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I don't think that's going to catch on, somehow.

Ha ha, it's about time someone played this. Though, a good bank account will buy you a lot more forgiveness from women.

Health is attractive, regardless of gender. Which is why the guy on the left who looks as if he's likely on steroids doesn't really do it for me.

Needless to say, this meme might better play off the unhealthy standards of female beauty if the man on the left looked something like this:

Edited 2013-08-29 17:13 (UTC)

Gross.

It's the same guy after 6 months of intentionally getting fat. He spent the next 6 months getting back to the "before" state -- without steriods.

Well, life isn't all rainbows and true love. It's not like I thrive in this wonderful world of ours.

He deserves some kudos then. Admittedly, I'm a little more drawn to thought than physical appearance, but it's always good to be healthy, no matter what size you are.

That is an after -> before shot?

Here's his site, with a weekly chronicle of what he did:

http://www.fit2fat2fit.com/

Edited 2013-08-29 17:24 (UTC)

It all depends on what kind of women you're into.

All the dudes I've dated bordered on broke. Even if they were scraping by, as long as they were strongly motivated and didn't depend on me for financial support, I'd stick by them if I thought they were worth it.

Reality can be awful sometimes. But you do know of the studies that support

hardblue's statement ya?

Identical on-line profiles with the only difference being the stated income, and they will receive considerably different ratings....

Surely it's not true of all women, but very little can be said to be true for all three billion women on earth.

Christina Hendricks > Twiggy

neither is attractive imo

If the profiles are identical, then why would anyone not go for the guy who is financially independent?

Here's what recent surveys indicate, which make sense to me as I'm with the majority of women here. I wouldn't marry my partner if he/she were unemployed. Same goes if I were unemployed -- I wouldn't marry anyone. Even minus a wedding, without a steady income it's too expensive (and too risky) to get married. Might as well wait until our employment situation improves, even if only slightly.

Nevertheless, I would never in a million years marry someone I didn't love:

REUTERS: Women will wed for love, if partner has job: poll (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/21/us-marriage-survey-idUSTRE75K34A20110621)

Three out of four women said they would not wed someone without a job, and 65 percent would feel uncomfortable tying the knot if they themselves were jobless. But more than 91 percent of single women said they would marry for love over money.

Edited 2013-08-29 18:20 (UTC)

Hur dur dur.

http://politicartoons.livejournal.com/3855458.html?thread=87979618#t87979618

You may have misunderstood; these people were not given two profiles, which were identical minus the income.

Two different groups: group A and group B.
Group A saw profile A--with a low income
Group B saw profile A-prime, identical with A, except it has a high income

The ratings by the two different groups show a statistically significant change in the ratings given to the otherwise identical person.

also, 75% saying they wouldn't marry someone without a job, is a pretty damn clear indicator to me

maybe i'm not romantic enough, but what the hell does money have to do with love? (i dont consider an expensive wedding to be at all important--or even a big wedding for that matter)
ya love him/her, ya love him/her, why the hell does a bank account have a damned thing to do with it?

That doesn't surprise me. If we see a good-looking person online and their profile indicates said person has more money coming in, we associate said person with industriousness and strong work ethic. It might not be an accurate association, but it's one we often make.

On the flip side, if we see a good-looking person online and their profile indicates said person makes very little money, we sometimes associate said person with having good intentions, but not necessary a strong work ethic. Again, not always an accurate assumption but that's human nature and goes beyond gender.

Now I 'd like to see a study that compares the ratings of profile A with a low-paying but selfless profession (public school teacher) with profile A-prime identical to A but with a high-paying shady profession (hedge fund manager).

65% said they also wouldn't marry if they themselves didn't have a job.

So a strong majority of women would not get married if either they themselves or their partner did not have a job.

Sure, it's romantic to get married when you're broke (hey, my parents pulled it off!) but to support a family these days it often takes two income earners. This is why ladies like everyone to be employed before getting hitched. It's practical and kids are expensive.

Edited 2013-08-29 18:58 (UTC)

The profession is the same; that is, people will prefer a high-paid teacher over a low-paid teacher.

Again, why not go for the guy who is financially independent? It's a plus and unfortunately people, regardless of gender, associate income with work ethic.

I feel like you missed my previous point.
This was not a side-by-side comparison people made between two profiles. This was two different groups--presumably who did not know there was another group looking at the identical profile (minus the income difference)

I don't have the data on hand, but I imagine that the 'low-income' individual was not dirt-poor.

Yet, you seem to have almost gotten the point. Higher income associates with *enter favorable trait here*