As often as not, women criticize narcissistic, egoistic, and insolent fellows. A study held by scientists from a university in New Mexico State, Las-Cruses city, showed, however, that women can not resist the brazens’ and egoists’ charms and are not looking for a real prince. This fact was confirmed by the study with over 200 student participants.
The tests were designed to determine, how well were the “bad” characteristics apparent in the people they observed: psychopathic impulsivity, passion for exciting experience along with hard-heartedness toward people, willingness to use others for ones own interests, self-admiration. In addition, the students answered questionnaires about their attitude toward sexual relationships and their own sex life; in particular they reported, how many partners they had and whether they mostly seek short-term relationships.
The researchers discovered, that those fellows, who received the greatest number of points on the “bad triad” character scale, had the highest number of partners but were absolutely not a long-term relationship material. Their relationships were numerous and random. Those facts were proven in a number of other studies as well.
It seems like we, women, prefer men who treat us the least seriously. And what kind of men do you prefer?
June 25th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
I personally am not attracted to men who are egoists, or rude, or have no respect for the law. There is something about “bad boys” that are attractive though. I think it’s the confidence they have, or the excitement…perhaps both. Also I think there’s something to the way they dress and act like they’re the greatest, haha. I like real men, who act tough even if they’re not really, someone who can protect me.
June 30th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I wish columnists would stop using titles like the one to this article in order to get an audience. It should read Dysfunctional women choose bad guys. The title as it is makes good guys feel insecure, right when the stupid jocks and machos are
also trying to bolster themselves up by calling the good guys wimps and under a woman’s petticoats. Some women choose totally ineligible partners because they know they do not want to settle down and the guy being so inappropriate is a surety that the relationship will stay casual. Some women then get sucked into a bad relationship, because our religions and role models still tell us that true women can “save” bad men from themselves, and that is the essence of womenhood. Many women believe this, even subconsciously. I am considered a “hottie” and I love considerate, gentlemanly, nurturing men who are good communicators and know themselves. They’re out there and worth waiting for.
Men and women who are too passive, or unconfident etc etc are more likely to get into dysfunctional relationship, so please stop making over-simple shock
statements. Good guys, keep working on showing us and our kids a better model of masculinity than what we have out there now …