Why I'm Worried I'll Get Stuck With A Hot
Husband
JLo and Marc Anthony, Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky, Donald and
Melania Trump... see where I'm going with this?
Apparently, unattractive men make better husbands. Don't take
my word for it.
A recent study by James McNulty PhD, assistant professor of
psychology at the University of Tennessee, finds a couple is
happier when the man is less attractive than the woman.
An average Jane like me is left to wonder: are the hot girls going
to scoop up all the ugly guys? Will I be forced to marry a
hottie that's going to suck as a husband?
While I worry about that… let's try to make some sense of
this hot girl/ugly guy phenomenon. My theories:
• We want to be the pretty one. I
dated a model for four long years. He dressed better than me,
his hair was softer than mine, he took longer to get ready, he had
more products than me (and I love products!). I became less
confident when standing next to him.
• Men like trophies. When guys are
with hot girls, it strengthens their ego instead of tearing it
down. McNulty says a less attractive man will feel lucky when
he's partnered with a more attractive woman and work harder to
maintain the relationship. Find out
what guys really look for in women.
• Men think with their eyes. Men have it
in their genes (and in their jeans) to look for a partner who is
physically attractive. Women are more likely to be blinded by
intelligence, money and power when choosing a partner. But no
amount of money or power will blind a man to an unattractive
female.
• We want a "dad", not a "cad". Men
are driven by the need for reproductive success. According to
Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist at the London
School of Economics, men get it in one of two ways. There's
the Dad route: pick a girl, have some kids, coach Little
League. Then there's the cad method: spread the seed among as
many receptive women as possible, then make a quick getaway.
All males want the "cad" method, but because women
disproportionately choose attractive men to reproduce with for
their good genes, the less attractive guys become the "dads" by
default, sometimes investing in kids that aren't even theirs.
Find out
how guys really feel about being a dad.
So, women mate with the attractive guys then settle down with the
less attractive but better suited partner…aren't we
smart? Hey, it's science, people!
Have you ever had a more attractive partner and how did it affect
the relationship?
Discuss!
