I'm really Rosie: Men more amorous towards la
Listen up, ladies: If you're looking to score, break out that red dress.
Men were more eager to bed women wearing red than those decked out in other colors, according to five studies involving 149 men and 32 women published today in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The men also judged those women as more attractive than those sans red duds.
"I'm not going to let my 16-year-old daughter wear red, let's put it that way," says study author Andrew Elliot, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester. "I do think a female who's interested in a male and going on a date ought to pull that red shirt out of the closet, because most likely it will make her more attractive to him."
There are two explanations for the phenomenon, says Elliot, a visiting professor at the University of Munich this semester. Society's emphasis on red on Valentine's Day as well as in sexy red lingerie may have taught men to link the color with romance, he says. There may also be an evolutionary explanation, based on humans' close genetic relationship with primates: Male primates tend to be especially attracted to female primates who show their red hindquarters, made rosy by increased blood flow when they're most fertile.
The men in the study were asked to rate their level of sexual interest on a scale of one to nine (one signifying zero interest and nine representing the strongest) in the women in photos they were shown. They were also asked to grade the women's attractiveness using the same scale. The desirability score was about 1.5 points higher and their attractiveness rating 1.2 points higher for women in red than for those in gray, green or blue.
Women surveyed didn’t rate their red-clad sisters as being any more attractive than those sporting garb in other hues, and neither they nor the guys found the ladies in red to appear any more likable, nicer or smarter than those in other colors. That suggests that red has a very specific color association with sexual behavior, Elliot says.
Women are likely to show a similar level of increased attraction to men in red in follow-up research he’s doing now, Elliot adds.
"The hypothesis is that you're going to see the same thing for females rating males, but through a different process," he says. "Females are more attracted to dominant, higher-status males. Red is a dominant cue in the wild when it's shown on a male. So human females who see red on a male will view him as more dominant, and that will lead her to be more attracted to him."
One caveat: The findings may be colored by certain situations. Elliot's previous research found that people who literally saw red immediately before a writing task performed worse — possibly because of our negative association with teachers' red pens used to point out errors.
LOL Baldrick
I will put on my Cristiano Ronaldo shirt next time I see you!
remember the film "The woman in Red".. proves the point.
lol shebabe..
Well that's good to hear. I for one always feel a bit sexier is red and I do think that most women look better wearing it.
As for Santa Angelina Jolie, Luvs her and Saint Brad. :)
used to like posh in her spice girls' years..
now i like Nicole scherzinger! i really do! :D
cheers,
paul
well,then u're one of a kind!hats off to you! :-)
Keep smiling!
Saggi!
quote "Men were more eager to bed women wearing red than those decked out in other colors"
Here i though most men are eager to bed any women that showed them any interest ;-)
I'm tht sort of guy :o)
Posh Spice takes it up the .... Do Dah, Do Dah
Let's face it, if it were me and Angelina Jolie one on one (hghly unlikely), that shirt ain't gonna stay on long is it?
Did you Google it first?
ladies.. wearing red is not a bad idea unless there are no Bulls in the vicinity..
awww!c'mon now.....don't tell me you like Jolie for her charity work.LOL.....
Keep smiling!
Saggi!
yeah....it's not just the lips....i've never really liked her as a whole.there are so many more prettier girls out there in Hollywood.....and this female walks away with titles like 'seskiest woman alive' and stuff.....duh!
Keep smiling!
Saggi!
Jenifer Aston... Too contrived.
Jessica Alba - Yes, but
Angelina Jolie - hubba Hubba ... And she donates a large percentage of her earnings to charity.
Saggi.. I agree with you in this matter ... I dont like her either..
I really dont understand why men like her lips? I dont like her too
However we speculate about the roots of the phenomenon, red has become accepted public shorthand for "ooh la la". So a woman associated with the colour red (particularly if it’s elective, as in a dress, rather than accidental, as in spilled paint) is regarded as more sexual; and men find women who are sexual sexy, presumably for the reason that they think they might want to have sex.
This is what scientists call stating the bleeding obvious. :))
wonder what men find sooooo attractive in Jolie.....i mean,just look at her!she's got everything double size!sheesh!
why not Jennifer Aniston or Jessica Alba?I think those girls look gorgeous.....never really liked Jolie....hmm!
Keep smiling!
Saggi!
i'd rather fancy angelina jolie
than the skinny vicky. :D
cheers,
paul
Posh Spice in a United Shirt and Angelina Jolie in a Newcatle Strip..
Who would take your fancy ??
i could agree on that
based on personal experience. ;)
and also girls who wear
over-sized red sweaters..
they look so adorable!
cheers,
paul
Thank God.. I dont ware red for work...LOL ..thats my formals..
But casuals...hmmm.. I should keep them all inside..lol
Now I know the reason why we always choose Red for weddings..LOL
no wonder brides are allowed to wear only shades of red for the wedding back home....LOL!NOW i know!
Keep smiling!
Saggi!
lol :)
Yeah Girls ... Dig out that Manchester United shirt and you'll look more attractive to me ;o)
Did you Google it first?
You could have a point.. I woke up feeling rosy all over this morning.. She wasn't happy, but i enjoyed it..