We need your help now
Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.
You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.
If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.
Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more.
By continuing, you are indicating that you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
A NEW STUDY by an American university has found that a woman’s opinion of a man is mainly determined by two factors – his attractiveness and how well behaved he is.
This is according to a new study published in the most recent edition of ‘Gender Issues’.
The research looked at the importance of first impressions and how they impacted on long-term relationships.
It was found that for women, the most important features for a man to have was attractiveness and a tendency to stick to social norms.
According to Science Daily, such impressions are often “made in a flash” but can often be incorrect.
The study
The research was carried out by Jeremy Gibson and Jonathan Gore at the Eastern Kentucky University, with testing being carried out on 170 university-aged women.
They were shown two male faces, one attractive and one not attractive – although both with similar features.
The researchers then gave the girls two different scenarios for each individual picture they were shown – one in which the person in the picture committed a major faux-pas, and the other where they didn’t.
It was found that a man doing something socially out of step was a bigger put off than his being unattractive.
What did it identify?
One of the main findings of the study was the ‘devil’ and ‘halo’ effects.
With the ‘devil’ effect, the less-attractive man was tolerated up to the point that he committed a certain social transgression. After this, the negative perception of his wrong doing was amplified by his ugliness.
“The unattractive male is tolerated up to a point; his unattractiveness is OK until he misbehaves,” Gibson explained.
This was shown to be particularly prevalent in online dating profiles – where displaying alarming information is much more likely to be forgiven for more attractive men, demonstrating the ‘halo’ effect.
It was also found in the course of the study that more attractive men were likely to get less severe fines and sentences in the judicial system.
Whereas men just want a woman who misbehaves.
Think money trumps all. Gets rid of all the ugly appearances.
Irish gravy train. I was just going to say that, how many women do we see with 80 year old super rich men yuk!!!!
So tell us Debbie McGee, What was it that first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?
same can be said for Bruce Forsythe his wife is a former miss world and years younger than him but they are over 20 years together so that’s saying something I suppose .
Or Stephen Fry and his toyboy.
His big wand Mark?
Von, so few that it’s newsworthy?
What a complete sexist article! If this was reversed towards the opposite sex their would be uproar but again society feels it is acceptable to degrade the male for female gratification
Sexism only applies when men are being sexist towards women, obviously.
I think you two need to look up the definition of sexism
That would be discrimination based on one’s gender or sex, pal.
Flip this article and make women the subject of the study and you’d have people screaming “Sexism” from the rooftops but it’s hunky dory when men are the subject.
How isn’t that concept sexist?
Then you need to look up discrimination pal because nothing in this study discriminates. It’s simply an objective behavioural study. There has been countless done on men’s societal behaviour too. Park your outrage.
“Men don’t mind ugly women as long as they’re well behaved”
Write an article based on that concept and see how long your career in journalism lasts.
And what outrage? It’s merely an observation
I suggest your observational extend to the article itself, and maybe even the study if your are feeling up to it, rather than just reading an article headline and spitting the dummy out of the pram.
I read the article. Cheers for the condescension, by the way.
Who named you? A dyslexic with a stutter was it?
Alan, chill man chill
Classy
No more than yourself. Happy Sunday.
“As long as they don’t misbehave” Is this article about men or dogs?
Both try chase tail…..
But if I produced an article that said men consider obedience the second most attractive quality in a women after looks… That would be sexist?
I wouldn’t care about looks as long as he smelled nice, washed his hands EVERYTIME he used the bathroom, did not eat with his mouth open and did not fart for fun!!
Wats so bad about farting for fun?!
Too high standards all men fart for fun especially when it annoys the woman
Can’t handle me at my worst you don’t deserve me at my best bb xoxo
I’m rotten looking and my wife should be haunting houses
hmmmmm, misbehaving??? take a run and jump, take me as I am and I will take you as you are, if that’s not good enough for ya, then tuff, your not for me
The headline makes it sound like there is hope but when you read the article you find that there is none. :-(
“The unattractive male is tolerated up to a point; his unattractiveness is OK until he misbehaves,” Gibson explained.
wow. just, wow.
i wonder how far a study on how men tolerate fat women as long as they put out when the man wants.
far more casual misandry than misogyny these days. misandry couldnt possibly exist with all the constant misogyny!!!!!!!!
But – I mean – what if you’re really ugly? Like me, I look like a giraffe – here in Louth.
There are giraffes in Louth? Who knew.
I look like a hippo, maybe if we team up as some sort of double act we will pull some ladies.
Tell that to the elephant man.
Id love to see this article written the other way around. Could you imagine the fa**y attack that would go on?
Lol
Beauty in the eyes – sorry there are no ugly people – only ugly personalities that can be tweaked
Hello, nurse!
So women are shallow too? Who knew!
Only benefits straight men.
I can’t believe there’s a scientific journal dedicated to and called ‘gender issues’
Be careful about conflating science and social science.
Is that wimin over 35 in Dublin and any girl under 24 and a lad with a car for the rest of the country?
And shes got ten pints down her when they bonk ha
that cant happen because the man is automatically a rapist then….despite them both being drunk
Typical journal bullshit
#MGTOW
Who wrote this article Donel O Keefe?
Meat on the stick….
I have a face that gets away with murder.
Sadly we still live in a word that is pathetically obsessed with looks.
A person who is so superficial is worthy of non of my attention in the end
have your say