Women Prefer Prestige Over Dominance In Mates
Monday, December 22, 2008 - 23:43
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study reveals that women prefer mates who are recognized by their peers for their skills, abilities, and achievements, while not preferring men who use coercive tactics to subordinate their rivals. Indeed, women found dominance strategies of the latter type to be attractive primarily when men used them in the context of male-male athletic competitions.