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Women rate 80% of males as less than average looking. The graph is completely off-kilter from what you might expect It doesn't completely surprise me; it's alw
by orangecat 17y ago
Women rate 80% of males as less than average looking. The graph is completely off-kilter from what you might expect
It doesn't completely surprise me; it's always been my impression that the average female is more attractive to the average male than vice versa. Although I wouldn't have expected the difference to be so large.
The unattractive recipient who gets a message from a very attractive member of the opposite sex is unlikely to respond. Self-esteem at work!
And the effect is much stronger for males writing to females. I can believe that; an ugly guy who gets an email from a hot girl may suspect it's a setup, but is probably more willing to take the chance.
- byrneseyeview 17y agoThis would also explain why having multiple wives is much more common than having multiple husbands.
- vidarh 17y ago> It doesn't completely surprise me; it's always been my impression that the average female is more attractive to the average male than vice versa. Average looking != average attractive. If asking a woman about how attractive a man is based only on a photo you will get results like that because you've withheld most of the information she'd use to judge his attractiveness in person.
- yummyfajitas 17y agoDepends on the photo. If the photo shows him wearing his expensive watch and sitting in his expensive car, she has most of the information she needs.
- orangecat 17y agoMy anecdotal evidence is that women go for alpha-ness, not wealth. There's a strong correlation between the two, but it's quite possible to have one without the other. A pick-up artist with no money will attract women, while a well-paid but socially inept geek won't.