"Green Car" Guys Are Hot! (?)
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From this month’s Playboy magazine: “88% of American women say they would be more attracted to a man who has a hot, new fuel-efficient car than a hot, new sports car.” There’s an interesting stat that could open up many a can of worms.
On one hand, I get it. A guy driving a fuel-efficient car is demonstrating that he’s smart. He doesn't waste money, doesn't want to pollute the atmosphere, is mindful of earth’s resources, and supports the need to get off the drug that is foreign oil. Yet, for better or worse, our rides make certain statements about who we are.
Many books have been written about what attracts one person to another. Several have suggested that humans use material possessions as forms of the mating call, much as do certain birds when they flash brightly colored feathers. I’m not suggesting that all it takes to capture the woman of your dreams or fantasies is an F430 Spider, but I’m wondering if 88% of attractive, single females would really get more steamed up by a beige Camry Hybrid, at least in terms of a first connection.
I read a study in a men’s magazine about appearances and attractiveness. They dressed a guy in a fast-food restaurant uniform and put him in a dumpy car, and showed the photos to a control group of women. Then they dressed him in a really sharp business suit and put him at the wheel of a German luxury car. Another similar group of women rated him twice more attractive than the first population did. Remember: same guy. Just different threads, wheels, and accoutrements. So, the notion that appearances make a difference isn't complete bunk.
I’m not advocating shallow relationships or saying that women are materialistic or gold diggers or any of that, so please save those responses for another time. But I’m not buying Playboy’s stat, which says that nearly nine of every 10 women would be more attracted -- at least initially -- to the dude in the fuel sipper than in something a little racier.
What do you think?
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