Article Subject: Online Dating: The Power of Romantic Uncertainty..

Article Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wray-herbert/online-dating_b_813188.html

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Dr. Dato’s Brief:

This is a very interesting post that discusses the old question of whether the power of uncertainty makes one appear more attractive.

A study was conducted at the University of Virginia where a selection of females having their own facebook profiles were shown facebook profiles of men. They were told that a proportion of these men found their profiles more attractive and another portion, not so attractive and a third group of men who were undecided. The women were then told to examine these groups of men and their behavior and responses while browsing the men were noted.

The results showed that women naturally preferred men who liked them but they were more attracted to the men who were undecided. The results clearly showed from the test that women found the mystery men more appealing. The scientist call this the “pleasure of uncertainty”.

My conclusion: this is not surprising because men by instinctively makes their initial intentions unclear when they like a woman which usually heightens the woman’s interest. By coming out too strong or too feeble creates a certain perception in women and it may be down to the biological wiring of women and how they pick their chosen mates.

women can find uninterested men as attractive

Tags: hard to get, mystery men, romantic uncertainty

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