Men are apes, women are racists
So a couple economists and psychologists did a two-year experiment where they observed the results of “speed-dating”. It’s essentially where a bunch of people have a few minute “dates” with many people in one night, and decide if they’d be interested in continuing seeing each other. The results that stuck in my craw:
1. Beauty was a much more significant factor for men’s decisions.
2. Men don’t care so much for women more intelligent or successful than they are.
3. Women have a strong preference for their own race; men don’t care so much.
The article in question: An Economist Goes to a Bar
be honest. if you met a woman who made three times your income, did enough philanthropy to make angelina jolie jealous, and had a higher chess ranking than you, would you want to woo her?
It’s different if she is already pursuing you. But what if she were the girl on the plane? Oh and she looks like Margaret Thatcher. Would you call her? Come on now.
Comment by annie | 13 November 2007
I’m only surprised a bit by the third one. Reminds me of the shocking study that found human children to be smarter than monkeys. Vital research this is.
Comment by l3rucewayne | 14 November 2007
@Annie: Oh, c’mon, you know me better than that!
For me, money’s only a tool and if my wife makes more than me, that’s one less tool to worry about.
On chess: optimally, she’d be ±200 points so one of us isn’t dominating the other all the time. But having a 2000+ rated wife wouldn’t be emasculating.
LOL, looking like Margaret Thatcher is not necessarily a plus, especially since she’s, oh, 80+ years old right now.
Speaking of the girl on the plane, she should be back in Texas soon. Gotta try calling tonight…
@l3rucewayne: I think everyone found the third one to be a bit stunning. Didn’t hear about the monkey research, but yeah, it’s almost like people have a lot of free time/money.
Comment by Donnie | 14 November 2007