NICE GUYS DON’T FINISH LAST

A new study finds that expression “nice guys finish last” is not quite true. Researchers from the University of Worcester and the University of Sunderland, both in the United Kingdom, found that women reported men as being more attractive when the guys were shown doing something kind, generous or heroic, compared to men who were simply good looking. The study included 202 women, who were shown pictures of 24 men of varying degrees of handsomeness. Alongside the photos were descriptions of the men doing something like saving a child from a river or buying coffee for a homeless person. Other photos were accompanied with the man refusing to help in either of the previous scenarios. The researchers found that being selfless gave men a better chance with a woman if she was looking for something long-term. The findings support previous studies that say altruism is desirable to women, because it means an individual is more likely to be supportive and because altruistic men are more likely to be better fathers. In contrast, the new study found that selfish men were seen as more desirable among women who were looking for a fling.
* So the key for men is to fake being a nice guy for as long as possible.
* How do you show her you’re altruistic? Send her an Instagram selfie of a good deed every couple days?
* Hey, she’ll probably dump you for a bad boy anyway.
* Wait – what happened to the child in the river where the guy didn’t want to help? Is the kid okay?
* “Help! I’m drowning!” “Shut up, kid! You’re ruining my research photo!”
* I disagree – It’s not very nice to buy coffee for a homeless person. It makes them stay awake longer thinking about how lousy their life is.
* The takeaway here is that if you’re not good-looking, you can be as nasty as you want.
* Of course, the survey is 100% accurate because women would never give a phony answer to these questions.
* It’s like when they say, “I don’t care about looks. I’m just looking for someone with a good personality.”
* Yeah, that’s why Brad Pitt makes all that money in movies. He’s just a nice guy.
(study at: http://www.livescience.com/53533-women-prefer-altruism-over-looks.html)