Identical males were rated as significantly more attractive by female participants on a rating scale of 1-10 when placed in a 'high status' (Silver Bentley Continental GT) than a 'neutral status' (Red Ford Fiesta ST) motor-car

ThinkpadLaptop · 2025-12-29T04:17:34+00:00

Sometimes it seems everything about women's attraction is how much you can get them think they're getting something of value through advertising and context

Men are kind of just "see pretty girl, like her" regardless of if she's a McDonald's cashier or phd candidate olympic athlete old money heiress. Usually only selecting for the latter through social pressures from family/society or due to the convenience of it through sheer logic

But for women? This car thing? Same man, but one gives him the context of being regular, while the other rich. Same online dating profile but one's 5'10 while the other's 6'4? Picking the one she can brag about (6'4). The whole thing about "women liking confidence"? Just men who are able to market themselves well by seeming like they have no worries so the woman thinks he's better than he is. Them constantly wanting taken men? Wondering what kind of good deal another woman got and wanting to see the hype

hopfield · 2025-12-29T03:09:11+00:00

Over for hot hatch enjoyers

Njere · 2025-12-29T03:06:46+00:00

Link to the full study

SomewhereImDead · 2025-12-29T11:53:58+00:00

i went to a car dealership with my sister and there was a gr86 and corolla gr side to side. she said the hatchback was such an ugly car compared to the 86.

just like the wrx. the 86 might be cheap but the sporty design is what matters. only dudes worry about weather a car has a v8 or ecoboost.

mr4ffe · 2025-12-30T22:17:14+00:00

Guess I gotta get a nice car to compensate for my L rizz

Sherman140824 · 2025-12-31T02:44:55+00:00

No way! Who knew?

_user_account_ · 2026-01-12T19:36:29+00:00

~1 point increase in attractiveness between 0 to 10

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