Scientists asked 214 people to rate the desirability of potential partners based on different levels of intelligence, looks, how easygoing they were and kindness.
They were then asked to say how attractive they’d find them if they were kinder/hotter/smarter/more relaxed than 1, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90 and 99 percent of the general population.
Both genders said their ideal partner was near the top of the scale on all attributes.
But women’s interest in men halted at those who were smarter and more easygoing than 90 percent of people.
When it came to looks, however, women rated the most physically attractive guys the same as those who were considered the usual attractive type, meaning there’s no such thing as too good-looking.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjop.12342
They were then asked to say how attractive they’d find them if they were kinder/hotter/smarter/more relaxed than 1, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90 and 99 percent of the general population.
Both genders said their ideal partner was near the top of the scale on all attributes.
But women’s interest in men halted at those who were smarter and more easygoing than 90 percent of people.
When it came to looks, however, women rated the most physically attractive guys the same as those who were considered the usual attractive type, meaning there’s no such thing as too good-looking.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjop.12342
