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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.'"
So... women don't know what they want. I thought that was a well known fact.
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.
There's no -1 for "I don't get it."
Canadians.
-- QED
No no it said a little bit geeky.
-- QED
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"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.
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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Oh, yeah, the Daily Mail. The pinnacle of peer reviewed publishing, the hallmark of accuracy :-)
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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.
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>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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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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