J_Taylor comments on Optimizing for attractiveness - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MrMind 03 June 2013 10:26:45AM 2 points [-]

But a much better question is to figure out what kind of women you want to attract, and then figure out the subtleties that will help you interest them and attract them. You also, of course, want the behaviour that results to be consistent with your own personal preferences, at least in some ways.

As far as I can tell, I'm attracted to girls normally referred to as 'bitch'. That is strong-willed, sexually promiscuous, out-of-the-box thinking, independent girls. Body type seems to be much less of an issue, I've found myself attracted to both very thin and quite chubby girls, from athletic to maternal/feminine, with any combination of hair style, eyes color, etc.
I would say that the primary factor is a very strong personality: any idea on how to attract those kind of girls?

Comment author: J_Taylor 05 June 2013 01:49:27AM 2 points [-]

I would say that the primary factor is a very strong personality: any idea on how to attract those kind of girls?

Please consider what sorts of guys the sorts of girls you are attracted to are attracted to.

Comment author: MrMind 05 June 2013 07:43:52AM 1 point [-]

I truly haven't the slightest idea. I could see them to be attracted both to strong or weak-willed, well-built and chubby, rich or poor men. How could I find out?

Comment author: J_Taylor 05 June 2013 05:05:44PM 0 points [-]

Empirical observation.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 05 June 2013 01:26:09PM 0 points [-]

Raise the topic at Metafilter?

I can imagine strong-willed women as being very definite about what they want, so there might not be a shared type except that they don't want men who try to override them, but this is just a guess.

Comment author: MrMind 05 June 2013 02:32:59PM 0 points [-]

It's funny because I hadn't thought to simply ask the web :) I definitely will...

I'm also reminded of studies that showed how similarity is more attractive than the opposite, so while I get more data I can postulate that strong-willed girls like strong-willed men.