Women Find Happy Men Less Attractive Than Brooding or Proud Swaggering Men According to New Study. Crosspost From r/science

TofuTofu · 2011-05-24T22:04:12+00:00

That's the beauty of your entire persona in a social situation... You can showcase that you are both happy AND proud/swaggering. Both are attractive qualities IMO.

daygamer · 2011-05-24T22:47:53+00:00

This is why I've never been 100% convinced of Seddit's whole, "Be the fun guy who's the soul of the party" funny man thing. Hot women generally seem to date serious men.

Swaggering man with a brooding look: an important guy with serious shit to do == high value.

2011-05-24T21:36:20+00:00

Damn you, I was going to post the same.

In any case, an upvote for you. This relates directly to my earlier post: http://www.reddit.com/r/seduction/comments/he2lg/on_facial_expressions/

anonymous_troll · 2011-05-25T00:21:27+00:00

I can practically guarantee that the brooding man is demonstrating value, somehow, and the proud, swaggering guy speaks for himself.

Simply put, demonstrating that you're comfortable in a social situation is effective. Being happy (but not cheesy happy) helps with that. This study doesn't show you people interacting, it shows how women react to a set of photos. You can have "brooding" texture, but convey energy and vibrance. That's important.

godie_biel · 2011-05-25T12:35:39+00:00

It just proves that college students (subjects used) are overly distrustful of "false smiling" faces (just look at the photos used)

These studies can NEVER be applied to real, in-field behaviour as they are by principle biased, by the experimenter and subjects.

Also consider the 20-something college student (i.e. WEIRD) taking the test at her college, is not going to be the same person after having their 4/5 tequila shot at the local club !!

godie_biel · 2011-05-25T12:35:22+00:00

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ThisIdIsTaken · 2011-05-24T23:47:32+00:00

Maybe online. Contradicts all my experiences IRL.

junkieman · 2011-05-25T14:17:51+00:00

weird i guess the spam filter caught it or i got banned lol. i posted this same article 3 hours before you and it doesnt show up on the subreddit feed or in other discussions.

durrrrrrrrrr · 2011-05-26T02:24:33+00:00

I'm going to try and be less happy. I'll let you guys know if it works :p.

ehbeeseedee · 2011-05-25T02:32:45+00:00

Who's to say they need to be mutually exclusive? The study doesn't seem very airtight to be honest and it isn't really described fully in the article.

iamthewhiterabbit · 2011-05-24T22:20:24+00:00

I agree. I studied human behavior for 6 years. You wish it ain't true, but it is.

Love, Rabbit

Title	Women Find Happy Men Less Attractive Than Brooding or Proud Swaggering Men According to New Study. Crosspost From r/science
Author	gozarthegozarian
Upvotes	29
Comments	22
Date	May 24, 2011 9:19 PM UTC (15 years ago)
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