suggests. When woman's ovulate hormones influence who she sees as good
potential fathers, and they specifically pick sexier men over
obviously more dependable men.
"Previous research has shown in the week near ovulation women become
attracted to sexy, rebellious and handsome men like Ramsey Nouah or
Tuface idibia"
"But until now it was unclear why women would ever think it's wise to
pursue long-term relationships with these kinds of men."The study was
published today, May 14, in the Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology.
The researchers had women view online dating profiles of either a sexy
man or a reliable man during periods of both high and low fertility.
Participants were asked to indicate the expected paternal contribution
from the men if they had a child together based on how helpful the man
would be caring for the baby, shopping for food, cooking and
contributing to household chores.
Near ovulation women thought that the sexy man would
contribute more to these domestic duties. "Under the hormonal
influence of ovulation, women delude themselves into thinking that the
sexy bad boys will become devoted partners and better dads.
Research followed up and studied that women interacted directly with
male actors who played the roles of sexy cad and reliable dad once
during ovulation and again at low fertility.
Again, ovulating women thought that the sexy cad — but
not the reliable dad — would contribute more to childcare, but only as
her partner (not if he shacked up with another woman)
" you may ask what kind of father the sexy bad boy would make if he
were to have children with another woman, women were quick to point
out the bad boy's shortcomings,"But when it came to their own child,
ovulating women believed that the
charismatic and adventurous cad would be a great father to their kids."
"While this psychological distortion could be setting some women up to
choose partners who are better suited to be short-term mates, missing
a mating opportunity with a sexy cad might be too costly for some
women to pass up, "After all, you never know if he could be the
'one.'"