Pretty women 'anger more easily'

[T-post Tom]

Attractive women may have the competitive edge by letting their temper flare more, research suggests.

Researchers found women who rated themselves as pretty displayed a war-like streak when fighting battles to get their own way.

The University of California interviewed 156 female students to gauge their temperament and how they handled conflict.

The findings appear in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In the study, the women who believed they were good looking were more likely to respond angrily in disputes than those who rated themselves as less attractive.

Attractive women also had higher expectations of what they deserved.

Survival of the fittest

These were strategies that appeared to work because the same women were better at resolving situations in their favour.

When the researchers, led by Dr Aaron Sell, scrutinised the findings further, they found how attractive other people rated the women also tallied.

And so did hair colour - with blondes rated as more attractive than brunettes and redheads, as reported in an earlier version of this story.

However, Dr Sell insisted to the BBC that this link was less strong and his research had not set out to test this.

The researchers believe the findings have an evolutionary basis, ensuring that the "fittest" people mate and have offspring.

In men, they found a similar link but with physical strength rather than attractiveness per se.

Consultant psychologist Ingrid Collins, of The London Medical Centre, said the latest findings were interesting but should be interpreted with caution.

"This is a small study on a very limited sample group so it is not possible to generalise."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8464990.stm

[Jilly]

I tend to vent my anger easily, but that doesn't make me pretty. I'm just a redhead, so it's a whole other entitlement.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Jilly

I tend to vent my anger easily, but that doesn't make me pretty. I'm just a redhead, so it's a whole other entitlement.

Indeed.

[SDChiefs]

Originally Posted by Dave Lane

Show me something. Making me laugh is huge in my book. Being playful, fun, upbeat all those are huge. A positive attitude is a big thing for me. I want someone that pulls me up not the other way round.

Has not much to do with looks. Girl I'm dating now is not much in the looks department, but shes funny, smart, witty kinda reminds me a bit of Kapitan. I have no idea what Kapitan looks like but I'd date her on personality alone.

I hope for your sake, that your girlfriend doesn't read this.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by SDChiefs

I hope for your sake, that your girlfriend doesn't read this.

You really think a guy that talks like that is dating a girl?

[SDChiefs]

Originally Posted by vailpass

You really think a guy that talks like that is dating a girl?

Ah, yes. Good point, sir.

[Mastashake]

My friend told me to post that this study was done at the University of DUHHH!!!

Originally Posted by SDChiefs

I hope for your sake, that your girlfriend doesn't read this.

I agree. Guys aren't like girls. We guys pretty much know we're not the best-looking guy there is, but it doesn't matter. Girls are not the same at all, though from the sounds of your other posts, you seem more than intelligent enough to already know this. I'm assuming you're just being honest with yourself, which is fine, as long as she doesn't read it.

I am really not that great with women as my natural tendencies of passiveness and overwhelming kindness tend to be counterproductive in relationships. But I can tell you what not to say. And that is telling a woman she isn't perfect. I told a girl she was a 9, which IMO was an amazing compliment. Lets just say she didn't take it that way.