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London: In the mating
game, no matter how many times they're rebuffed, overconfident men
never give up and can ultimately be successful, say researchers.
The more such a man believes a woman fancies him, the more likely
he is to keep trying and, therefore, "get lucky" the next time,
says the study.
It concluded that if a man finds a woman irresistible, then
chances are she's not interested, reported the Daily Mail, citing
the journal Psychological Science.
The research involved 96 male and 103 female undergraduates, who
were put through a "speed-meeting" exercise, talking for three
minutes to each of five potential opposite sex mates.
Before the conversations, the participants rated themselves on
their own attractiveness and were also assessed for the level of
their desire for a short-term sexual encounter.
After each "meeting", they rated the partner on a number of
measures, including physical attractiveness and sexual interest in
the participant.
The results showed that men looking for a "quick hook-up" were
more likely to overestimate the women's desire for them.
The "speed dating" model used by the researchers allowed them to
study dozens of interactions between men and women - and build a
clear picture of what "strategies" worked for mating males.
Carin Perilloux, psychologist at Williams College in
Massachusetts, said: "There are two ways you can make an error as
a man."
"Either you think: 'Oh, wow, that woman's really interested in me'
and it turns out she's not. There's some cost to that, such as
embarrassment or a blow to your reputation."
The researchers theorise that the kind of men who "went for it",
even at the risk of being rebuffed, were eventually more
successful more often.
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