I heard an interview about this on CBC and now I’ve been seeing studies lately in the Yahoo Newsfeed about what women look for in a mate. Apparently when they’re ovulating in particular, they’re drawn to ‘manly men.’ The suggestion is that when women are most fertile, they’re most interested in the type of men who will provide them with the strongest off-spring. The study goes on to say that if they’re in committed relationships with ‘non-manly men’ that while they are unlikely to cheat, they will fantasize about manly men while they’re ovulating. Hmmm.
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How does this correlate to how women perceive ‘unmanly’ behaviour in a mate, do you think? If you are trying to be attractive to a woman, is it better to be a whimpering, pathetic shell of a man begging for her attention, or a functioning, responsible, independent man? Should you chase after her telling her that you desperately need her because you can’t function without her or should you seem like a confident, capable person without her and make her come after you? Hmm…
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What do YOU think?
Shawn L. Bird 
MMMM…Manly Men 🙂 Sounds nice ! Lucky I have one 😉
be yourself.
I have a lot of fabulous, endearing guy friends who are not ‘manly men’ any one of them could have been husband material, but when it came time for choosing a mate, it was a manly man to whom I said yes at the church altar. His adoration was attractive, but had he wept and whined to get my attention, his courtship would not have been successful.
I say, men be yourselves whatever that is – nothing attracts like being quietly comfortable in your skin
Key thought that- being comfortable in your own skin! Manifesting your self-esteem with confidence, security and good naturedness!
I too am drawn to “manly men”. I am afraid that nothing else will do.