Back to the Past
Posted on 04. Sep, 2008 by Brian Reid in General
According to the Daily Mail (UK), what men really want is demure housewives and what women really want is big strong guys to provide for them. Or so the paper would have us believe, publishing the results of a survey that found that the trait most desired by men seeking a woman was “taking care of our home.” The top trait that women are looking for is “listens to what I say,” followed by “financial stability.”
This is hard to square with the way we are actually living our lives these days, and some of the stats are just laughable (do a quarter of women really look for a green thumb when they select a mate?). But what do you expect from the paper that brought us the dumbest story of 2008?
Writer Dad
04. Sep, 2008
I expect nothing.
Reservoir Dad
05. Sep, 2008
Who are they asking? Teenagers just finished with knight-in-shining-armour fairy tales? Retirees knee-deep in Mills and Boon romance novels?
Doesn’t sound like many of the women I know (especially not my wife).
And since when does ‘providing for’ exclude being a constant presence in the life of your children, allowing a space for your wife to develop her career? There are many more ways to ‘provide for’ than just bringing home the cash.
I get the feeling that people design these surveys with a conclusion already in mind.
What do men want? I can tell you what this man wants – his wife.