According to a recent study by a British university, most good girls get attracted to bad, swaggering males. As per the study, women really do find moody bad boys sexier than cheerful chaps. Psychologists say brooding or swaggering males were far more alluring than happy men who smiled a lot, reported express.co.uk.
However, in contrast, men were more attracted to smiling women compared to straight-faced women. Volunteers were shown pictures of the opposite sex projecting different emotions for the study at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Researchers said evolutionary theories suggest a confident, proud posture in a male exaggerates masculine features, implies status and an ability to provide for a partner and offspring. Smiling was associated with a lack of dominance in men and ‘submissiveness and vulnerability’ in women.
Ashish Sinha, a college student, says good guys equals to being boring. “There is the general belief that good men are the ones most commonly known to be ‘too nice’. A very big misconception is the general thought that men who are nice are boring.” Psychologist Seema Hingorany opines, “It usually happens with girls who are emotionally disturbed. It is either because of family problems or personal issues that they become rebellious.”
Bad Guys are usually confident and ooze self assurance and this quality is what gets women falling for them. Plus, dating a bad guy is like eating the forbidden fruit — the more you avoid it, the more you want to eat it. Explains Seema, “Sometimes girls end up with the wrong guys because they have led boring and sheltered lives. They have been suppressed by parents who force their ambitions down their childrens’ throats, pushing them to pursue either engineering or to become a doctor. This in turn leads to rebellious behaviour. The very thrill that you get from being with a bad guy gives you a high. That is one of the main reasons why girls prefer bad guys over the good ones.”
