You may be more likely to see this if you're a man who earns a decent living.
If a man is open about finding a woman with large breasts and a shapely physique attractive, others may deem him shallow. If a woman finds an obviously well-heeled man who drives a sports-car attractive, there are those who might accuse her of being insincere and materialistic. In fact, men and women who find members of the opposite sex attractive for what might seem like superficial or ignoble reasons may, in some ways, be more honest than their critics. While men and women may appreciate the better qualities of an individual, there are primitive instincts that drive much of human sexuality.
Physical Appearance
An obvious factor in human mating is physical appearance. A physically attractive person often has an advantage over an unattractive person when it comes to finding a mate. This is particularly the case with men as appearance is often an important factor in the male selection process for a mate. On an instinctual level, men may equate appealing bodies to good reproductive health. Laura B. Needham, a scholar from Arkansas State University, writes in her essay "An Investigation of Exceptions to Patterns of Mate Selection In Evolutionary Theory Among Resource Dependent/Independent Females"
"Qualities that serve as cues to a woman's ability to reproduce are attractiveness, youthfulness, and permissiveness."
Economic Factors
Many bitter men have lamented that their inability to score a date or find a spouse is directly connected to the holes in their pocket. There may be some truth to this. From an evolutionary standpoint, women may look for men who will be able to provide for their offspring. Holly Wats and Jonathan Leake, science columnists for the Sunday Times, speculated in a 2009 column that "women may be looking for wealthy men because they are " the ones most likely to ensure their children survive. That means the man with the biggest muscles, the squarest jaw or, nowadays, the biggest bulge in his wallet."
Personality
Human mating is an emotionally intense experience, and for many how they approach sex is central to their belief systems. If an individual is averse to casual sex or sex outside of marriage, then they may only mate in certain situations, if at all. Concerns with morality cause otherwise fertile people to to abstain from mating. For example, the National Institute of Health reported in a 2003 news release that "Teens-particularly girls-with strong are less likely to have sex than are less religious teens, largely because their religious views lead them to view the consequences of having sex negatively." While there may be many opportunities for religious young women to mate, they often refrain due to religious beliefs.
Health
While good health may correlate to a strong libido, the opposite can also be true. According to the Mayo Clinic website "Sexual Health and Aging" there is a wide variety of physical and health factors that can decrease a person's urge to mate, "Any condition that affects general health and well-being also affects sexual function. Illnesses that involve the cardiovascular system, high blood pressure, diabetes, hormonal problems, depression or anxiety --- and the medications used to treat these conditions --- can pose potential sexual health concerns."
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