Why Women Choose Bad Boys: Ovulating Women Perceive Sexy Cads as Good Dads ScienceDaily (May 14, 2012) — Nice guys do finish last at least when it comes to procreation according to a study from The University of Texas at San Antonio that answers the question of why women choose bad boys. Research from Kristina Durante, assistant professor of marketing at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Business, finds that hormones associated with ovulation influence women's perceptions of men as potential fathers. "Previous research has shown in the week near ovulation women become attracted to sexy, rebellious and handsome men like George Clooney or James Bond," said Durante. "But until now it was unclear why women would ever think it's wise to pursue long-term relationships with these kinds of men." In the first study women viewed online dating profiles of either a sexy man or a reliable man during periods of both high and low fertility. Participants were asked to indicate the expected paternal contribution from the men if they had a child together based on how helpful the man would be caring for the baby, shopping for food, cooking and contributing to household chores. Near ovulation women thought that the sexy man would contribute more to these domestic duties. "Under the hormonal influence of ovulation, women delude themselves into thinking that the sexy bad boys will become devoted partners and better dads," explained Durante. "When looking at the sexy cad through ovulation goggles, Mr. Wrong looked exactly like Mr. Right." In another study women interacted directly with male actors who played the roles of sexy cad and reliable dad once during ovulation and again at low fertility. Again, ovulating women thought that the sexy cad -- but not the reliable dad -- would contribute more to childcare, but only if she were his partner. "When asked about what kind of father the sexy bad boy would make if he were to have children with another woman, women were quick to point out the bad boy's shortcomings," said Durante. "But when it came to their own child, ovulating women believed that the charismatic and adventurous cad would be a great father to their kids." "While this psychological distortion could be setting some women up to choose partners who are better suited to be short-term mates, missing a mating opportunity with a sexy cad might be too costly for some women to pass up," said Durante. "After all, you never know if he could be the 'one'."
Women choose the bad boys simply because they need someone to protect them from the cruel viscosity of the world. Eventually if they ever learn much of anything they will stick to guys that are loyal and can provide for them.
Which women? Giving opinions of matters in a controlled environment and interacting with actors in a little session is not the human behaviour in actual life that these experiments are attempting to study. This fundamental methodological flaw should let any person with a smidgeon of critical thought see through the tosh that is experimental psychology.
Useless distinctions like 'bad boy' and 'nice guys' sell magazines, newspapers and other media to the shallow who crave an authority figure to tell them what men and women want and need from each other, which most men and women already instinctively already know. Jews.
Maybe they want an alpha sperm in them for passing on the genes, but once they're done ovulating, they'll want a beta to help change the diapers, but overall, rust has won the debate.