Please Help - Trying to Study Romantic Preferences

[Galactica]

Hey everyone, I'm trying to figure out about why people's attitudes towards what is attractive differ so much from one person to the next. I designed a pair of surveys for the purpose of studying this, and Martinius suggested I should try here in the Society forum.

May I post links to the surveys in this thread?

Thanks,
Mark

 

[Targ]

Go for it, I'm game.

 

[Galactica]

OK. Here are the surveys; select whichever is appropriate.

To be able to post links or images your post count must be 50 or greater. You currently have 3 posts.

Please remove links from your message, then you will be able to submit your post.

Hm. All right; 50 posts first.

(Incidentally, I had no idea when I created these surveys what a strange journey this would be. I've posted on forums dedicated to webcomics, motorcycles, romance novels, vegetarianism, and science fiction TV shows, and people act so differently from one place to another, it's almost like visiting different countries. If I seem overly polite, it's because I've learned one very important thing already - you can never tell beforehand whether what you say will offend someone else's sensibilities!)

 

[Blayz]

Stop being so nice.

I find it offensive.

 

[Galactica]

Stop being so nice.

I find it offensive.

You see my dilemma.

 

[Split Rock]

Hey everyone, I'm trying to figure out about why people's attitudes towards what is attractive differ so much from one person to the next. I designed a pair of surveys for the purpose of studying this, and Martinius suggested I should try here in the Society forum.

May I post links to the surveys in this thread?

Thanks,
Mark

I thought there are certain standards that are pretty much universal from culture to culture. For example, how narrow a woman's waistline should be to be most appealing does not vary much. I don't recall any specific referrences, however.

 

[Targ]

OK. Here are the surveys; select whichever is appropriate.

Hm. All right; 50 posts first.

Give us the name of the website and / or the Google search terms required to find it. If I find it, I'll post the link.

 

[Galactica]

I thought there are certain standards that are pretty much universal from culture to culture. For example, how narrow a woman's waistline should be to be most appealing does not vary much. I don't recall any specific referrences, however.

Yes indeed, the ideal Waist to Hip Ratio is ~.70. Yet individual men place a different value on their personal ideal WHR (and my own ideal is not .70). I'm trying to study how individual people's ideas of attraction vary, not what is average - one has only to turn on the television to see what is typically desired.

Also, my son likes this smilie:
And this one:
And this one:

Give us the name of the website and / or the Google search terms required to find it. If I find it, I'll post the link.

Hm; that feels dishonest. After all, I'm on a Christian forum, and what does Paul say about obeying the laws of the land? But if you like, I'll try sending the link in a PM to you personally.

 

[Pwnzerfaust]

Hm; that feels dishonest. After all, I'm on a Christian forum, and what does Paul say about obeying the laws of the land? But if you like, I'll try sending the link in a PM to you personally.

PM it to me and I'll post the links here.

 

[Targ]

Here we are, folks:

What do you like in a Woman?
Romantic Preferences: What do you like in a woman? Survey

What do you like in a Man?
Romantic Preferences: What do you like in a man? Survey

Shame, I was hoping for a "How vain are you?" score at the end.

 

[Blayz]

And this one:

Your son likes dudes with wings for ears?

Hm; that feels dishonest.

The "no links till 50" is to avoid spammers. You do not appear to be a spammer, thus it would not be dishonest to the spirit of the law

 

[Galactica]

Alas, no scores yet - this is a study designed to test a hypotheses, not an Internet survey I slapped together merely to entertain.

But if you like, you are vain, Targ. Deeply, Narcissistically vain.

 

[Singermom]

I tried to do the survey, but I couldn't do the second page. It was a little too general, or there should be a N/A: for instance, glasses are neither a turn-on or turn-off to me; also, black clothes? If they're neat, great, but if they're dirty or oversized, ick. I think it should be more of a "click on the things that are definite turn-ons" or along that line.

 

[Galactica]

Read the directions; you are supposed to leave a question blank if it's neither a turn-on nor turn-off. You did read the directions, didn't you?

 

[Targ]

Alas, no scores yet - this is a study designed to test a hypotheses, not an Internet survey I slapped together merely to entertain.

But if you like, you are vain, Targ. Deeply, Narcissistically vain.

Thank you!

Actually, at least 75% of my answers correspond to what my wife is like.

 

[Biologist]

Done. fairly vain, and I like young, super skinny, light haired, small chested, short, girly girls.

 

[Galactica]

Actually, at least 75% of my answers correspond to what my wife is like.

That's good; that's about how my own wife probably comes up on my answers.

Done. fairly vain, and I like young, super skinny, light haired, small chested, short, girly girls.

You are welcome to such females.

 

[Archer93]

Done the survey.
I made a couple of notes at the end of pages where it was relevant, but might I suggest something missing from the 'turn ons/offs' page for women?
What about brown hair in general, as distinct from black? You risk missing out on data about those who like chestnut hair!

Hope it's going well- how many responses have you had so far?

 

[Galactica]

You have a cool avatar.

So far I have 66 responses for "in a Woman" and... 68 for "in a Man." Unfortunately only about three quarters of the responses represent complete surveys. I only need a few more completed surveys before I'll have my goal of 50 completed surveys for "In a Woman;" it will take about ten more to give me 50 for "in a Man."

I'll post the results when the analysis is finished.

 

[Split Rock]

You have a cool avatar.

So far I have 66 responses for "in a Woman" and... 68 for "in a Man." Unfortunately only about three quarters of the responses represent complete surveys. I only need a few more completed surveys before I'll have my goal of 50 completed surveys for "In a Woman;" it will take about ten more to give me 50 for "in a Man."

I'll post the results when the analysis is finished.

Gave you one more. I think I followed the instructions.. unlike some here!