If you are confused by the world of online dating , a new study gives a fascinating look into how heterosexual men and women evaluate profiles.
Knowing how people look at you can be very helpful when writing your profile and choosing which photos to use. The study, published in Archives of Sexual Behavior , used the latest eye-tracking technology to see what men and women focus on when looking at online dating profiles. The researchers took 20 men and women and recorded their movements with an eye-tracking camera while they viewed online dating profiles.
However, if a woman was unattractive, a man focused on her looks if she had a prestigious job or high earning potential. A couple on a date. The women in the study were much more complex than the men regarding how they looked at dating profiles. Although the researchers were careful not to draw any conclusions from the results of the study, it appears that women are more generous to men with lower earning potential when they are attractive.
Meanwhile, men were more generous towards women who weren't that attractive but had higher-paying jobs. Regarding attractiveness, the study found that both men and women paid a lot more attention to the faces of online daters than their bodies. Eighty-three percent of their time was focused on faces, regardless of whether other body parts were shown. The study also proved another stereotype about online dating: men are more interested in short-term relationships and women are looking for something more long-term.
The researchers found that the significant difference between how men and women look at online dating profiles is noticeable within a short period.
