Male lust is blind, research suggests

Telegraph UK ^ | 20 July 2008 | Roger Dobson

[shrinkermd]

Men have long been accused of judging women on looks alone, but even the plainest Jane can get their hormones raging, a study has found.

Research involving a group of male students found that their levels of the hormone testosterone increased to the same extent whether they were talking to a young woman they found attractive – or to one they didn't fancy much at all.

After 300 seconds alone in the same room as a woman they had never met before, and in some cases did not find particularly attractive, the men's testosterone levels of the hormone had shot up by an average of around eight per cent.

..."Testosterone levels rose motivating men to seek mating opportunities. That in turn triggers changes in unconscious behaviour designed to attract a mate. The rise in levels of the hormone bring about changes in way men display themselves.

"Once levels have risen, they can display more dominant behaviour. They talk more with their hands, there is more eye contact, their posture is more upright, and they are more likely to tell stories designed to impress the woman. We known that women can be attracted by these kinds of things. All this, we believe, may be fuelled by the rise in testosterone that we have found."

[Always Right]

Guys aren’t as picky as they claim to be.

[Hildy]

OY....how many studies does it take to know that THE JOB OF A MALE IN MOST SPECIES IS TO IMPREGNATE THE FEMALE AND CARRY ON THE LINE.....

[domenad]

Well I mean come on it’s always the plain ones that....um....how can I say this gently....chrome off a trailer hitch?

I”M JOKING! Come on!

[Islander7]

Only 8%? This is distressing.

More evidence of the feminization of the American Male.

[Mr. Silverback]

Next study: Scientists find grass is green.

[RightWhale]

they are more likely to tell stories

That's right. I own eight 10,000 square foot homes, two yachts, and a million shares of Chevron.

[Abathar]

LOL! gonna get flamed, but you are soooo right.

[big'ol_freeper]

Well that’s it. They’re all going to hell....

Sorry, I couldn’t resist. LOL.

[Mark was here]

Did women have the same effect on the homosexual men? This could show their behavior is more learned than any thing else.

[Redbob]

As Ian Fleming said on this very subject, “All cats are grey in the dark.”

[donna]

Aren’t those the same as leadership qualities?

[I see my hands]

Advise to the young man who wants to be a Romeo: Go ugly early.

[Mr. Silverback]

Ping!

[wildbill]

It’s all about pheromones.

Look what’s going on inside you.

CHORUS-
Ooh, ooh that smell
Can’t you smell that smell?
Ooh, ooh that smell

[bmwcyle]

How much did we pay for this study? They just needed to look at a bar full of U S Navy after 8 months at sea.

[Mr. Silverback]

Believe it or not, I had heard that quote was Ben Franklin’s, and that he offered it as advice to a young man who might make the mistake of placing looks equal to or ahead of personality when choosing a mate.

[vietvet67]

“I”M JOKING! Come on!”

lol.

At least you didn’t say “golf ball thru a garden hose”.

[pissant]

I call BS...

[Bobkk47]

Well I mean come on it’s always the plain ones that....um....how can I say this gently....chrome off a trailer hitch?

What you're trying to say is...correct me if I'm wrong...fat chicks give better Lewinskys. Have I got that right?

[Straight Vermonter]

I thought the article was going to be about closing time beer goggles.

[darkangel82]

That is abuse.

[EggsAckley]

An old friend always said, “men are all alike. Unzip their fly and their brains fall out.”

Of course, she should know. She was married 8 times.

Heheh

[missnry]

How did I know that photo was going to be used in this thread?

Next photo - Janet Reno. 3... 2... 1

[Oratam]

It’s called the “desert island” gene. From the male perspective, it allows for the continuation of the species under less than optimal conditions.

[sit-rep]

That would be the moped syndrome... Fun to ride on, but don’t let your friends see ya on ‘em!

[swatbuznik]

More evidence of the feminization of the American Male.

It's all that soy the libs have foisted upon us. ;)

[pissant]

Better yet, three beauties, plus some bald dude..

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

A man does not insist on physical beauty in a woman
who builds up his morale.
After a while he realizes that she is beautiful, he
just hadn’t noticed it at first.

LAZARUS LONG

[Necrovore]

Come on, you know that they would NEVER include that in the report. To add an observation like that would counteract the pink mafia’s agenda.

[Jagdgewehr]

As hard as it is to believe, there is probably a desperate old man or two out there that would hit that up. After all, every trash can has its lid.

[Randy Larsen]

Have fun with this one! LOL!

[eastforker]

Sort of like riding a moped. It’s fun and it feels good you just hope nobody sees ya.

[Uncle Hal]

I do not think you needed research to come to this conclusion.

[missnry]

Watch your testosterone level go up with this one. Remember, it takes FIVE minutes of gazing into the eyes of the beautiful one to have any effect on the testosterone levels.

[Rudder]

Seems like a Captain obvious study, but this little excerpt (That in turn triggers changes in unconscious behaviour designed to attract a mate.) shows rigorous experimental procedure may have been lacking.

[Hot Tabasco]

After 300 seconds alone in the same room as a woman they had never met before, and in some cases did not find particularly attractive, the men's testosterone levels of the hormone had shot up by an average of around eight per cent.

Beer, the testosterone enhancer!

[y6162]

“Guys aren’t as picky as they claim to be..”

I think this study would have been more accurate if they surveyed males lust quotient at bar closing time.

[VeniVidiVici]

[dvan]

Damn! My tetesterone level just dropped completely. Put her in a room with those guys and same Sex marriage will look good! That face could make you impotent!

[Slings and Arrows]

Exhibit B for the defense. (Helen Thomas is already present.)

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[Mark was here]

Yep, you are right.

[jsh3180]

[dvan]

Just had a great idea. Take rapists and other sex offenders and put them in a room with Helen Thomas! I think that could neuter them!

[Junior_G]

Patty Murray must be sitting on 12 phone books in that photo. She’s a toadstool.

[wastedyears]

I would much prefer a Plain Jane over a prim-and-proper party-4-days-a-week my-daddy-bought-me-a-BMW girl any day.

[wastedyears]

Come on now

Did you really have to? Now I need to get new optical nerves.

[reg45]

Democrats: Giving power to ugly women since 1913.

[wastedyears]

Beer hasn’t helped me out any.

[reg45]

a prim-and-proper party-4-days-a-week my-daddy-bought-me-a-BMW girl

She's OK too, as long as she lets me drive the BMW.