Shocking, shocking news

[andrewducker]

Women choose wealthy partners, men choose sexy ones. - one wonders what the conflation between "wealthy" and "good at something" is in that study.
Also Kissing means more to women than men - apparently women use kissing to assess the person they're kissing. Which strikes me as a good reason why so many women end up with appalling partners.

Comments

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

aha, so, can you tell us why, for you, kissing is a take it or leave it thing?

I give not a sh*t about the financial status of my partners either way. Maybe that's common in women who aren't looking to be financially supported.

They *do* have to be sexy - oh yes, very much so....

[andrewducker]

Asking people why they don't care about something is generally on a hiding to nothing. People rarely know why they _do_ care about something.

"So, why don't you care about having your elbows rubbed?"

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

point taken.

OK, neferet - what DO you care about more than kissing??

[neferet.livejournal.com]

lol, I've always perceived kissing (as in not the peck on the cheek variety) as a prelude to sex rather than a means of guaging affection or personality or whatever. Coming from that angle, if someone wants to kiss, then we'll kiss, if they don't, then we don't, I'm really not fussed :)

The article says women use kissing to assess a partner - I use appearance, conduct and scent - and to maintain intimacy/guage the staus - I generally work on whether they want to a) cuddle up and b) want sex. I just don't see how a kiss can give you a decent picture or a person or where you stand with them.