[neverevergiveup]

“in practice they choose the bad boy with the muscles..”

In my experience, women who are mature are mostly attracted to the person who is stable mentally, emotionally, and financially. The ones I've known who married ‘bad boys’ divorced them if they continued being ‘bad boys’. I think the term ‘bad boys’ has become conflated with the general concept of not being boring. Most people aren't attracted to boring.

[Morpheus2009]

Having manners as a guy is a good thing long term, underrated by pop culture as well, considering all the dolt men they put on TV and elsewhere in entertainment.

[Bryanw92]

>>In my experience, women who are mature are mostly attracted to the person who is stable mentally, emotionally, and financially.

I was talking about women who are still making healthy babies without expensive medical interventions. That’s the 35 and under women. Most of them are still attracted to the bad boy with muscles...or the old man with money.

I agree that “mature” women definitely seek out stability.

[Savage Beast]

What you say is true, but it's also true that money and muscles get the attention of most women, even if the attention doesn't last.

Furthermore, many women would probably like to have fling with a rich, muscular, irresponsible man; however there's a difference between a fling and a relationship.

I've known many a woman I'd like to have a fling with--if there are no strings attached--some for maybe 30 minutes or so--but I would never want to marry. Women are probably similar, don't you think?

[jdsteel]

“In my experience, women who are mature are mostly attracted to the person who is stable mentally, emotionally, and financially.”

Young women fall for bad boys. More mature women fall for good guys that can LOOK like bad boys but have the qualities you describe.