[Lady Sidhe]

Actually, when you look at it evolutionarily, women want someone who is able to take care of and protect them; For women, money and material things represent security and stability, and if the man is able to acquire such things, then it is evidence of his intelligence and/or strength. This is the one that the woman wants to pass her genes on with. The stronger and more intelligent a man, the more chance there is that those traits will be passed to the offspring, thus making their survival chances, and chances to procreate, better.

Men want someone attractive with whom to pass on their genes. The more attractive the offspring, the more chance that they will procreate.


I'm not saying that we make these decisions consciously. There are a lot of subconscious, instinctual factors at work as well. For instance, did you know that we choose people whose pheromones (think DNA) are most compatible with our own? I thought that was pretty cool when I read it (I'll have to find the book). Also, it's been found that there's a link between intelligence and body hair in men. Betcha wouldn't have thought that, huh?


Sidhe