Women "Advertise" Fertility 317
Dik Zak writes with word of a paper published in the journal Hormones and Behavior. A study found that women take greater care over their appearance when they are at peak levels of monthly fertility. The researchers took two photos of each of 30 women, one near ovulation and one at the other end of her cycle. They then showed the paired photos (with faces obscured) to a group of observers, who were asked to judge in which photo the women were trying to look more attractive. The observers chose the "high fertility" subject nearly 60% more of the time than would be expected by chance.
Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:5, Funny)
What does this mean for men? (Score:5, Funny)
My Evolutionary Disadvantage (Score:4, Funny)
Oh, no. Not again! (Score:3, Funny)
Women? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Researchers should pay more attention (Score:5, Funny)
Come on (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Researchers should pay more attention (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What does this mean for men? (Score:3, Funny)
Apparently, for at least four times during that interval, it's been in Mom's drawer.
(Sorry, that was too easy.)
Re:Researchers should pay more attention (Score:5, Funny)
Just another reason, I'm glad I'm gay.
Re:Women? (Score:5, Funny)
False Advertising (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Come on (Score:2, Funny)
When do we want 'em? Now!
Re:Researchers should pay more attention (Score:5, Funny)
Inferior Humans (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Researchers should pay more attention (Score:2, Funny)
Just another reason, I'm glad I'm gay.
Yes, but then you have to know your partner's daily tri-therapy schedule...
Re:False Advertising (Score:4, Funny)
No, when you buy something at Best Buy, you can return it if the product is defective.
Re:No, 60% more (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What does this mean for men? (Score:5, Funny)
Of course the only true way to be safe is to abs^H^H^Hread slashdot.
Re:Inferior Humans (Score:3, Funny)
It's called "plastic surgery" (at least for the breast size), and it's designed to advertise fertility at some unconscious level. As for the nose thing, only female clown performers do that to attract male clowns.
Re:There's a reason for that (Score:5, Funny)
Ah. So that's why this made it as a news item on Slashdot.
"who did not know what the study was about" (Score:5, Funny)
Subject: That's fine. What's it about?
Doc: We can't tell you. But could you tell me what part of your menstrual cycle you're in?
Subject: So it's about menstrual cycles?
Doc: No. We ask everyone that quaestion.
Subject: I believe you.
Re:No, 60% more (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Researchers should pay more attention (Score:5, Funny)
I've heard cunnilinguis called a lot of things before, but "yardwork" wasn't one of 'em.
Until tonight.
Re:False Advertising (Score:2, Funny)
Remember, though: sex is kind of like software. It's better when it's free.
It means... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Yes but (Score:5, Funny)
Sure we would. Everyone looks better in the dark.
Re:What does this mean for men? (Score:3, Funny)
Can I take your picture? (Score:4, Funny)
"Will you be menstrating in the next week?"
*smack*
"I take that as a yes."
Re:Interesting... (Score:1, Funny)
At the start of her period, my girlfriend still wants to fuck my brains out. She just doesn't get eaten that week. Yeah, menstrual fucking is a little messy, but she's also a squirter so we're used to having a towel or two between us and the waterproof matresspad.
Anyone deeply alarmed by this, hasn't been paying much attention. This study is a mere drop in the bucket of evidence that people are basically no different than other animals. We are still in the jungle, it's just one part of your brain that is deluded enough to think we ever left.
Be careful (Score:5, Funny)
Re:NS article is missing a comma (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What does this mean for men? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:2, Funny)
Is that a KDE application?