At an American university, a man's physical attractiveness significantly predicted his romantic popularity. Potential for financial success, friendliness, responsibility, trustworthiness, leadership, academic success, and parental qualities did not.

RSDevotion1 · 2023-04-08T18:53:59+00:00

Physical attractiveness was such a strong predictor of romantic popularity in both sexes that the researchers did a separate test in order to control for physical attractiveness. Also, after a trichotimization method, the man's independence and humor also did not predict his romantic popularity.

From my assessment, the only non-appearance-based factors that influenced a man's romantic popularity were indications of low inhibition (outgoingness, confidence, etc.) and narcissism (self-satisfaction).

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https://sci-hub.se/10.1177/0146167297239002

zikik · 2023-04-08T20:14:03+00:00

In other news, water is wet.

Rollo Tomassi uncovered this stuff years ago.

Sut3hage · 2023-04-09T11:43:48+00:00

water wet essentially

zuluTakemakazuchi · 2023-04-29T08:27:18+00:00

Wow didn't see that coming.....

tedbradly · 2023-04-09T00:23:12+00:00

For sure, kids operate heavily on looks - stuff like picking on people that look unusual, people trying to be friends with someone who looks good, and trying to date people who look good. However, I'd wonder how accurate that is later in life as people have more time to learn someone can be beautiful or gross on the inside.

Look, for sure, some people never get past more or less thinking like a child, so yes, there are people out there that simply will not date someone they find unattractive. However, I'd argue a significant chunk of what they detected was simply the fact that attractive men had more social experience. It should go without saying that people can connect with someone based on common interests and conversation. That's true as well as it's obviously true if a person could pick a compatible hot or ugly person, they'd choose the hot one, because why not? Don't act like you haven't seen a fat dude with a fun personality date a rather attractive woman. It's rare, but that's only because being magnetic in personality is also rare much like being gifted in anything.

Unusual-Industry9702 · 2023-05-13T23:57:57+00:00

Wouldn't best dressed be close to displaying signs of wealth? That would seem pretty likely to me, correct me if I am wrong. Personally I am of the idea that "potential for financial success" is one of the worst lies. I think realized earnings/potential are a much more honest signal. Also what did they consider as physical attractiveness (height, face, muscularity, what?)? Thanks for the study.

yo_saturnalia · 2023-06-23T16:29:00+00:00

Yeah, America sucks . In Indian universities your GPA determines romantic popularity.

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