Testing the hot-crazy matrix: Borderline personality traits in attractive women and wealthy low attractivemen are relatively favoured by the opposite sex |
Alyson E Blancharda,⁎ , Thomas J Dunna , Alex Sumichb
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ABSTRACT
Men and women reliably differ on the importance of certain criteria when considering romantic relationships. From an evolutionary perspective that explains sex differences in mating effort and parental investment, men should prioritize attractiveness and women, wealth. Personality traits also signal important information about relationship potential with those of the dark triad facilitating short-term relationships. However, how the vulnerable dark triad traits of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and secondary psychopathy function in relationships remains relatively unexplored. Even though interpersonally tempestuous, individuals high in these traits might be alluring in that they offer a thrilling relationship for the short-term, so long as they are also physically appealing. Across two studies, we examined sex differences in partner preference judged on attractiveness in relation to BPD and secondary psychopathy across short- and long-term relationship contexts. Men were willing to engage in relationships with attractive women high in BPD traits, while women compensated low attractiveness for wealth in long-term dating, and did not desire secondary psychopathy in any relationship. (((Results show that women are more astute in mate preference, avoiding troublesome or financially challenged men who are time and economically costly, and men more readily engage in potentially turbulent relationships.)))
And they had to conduct a research to find that!!! unironically1. Introduction
The universal hot crazy matrix (HCM) (otherwise known as the “single guy's guide to dating women”) is a popular cultural phenomenon, and has featured in American sitcoms and viral YouTube videos. The HCM (Fig. 1) is a graphical representation of men's dating options based on rating women on two dimensions: “hot” (attractiveness) and “crazy” (emotionality), in reference to a third criteria; the “hot-crazy line”. Women who are less than five on the hot dimension are located in the “no-go” zone. Troublesome relationships are predicted with women who are more than five on the hot dimension and are above the “hotcrazy line”. Women rated between a five and seven hot and under the “hot-crazy line” are in the “fun” zone. The “date zone” is located under the “hot-crazy line” and between an eight and ten hot, whilst the “wife” zone is located between four and seven on the crazy dimension and above eight on the hot dimension. Accordingly, women have their own version of the HCM, the cute money matrix (CMM) (Fig. 2) in which a man's desirability depends on how attractive and wealthy they are. Men who are less than a seven on the money dimension and between zero and seven on the cute dimension are in the “no-go” zone. Men between a seven and ten on the money dimension, irrespective of cuteness are in the “husband” zone. The “fun” zone is located between seven and ten on the cute dimension and between a zero and seven on the money dimension.
Fig. 1. The “Hot Crazy” matrix.
Fig. 2. The “Cute-Money” matrix
2. Method
2.1. Participants
Attractive x BPD/secondary psychopathy matrix Two hundred and twenty participants (113 males, Mage = 36.25, SD = 13.50; 107 females, Mage = 38.79, SD = 11.78) were recruited from Crowdflower, an online crowd-sourcing platform from countries whose first language is English (i.e., United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia). 89.5% were White, 5% Mixed/multiple ethnicity, 4.1% Asian, 0.5% Black and 0.9% identified as “other ethnic group”.
Attractive x wealth matrix
Three hundred and five participants (113 males, Mage = 39.08, SD = 12.14; 192 females, Mage = 41.31, SD = 13.06) were recruited from Prolific, an online crowd-sourcing platform from countries whose first language is English. 85.2% were white, 0.7% Mixed/multiple ethnicity, 6.9% Asian/Asian British/Asian American, 2.3% Black/ African/Caribbean/Black British/Black American, 3.3% Hispanic, and 1.6% as “other ethnic group”.
Results supported the CMM. Women rated wealthy, low attractive partners as more datable then men did for their equivalents, for both short- and long-term dating. These findings converge with the extant literature about women evaluating partners on their ability to provision, especially for long-term relationships (Buss, 1989; Buss & Schmitt, 1993). Interestingly, it would be thought as the optimal option, that the most attractive wealthy men would elicit higher datable ratings, however low attractive wealthy men were more desirable. Potentially, high attractive wealthy men might be considered at a higher risk of cheating because they attract more women whilst a less attractive man is a safer bet for long-term commitment. That women still preferred low attractive high wealthy men in the short-term suggests that they adopt this strategy no matter the dating context in case the coupling results in an unexpected pregnancy. Women also rated high attractive, low-wealthy men as datable as the high-wealthy men, although there was no difference according to dating duration. Women may locate both highly attractive high and low wealth men in the “fun” zone.
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