What Men and Women Want

I found this comedian talking about what women really want and decided to share..just cause I think it goes with my blog today!

What is your type? Have you ever reflected on why you tend to go for women with a pretty laugh or a man that can keep a conversation going? The answer seems obvious; everyone would like their partner to be smart, trust-worthy, funny, healthy and of course- physically attractive. There is actually research that  says women like men who would be able to provide for them. Some evolutionary theorists suggest it is a need for survival. Such as when a woman is pregnant or caring for a child, she will need someone to help her buy food and run errands (or that is preferred anyway, since we all know single parenting is definitely possible). This makes sense if we think about why most women tend to build walls before letting the man through, not just to protect her heart from getting hurt, but also so she won't be alone in her time of need. 

Another interesting factor to think about is that men don't care as much about how a woman smells compared to how much she cares! I think this is quite humorous since women spend more on body perfumes and hair products that smell good. Men look more for what works best for their body odor, but women will reject him faster if his scent is not pleasing to her liking. There is research that suggests a woman is less sexually responsive to a man if he smells too feminine, to avoid inbreeding (in an evolutionary sense). This is all thanks to genes relating to the immune system called major histocompatibility complex.

Here's one for the men now...
There is a partial excuse made by an evolutionary explanation that says men choose younger women unconsciously because of their ability to remain fertile longer. So some men are just creeps and like to go for the young-enough-to-be-your-daughter female, but considering the evolutionary perspective, younger women are able to have more offspring, which makes the man feel superior by being able spread his genes through many more generations. 

There ya go.. just a few interesting facts about variations in reproductive and sexual behaviors or why we like what we like!