> Most of the women found the men holding cats to be less dateable. This result surprised us, since previous studies had shown that women found men with pets to

> Most of the women found the men holding cats to be less dateable. This result surprised us, since previous studies had shown that women found men with pets to have higher potential as partners. Is it really that surprising? Pictures that make men appear more masculine tend to do better, and pictures that detract from that tend to do worse. I'm sure you'd receive a similar result if you tested men who were pictured with show poodles.