Apparently this stuff can be studied. This article describes what sorts of things women can do to get men to approach them (interesting cultural hook there, eh?). Here are some interesting facts:
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Studies show that women who are seen as blatantly taking the initiative with men are perceived negatively. Science suggests that success is all about subtle (and usually non-verbal) clues.
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So being straightforward doesn't work (usually). "Subtle" does. But what does "subtle" mean?
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To be highly successful, a woman needed to make eye contact multiple times and accompany that eye contact with a smile.
When she did this, 60 per cent of the men eventually approached her and struck up a conversation.
'Smile at him broadly' was by far the most effective female technique for drawing a man's attention in a flirting study by psychologist Monica Moore, with 'throw him a short, darting glance' and 'dance alone to music' tying for a distant second place.
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Should women worry about their looks? The stereotype is that they do and that men expect them to look good and care a lot about their looks. Is it correct?
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For women who worry they are not attractive enough to succeed in those circumstances, there is even more good news.
The number of signals you send counts far more than how you look. According to Moore, the women who were approached the most often were not those who were the most attractive but those who signalled most frequently - women who sent out more than 35 signals an hour averaged more than four approaches an hour.
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I'm not sure what to make of this. Of course, I'm an old fart by now so it might not matter for me, but I'm curious about what the younger crowd here thinks. Does this study ring true to you?