Over the past few decades, several studies have been conducted to find out what is most attractive to a man, and what he looks for in a woman. And just as some men may ask themselves, how can it be that women are attracted to tough guys, they may ask themselves, how can it be that there are men who overlook intelligence and only look at the physical?

A study carried out by the University of Texas seems to indicate that men are attracted to women who are unreflective and mentally vulnerable . In other words, they do not like philosophers or great thinkers, but rather the opposite.

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Silly women are highly attractive to men

The study was carried out by researchers from California Lutheran University and the University of Texas, and seems to indicate that men are intimidated by intelligent women and that they have a special predilection for women who are unthinking and rather dumb or stupid. Could this indicate that less reflective women are easier to cajole and get into bed, or is it more of a predilection for continuing to be the “roosters” of the pen? The hypotheses are in the air.

To arrive at these results, the researchers asked a large group of students about which actions, body postures, attitudes or personality traits were most appealing (e.g., lip biting, hair touching, etc.), and then extracted 88 factors that they used as part of their study, which consisted of showing a series of photographs with these traits to 76 men. They were then asked what behaviors they associated with these features and what desires they aroused in them. The men associated female attractiveness with signs of vulnerability and low intelligence .

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This study goes against the sapiosexual trend

Recently, in an article by Psychology and Mind , we talked about “sapiosexuality”. Sapiosexuals are people who are attracted to the intelligence of individuals of the opposite sex . According to the data from this study, in the case of men, sapiosexuality would not be precisely a characteristic to take into account when it comes to flirting.

In fact, according to sexologist Miren Larrazábal, president of the Spanish Federation of Sexology Societies (FESS), “women, as far as attraction is concerned, apart from the physical, we value intelligence very much”. Furthermore, Larrazábal concludes, “this does not mean that men are not attracted by a woman’s intelligence, but they tend to focus on other things”. It seems that Dr. Larrazábal was pointing in the right direction: men don’t value the intelligence of their potential partners very much .

You can learn more about sapiosexuality in our article: “Sapiosexual: Being attracted to intelligence”

3 out of 4 women are lesbians, according to another study

And of course, the data from this study can be very frustrating for some women, especially those who use their intelligence as a weapon of seduction. Fortunately, further research will be needed to see if these conclusions are replicable . If the new research corroborates these results, nobody would be surprised by the results of another research that states that 3 out of 4 women are lesbians.

You can learn more about this controversial study that was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology by clicking here.

At what age do women become unattractive to men?

I’m sure some women think there’s no one who understands men. This idea becomes even stronger when one takes a look at other controversial research that concludes that women over 28 are no longer attractive to men . These results are in line with the idea that the older a man becomes, the more he likes younger women.

Finnish researchers from Ã…bo Akademi University carried out this research with more than 12,000 participants between the ages of 25 and 40. So the sample is quite large.

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Men also like smiling women

But, what other characteristics do women have that are attractive to men?

This question was asked by a group of researchers from the University of British Columbia (USA) in a study led by Jessica Tracy, professor and director of the same university. The results were published in American Psychological Association Journal , and showed that, for men, women who smile more are very attractive .

In the case of women, however, the results were quite the opposite. “The men who are considered most attractive to them are those who show a more serious trait and smile less. Thus, there is a notable difference between men and women on this issue: they prefer them smiling, and they sigh for the serious and thoughtful ones. Curious.

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