same rank as 30 others. It can even be an unemployed bum. Heck, women went wild over some felon last year: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/hot-convict-jeremy-meeks-sentenced-years-prison-article-1.2105229 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/hot-convict-jeremy-mee... What it gets down to is: there is such a thing as male good looks, it's not all status and wealth. And Clooney and Pitt etc certainly have those too.
- Spooky23 11y agoI think status is a sub-category of "charisma".
- empath75 11y agoThis is complete horse shit. There is no such thing as an 'alpha male'.
- cLeEOGPw 11y ago+ charisma + looks.
- trill1 11y ago... or possibly that they seem like nice guys.
- sbarre 11y agocitation needed
- PostOnce 11y agoand confidence. Being confident gets you a lot of love and lucre. A date or a job interview goes better if you're confident and not worried about "losing" it.
- qznc 11y agoI remember another study (but cannot find it) that women are more influenced by their peers opinion than men. Weird that this does not lead to more homogenous preferences. Must be clusters for women instead. It makes sense for men though. No need to ask your buddys opinion, if he most certainly agrees anyways.
- TheOtherHobbes 11y ago>“There are women who 95% of men say yes to, and there’s nothing like that for men,” The men that 95% of women would say yes to aren't available on dating apps, because they don't need to be - almost by definition.
- uniclaude 11y agoWell, even rich people enjoy free lunch. If there are this kind of attractive women on those apps, why wouldn't ultra attractive males (those that 95% of women would say yes to) be there too?
- FilterSweep 11y agoI believe you both are conflating male reproductive goals with female reproductive goals, but I agree that the rich do enjoy free lunch. Those women 95% of men are saying yes to are obviously not compatible with all of those men. But some men don't care about compatibility, they care about sex. I also believe parent of parent, and OKTrends, is arguing there isn't a single man out there that "95% of women would say yes to" to begin with.