- looks (the most important factor apparently),
- height (women like tall men; men don't like tall women so much),
- hair colour (blondes do better than gingas; women with long hair are preferred over those with short),
- Body Mass Index (women prefer a higher figure; men don't),
- income, education, ethnic background ... all are measured down to the last quiintile.
Suffice to say that if success at Soul Bar is your basis for social advancement, then short, thin, bearded gingas better get either a sense of humour or a huge income.
LINKS: What do on-line daters want? - Marginal Revolution
What makes you click? Mate preferences and matching outcomes in online dating - Social Science Research Network (abstract)
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2 comments:
Interesting.
As a social experiment I have just switched my hair colour from baby blonde to copper and darker blonde to test this well travelled hypothesis.
Blondes do not necessarily have more fun. Statistics wise even if the outliers are removed the new look has upped the output considerably.
I trust that all positive externalities have been succesfully internalised?
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