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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
You had me at hello!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I spotted a news story about an interesting study on one of my favorite websites recently. My inner nerd always find research about male and female relationships so intriguing. In this study, the researchers discovered that “men tended to overestimate woman’s sexual interest, while women underestimated a man’s willingness to commit.” It seems that it’s natural! (They call it adaptive biases.)
It certainly brings up many scenarios in my mind, just being out in the city, how all of us deal with this conundrum of mixed signals. There have been times when I genuinely just speak to people of the opposite sex with no ulterior motive to flirt, or engage in any wooing technique. At some point, the guy gets it in his head that I want to have his babies, and the next thing I know, he is making a play for me. (Yea, I was just asking you about screwdrivers buddy, settle down) Hey, I don’t complain too much, male attention isn’t something I exactly run from!
What happens when mixed signals come up? Do you agree with the study that men generally overestimate a woman’s interest in them? Do you think this can happen with women too?
Ladies, do you think that you underestimate a man’s willingness to commit? Is it possible your apprehension shows, thereby becoming a deterrent for guys who want to get to know you better?
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