Why I Want Who You Want Summary

Why You Want Who You Want by Wendy Paris is an article explaining why people are attracted to certain people and shows that everyone has different tastes. In the article Paris explains many experiments that took place to find out what people go for in a relationship. Along with some of the ways we can change ourselves to make the opposite sex attracted to us. In class we are talking a lot about the brain. Such as why we do certain things and the way that we behave. In this article Parris explains that a reason that men might be attracted to another girl is that they are healthy and young. In class a discussion could come up as to why guys are attracted to these features. Also, a class discussion could be related to this article by explaining why people do like who they like. The whole article goes through many reasons on we might like someone. This is mainly due to
One of the studies that was conducted was a study published by Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin which stated that men were more interested in a women that was smarter than them and scored higher on tests. But, when these tests were actually taken side by side, the male would quickly lose their feelings for this girl when he was informed that they tested higher. Another study that was conducted in this article was published by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, participants were asked to list the characteristics that they cared the most about in a male. Then participants were invited to attend a speed dating session with 12 mini-dates and to rate them on attractiveness, humor, earning potential, then state who they would like to see again. When it came to the end, everyone wanted to go back with the best looking person, despite their stated preferences. This is to show that both men and women want a partner that is very attractive in their