As someone who was in the dating arena for most of the past summer and who has also tried online dating, I am pretty sure that I have figured out what women want. This conclusion is drawn from several experiences as well as reading plenty of women’s online dating profiles.
If I had a dime for every time I heard a woman complain about how some man was all hands on the first date I would be loaded. On the other hand (no pun intended) I usually play it conservative on the first date and seldom make any moves. This more often than not ends up getting me written off by my dates as not being interested in them. It is a classic case of not being able to win.
One young lady texted a picture of her breasts to me. I was a bit surprised and wasn’t sure how to respond. I was concerned that in this day and age of social media my response could have ended up on her Facebook page, so I played it close to the vest and simply said, “that’s nice.” She intimated that such a lackluster reaction was in her opinion a sign of my suppressed homosexuality.
Going by my experience the most talked about and desired characteristic by women within online profiles was a sense of humor. Women seem to be inclined to enjoy pleasure and frivolity which is probably how many of them end up with idiots. I would be willing to bet that most men who are morons are also good at sex largely because they do not have the capacity to contemplate much else. This is not to say that a theoretical physicist can’t be funny but jokes about wormholes only go so far.
The second most desired quality that I ran across in women’s profiles was that of honesty. I find it curious that this was second to a good sense of humor. What struck me with some of the profiles were the stern warnings that many women posted as headlines, “No Liars, Cheaters, or Players.” Isn’t this kind of like posting a “No Shoplifting” sign at the entrance of a store? Is a thief really going to say to himself, “Oh my, I guess shoplifting isn’t allowed here?” If anything posting over the top warnings against liars on your profile probably indicates that you have been a sucker many times before and will be again.
The third most sought-after trait that I found while perusing women’s profiles was that of being spontaneous. Women seem to yearn for an aptitude for creating moments of desirable discoveries by accident. Something on the order of a last minute trip during which a wonderful restaurant is found nestled in the country overlooking a magnificent sunset.
So, my conclusion is that what women desire is a man who acts interested in her but not too interested, pays proper homage to her breasts, is a laugh a minute, is honest about his cheating and playing, and will do all of these things at a moment’s notice.
Got it.
Actually, I can tell you what we women want: a clean, organized, uncluttered tastefully-decorated house – that we didn’t have to clean up all the time. If you want the best sex of your life (with your wife!), just pay someone to come in and clean the house twice a month (or more, if you are rich and have kids!). If you REALLY want to score, clean it yourself – but only if you can do a good job.
Sounds like great advise Kathleen. Anything is worth a try.
I would like to thank everyone for all of the comments so far as well as all of the DMs on Twitter. Maybe I should do a follow up and elaborate on us men.
“so I played it close to the vest and simply said, “that’s nice.” She intimated that such a lackluster reaction was in her opinion a sign of my suppressed homosexuality.”
I don’t blame her. You should have been more explicit and said “they’re (very) nice”.
Actually they were magnificent. But, had I said that, she would have said I was only interested in her for her rack. Again, can’t win.
I think this site needs a “Point – Counterpoint on Dating” featuring Billy Dees and Gail Forest. 🙂
ted Thomas – you are so right! I might just set that up
Sounds like fun. LoL
Seems like a good educated guess, but I dare say, even women don’t know what they want.
So true! LoL
I agree! They usually wind up with someone who doesn’t match their stated criteria but somehow made them say, “YES!”
Oh I am so with you on that one. They put me through the ringer and then hand over their life to the next idiot who comes along. LoL
now can i write about what men want,for every reason you gave, a man probably made her that way,i dont think youve figured us out yet even remotely but keep trying as my experience in dating this summer also
I’m sure I have a lot to learn, thanks for the comments.