“Honey, should I wear my red dress tonight, or my…”
“Yes…”
There you have it. An actual conversation that proves men like red stuff on women. And yet, Reuters reports on a new study that spent $40 million to see if red was more of a turn-on for men than, say, dark brown.
That figure is just a rough guess, you understand, since I have no idea what it really cost.
But if somebody IS still funding studies to prove the bleeding obvious, I want a piece of that.
I’d like to find out if guys prefer…
- stiletto heels and ankle straps, or rubber flip-flops
- blondes, or chicks with brown hair and flecks of dandruff falling out
- creamy smooth skin, or a lot of big ripe zits
- women who want expensive jewelry, or women who think gems are “icky”
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Dr. Doll, Yep! You’re a woman alright! You write in suggestive code. Men don’t understand that stuff. Its either yes or no, black or white (or red to some) or boxers or briefs.
Thanks for backing me up!
- Posted by DayshiftbobI would suggest that everyone — woman, man, or dayshiftbob — should consider the woman-in-red study in a broader sense. Everyone is influenced by nuances, of which color is just one. And it doesn’t have to be red. Blue, for example, is often associated with trustworthiness, black with mystery and sophistication. Nuances are numerous. For example, how many of us equate good looks with intelligence?
People need to be aware of the nuances which affect them. Those who are not introspective are manipulated. Put differently: “You can’t fight what you can’t see.”
PS: Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful!
- Posted by Dr. DollChris, I think you missed the point. You seem to see things in terms of black and white. You suggest that a man is either attracted to a woman’s face or he is not. You imply that a woman is either beautiful (to the man), or she is not.
What about the gray areas? Most people fall into the middleground, where woman could be considered attractive or not. The point is, would a typical man consider her attractive in red, when he would not in another color. Or would he consider her more attractive in red, than in another color.
- Posted by Dr. Dolldayshiftbob, you still don’t get it, do you? You must be tone deaf (and perhaps color blind, too.) I was agreeing with you, for crying out loud!
I must be a woman . . . . That only makes it better!
- Posted by Dr. DollI’ll have to agree with dayshiftbob. It doesn’t matter what color a woman wears. What a woman wears and how she wears it matters more. But above I have to say (in my personal opinion) a woman’s face is what matters most. After all, unless you have absolutely no respect for women, her face is what you’ll look at most. If you’re not attracted her face, why bother?
- Posted by Chris EdWardDr. Doll, Obviously you’re a woman who doesn’t look like Kat Dennings and you hate men because of that. This would be my guess because of your “Tone”.
Look, I am not and will not apologize for being a man and knowing what I like. Is there more to Kat than her beauty, I’m sure that there is. I’m sure that she is very intelligent, creative and sucessful at what she does.
Why is it that when a woman who is voluptous she is hated by other women. A friend of mine once told me that women secretly hate each other. I guess… I find it amusing.
So back to the original point of this blog.
Do men find women more attractive wearing red than any other color? I say no. If she looks like the beautiful Kat Dennings and wears burlap undies….who cares about red?
- Posted by dayshiftbob