London - If you’re a chap looking for a fling, then dispense with the romance and the clever chat-up lines and get to the point.
Women likely to be interested in such an encounter apparently respond better to men with a direct “caveman” approach, say scientists.
Research on more than 1 000 adults found that men seeking casual sex were more likely to use aggressive strategies when flirting.
Women who were open to the idea were more likely to respond to this type of courtship, according to the findings in the US study.
The most likely men to use this aggressive courtship were those with negative, sexist attitudes towards women.
Women with similar attitudes towards members of their own gender were more responsive - suggesting they find men who treat them in a dominant way more desirable because it is consistent with their sexist ideology, said the study published in scientific journal Sex Roles.
Dr Jeffrey Hall and Dr Melanie Canterberry, of Kansas University, said: “Our results suggest assertive courtship strategies are a form of mutual identification of similarly sexist attitudes.
“Not only do sexist men and women prefer partners who are like them, they prefer courtship strategies where men are the aggressors and women are the gatekeepers.”
The researchers conducted two surveys, one of 363 college students and the second involving 850 men and women via the internet. - Daily Mail