Researchers Say Women Secretly Desire Hairy Geeks 130
jasper_amsterdam writes "The Daily Mail has a story about a study looking into women's preference for men. More specifically, about how women say they want one kind of man, but really want another. From the article: 'Most women claim to be attracted to tall, dark and handsome men, but a new study has revealed that facial stubble and a geeky personality are their biggest secret turn-ons. Despite complaining that it looks unkempt and feels rough to touch, the unshaven look on a man is actually a turn-on for 41 per cent of women. A slightly geeky personality came second, proving that women really do like a guy who knows their stuff when it comes to technology. A hairy chest was voted third, followed by a man who loves to read or cries at a soppy film.'"
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Re:My research (Score:5, Insightful)
The research mentioned in the article isn't really research at all. It's based on a poll, which would assume that women know what they want. This is not a good assumption.
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Could that not mean that most (59%) actually dislike it?
Without some idea of how many dislike or are neutral for the unshaved look as well I do not see that statistic saying that women in general like unshaven men.
Re:My research (Score:4, Insightful)
Pretty much all women need a personality to go along with those attributes listed. Being smart and hairy while being otherwise uninteresting and unengaging isn't really going to get you very far with the ladies.
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Re:My research (Score:4, Insightful)
>My wife has basically told me to never touch her.
This is a no-brainer. Get a new wife. Seriously. Life is too short. Or is she OK with you having a GF on the side?
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Re:My research (Score:1, Insightful)
Stop biting your tongue, too. Preferably in a couple's counseling session. Lay it all out. At this point you don't have much to lose, and you might be surprised at what she didn't know about what is going on for you.
Re:My research (Score:2, Insightful)
The research mentioned in the article isn't really research at all. It's based on a poll, which would assume that women know what they want. This is not a good assumption.
Even TFA seems to agree with you:
More specifically, about how women say they want one kind of man, but really want another.
So they actually assumed that women don't say what they want and then published a research based on what they said? Good job!