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Researchers Say Women Secretly Desire Hairy Geeks
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.'"
has proven the opposite to be true. What kind of women are they interviewing?
So... women don't know what they want. I thought that was a well known fact.
I have all those traits and still remain single.
In other news, said researchers are hairy geeks that need evidence to prove they are sexually attractive at the bar.
Seriously, this has me wondering. In my experience this is simply not true. Hairy? Maybe. Geeks? Umm, no.
a bunch of hairy geeks?
They keep doing stupid researches about men and women. What do they gain for this? We all know every particular man and woman have different tastes, and generalizing is wrong. Researches like this keeps stereotypes alive. Or create new ones. Bleh.
Richard Stallman is the new Brad Pitt.
....according to a team of hairy, geeky researchers. Nice try, guys.
And the women love me.
Maybe it has nothing to do with hair.
"the unshaven look on a man is actually a turn-on for 41 per cent of women."
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.
Troll is not a replacement for I disagree.
Who's pulling my leg?!
Hey, I feel that, stop it... stop it....
I'm a hairy geek, why aren't women secretly desiring me?
Up next, researchers discover healthy properties of cheese-dipped-nachos
...but maybe the editors wanted an early start this year?
I'm tall, dark, handsome and a hairy geek!!! i'm so in!!!!!!
Oh, yeah, the Daily Mail. The pinnacle of peer reviewed publishing, the hallmark of accuracy :-)
"You can't allow somebody to commit the crime before you detain them." [Condoleezza Rice]
. . . not "slashdot-reading, ssh-using, kernel-compiling geeky," there is a difference.
While the occasional woman likes a geek, us rarer gay geeks tend to not catch the eye of our mostly trendy shallow ilk. While I think my "I failed the turing test" shirt is witty and looks good on me, I'm immediately IDed as straight or laughable in a bar. My appearance is not sub par either. Maybe I should petition AE to start making apparel for my kind.
My wife comes from an Italian family where all of the men are extremely hairy, and thinks hairless guys are a huge turnoff because "they look like little boys". She descries the stereotype of all women desiring hairless men and says that many of her friends also like hairy guys too.
As for the geeky part, I think that goes back to Women's innate desire for a man that will be a "provider". Being geeky is evidence that the man is not a dumb ass, and therefore has earning potential.
I don't always use unix-like operating systems; but when I do, I prefer FreeBSD.
...geeks?
... when I read the headline. My first thought was, "I'd like to see a picture of these researchers!" I guess the next study will be to determine how to persuade women to bring this secret attraction "out of the closet".
Prov 9:8 Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.
Gillette's advertising campaign will surely suffer if the image of the sexy woman caressing your face after a ridiculously smooth shave is no longer scientifically accurate. That women act that way is now disproven...by science!
I sometimes ask revealing, often ignorant-seeming questions. Maybe they're harder to answer than you think.
"The unshaven look on a man is actually a turn-on for 41 per cent of women."
It's also a turn off for 59% of them. What kind of article is this??
Hairy Geeks?
The US government have made it clear that we have no inalienable rights; any we do not defend vigorously will be taken.
.. so I shouldn't have shaved my head after all?
there are doorways I haven't opened, and windows I've yet to look through. Going forward may not be the answer..
Geek or not, no woman will never be happy until we come factory-installed with an 11-inch schlong that shoots out free money.
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Let's not forget that this is the same Daily Fail that has a mind-staggering list of things that cause cancer...so many in fact that there's at least one group on Facebook that keeps count: here.
RMS is a babe magnet! At least that explains why Hurd has never shipped... he's too busy hittin' it!
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
Me... me... me... me, also... this is a man we're talking about, right?
Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects. -Dave Barry
...an overwhelming majority of the researchers say their moms think they're cool.
w00t!
Look at the article. These women mean they like scruffy, geeky traits on Johnny Depp, Tobey Maguire, Gerard Butler and David Beckham.
So if you look like any of those four guys, you're in luck.
Although, actually, Tobey Maguire didn't get the girl until she found out he had superpowers too.
So OK, if you look like Johnny Depp, Gerard Butler or David Beckham, OR you actually are a superhero, then you're in luck.
He put his boots up on the table and made a face. "The sig," he smirked. "You can waste your life in search of the sig."
basic rules - don't smell like ass, be funny, and don't be a spaz.
planet texture maps and more
of course! ...
that would explain all the virgins over at 4chan.
wait
4 - A robot may not masturbate, except where such action would conflict with the Second Law.
And "idle" is the (non)operative word here on /. Right, lads?
...Got a devil's haircut in my my mind-
"I don't want a brave man, I just want a cave man!"
As for me-
Alas,
Something's wrong 'cause my mind is fading,
And everywhere I look, there's a dead end waiting...
OK- you get the point.
It's too bad. I'm considerably older than Beck, although I still have most of my (grey) hair...
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- aqk
F U
The guy dropped out of high school. Geeky is more than awkward.
Can we not post so called "articles" from British "newspapers" anymore? Except maybe The Economist?
this is a new lowest for slashdot. we are so used to reading how open source is selling better then commercial, how firefox beats the hell out of explorer, how android is the way more cooler than iphone, etc. but this is the most stupid and meaningless bullshit I've ever heart.
so congratulations slashdot for this new level of "completely out of reality" style.
was conducted by a bunch of hofeful, unshaven geeks.
An Analysis of the Prevalence of Enormous Genitalia Among Scientists (and We Do Mean Enormous, Ladies)
Perhaps it is time to test a new hypothesis. I shall prepare a document and walk up to the next moderately attractive woman with ample bosom and child-bearing hips that I see, and recite this, which I have prepared.
"Greetings. My name is Antonio. I am tall, dark, and handsome, by some standards, but as you can see I am unshaven, I have knowledge of computers and technology, I have a hairy chest, I have an extensive library of leather-bound books, and I cry at sad movies. Based on this information I have concluded that I am 92% desirable to women of high caliber such as yourself."
I shall then document the response.
If you can read this, I forgot to post anonymously.
"Fifty-eight per cent of women even want a guy who doesn't care what he eats over someone who is watching his weight and counting calories."
Sounds like an excuse to not cook.
if that makes you sleep better..... alone again.
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If you get married without one you could be condemning yourself to a life of slavery and/or misery far worse than you can possibly imagine.
She's the love of your life and you can't imagine living without her? Well people change and shit happens. Such is life. About 40% of all marriages end in divorce in the US. Don't think it can be everyone else but you. Fatal mistake...
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