“Let him chase you.” For any woman who has received this advice and brushed it off-you might want to think again. Whether it was from your mother, grandmother, girlfriend, or Cosmo-we’ve all heard the saying: men enjoy the thrill of the hunt. True, this mentalitiy is old-fashion. As smart, sucessful women of the 21st century we know to go after what we want. But the key here is being aware and approaching the dating scene with a strategy-and based on the findings of these two Northwestern scientists, it’s a strategy backed by pychological reasearch. It’s not that we’re timid and meek; we’re just playing the game to our advantage.Check out this abstract published in Psychological Science. The experiment employed speed dating as the means for evaluating attraction and the gendered behavior associated with pursuing romantic partners. In otherwords, this trial looked at why men tend to be less selective than women. The study found that the mere act of approaching a potential partner increased one’s attraction to that partner-reguardless of gender.
Alright, but why should the act of approaching a potential partner be a masculine characteristic? I think this has to do with the fact that the heterosexual dating scene is structured by sexual economics (i.e. women are the sellers/men are the buyers). For now, just know that your mother may have been onto something…if you let him chase you, then he’ll find you more attractive.
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