: V, V% ~0 r" o4 I$ ~3 t: l& R/ lWhy women fall for 'Mr Average' ! m9 h$ Q1 ]. |, D
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High-flying men are not as attractive to women looking for love as those with an average job, scientists say. 0 o4 ?4 n9 }& h) S/ y( A$ sPerhaps unsurprisingly, the University of Central Lancashire research found the 186 female students asked preferred good-looking men. $ O( }9 Q, M' B& n* ~0 |8 }6 c' n
$ h! p4 l2 \) m* d4 S) N" d( hBut within that group, those without top careers were deemed most suitable, the Personality and Individual Differences journal reported. , R! i$ ~1 F2 G% a; N6 i8 q& l9 @1 e2 Q! M8 y# O4 P, j
The team said women seemed to feel high-flyers would not be good fathers. , K+ B& f+ v. V, z, A
8 P% y u, D7 @! LLead researcher Simon Chu said the high-earning career men were deemed to be "too good to be true". " r/ e- u) F6 S! \$ P& L
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"Under particular circumstances, high socio-economic status in males can be subtly counter-productive in terms of attractiveness as a long-term partner. 4 m5 `# o" N8 \# \2 d4 K h
3 N# d, ?' G: h6 K- c3 n"We suggest that females see physically attractive, high status males as being more likely to pursue a mating strategy rather than a parenting strategy." , j$ j% X8 ]# W: u% K, ^. A0 W
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Using photographs of 60 men in their 20s, researchers asked students to rate them on a physical attractiveness scale. q1 ~2 o' r ?3 Q" p$ B, k6 u5 Q3 i
Six from the good looking group, six considered average and six judged unattractive were then selected. % N9 e( W2 G3 U
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Alongside each photograph they added information on the man's age, what he was looking for in a partner and their profession. & q" i& A4 b2 f# I8 @& R. f$ r; }" v d0 H$ L6 l6 I* j
The professions included high-status jobs such as architects and company directors, medium-status positions such as teachers or travel agents and so-called lower-status roles such as gardeners and postmen. 1 j8 m E O/ G9 A; W 8 W* s" ~- R5 J6 G1 Z! G/ tThe researchers found that purely on looks, the best-looking men were assessed as the best partners. 8 ]! }# ?1 V" p) l1 X( V, c. { / B, H; G; i, F( T! ]5 BBut within this group, when professions were taken into account, those good-looking men with medium status jobs came out top. 0 H8 t3 f, q0 J0 }9 m& g- {9 U G7 g% k5 G
Ingrid Collins, a consultant psychologist at the London Medical Centre, agreed potential parenting and providing skills were important. 0 y, t5 I: j! Z0 y E( X; a7 s( ]- ~3 Q$ j) n( b* d9 S [
"I think there will always be a pattern where women will take the lead in caring for the children. 8 j$ Z# I. w2 E, w \- S- n0 @* a& O+ ^$ }0 R$ Y
"Because of this they will tend to go for someone who can look after and provide for their family."
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