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"OkCupid, a free online dating site, just came out with a very mathematical, analytical study. (Algebra and graphs are involved.) They looked at the number of messages women get in comparison with their level of attractiveness. They found that if a girl was consistently attractive, she actually got fewer messages than someone who caused a split opinion among men.\nIn other words, &amp;quot;a woman gets a better response from men as men become less consistent in their opinions of her.&amp;quot; More consensus, fewer messages. More deviance, more messages.\nPinterestFacebookThey used Kristen Bell vs. Megan Fox as an example. No one would say K-Bell is unattractive. Most would say she&amp;#39;s attractive, some would say very attractive. But with Megan Fox, some hate her (while no one hates Kristen Bell), and a lot of men think Megan is the hottest thing in the entire world. Very few men are just so-so about Megan. So there&amp;#39;s more consensus with Kristen and more deviance with Megan. Megan will get more messages.\nIt seems that it has to do with what men think their chances are. Men would hope that Megan&amp;#39;s tats will turn others off, but they know no one is turned off by Kristen.\nFrom OkCupid (oh&amp;#8212;and it reads a little harsh at first):\n*&amp;quot;When some men think you&amp;#39;re ugly, other men are more likely to message you. And when some men think you&amp;#39;re cute, other men become less interested. Why would this happen?...Suppose you&amp;#39;re a man who&amp;#39;s really into someone. If you suspect other men are uninterested, it means less competition. You therefore have an added incentive to send a message. You might start thinking: maybe she&amp;#39;s lonely...maybe she&amp;#39;s just waiting to find a guy who appreciates her...at least I won&amp;#39;t get lost in the crowd...maybe these small thoughts, plus the fact that you really think she&amp;#39;s hot, prod you to action. *\n&amp;quot;On the other hand, a woman [who is] conventionally cute, but not totally hot, might appear to be more in-demand than she actually is. To the typical man considering her, she&amp;#39;s obviously attractive enough to create the impression that other guys are into her, too. But maybe she&amp;#39;s [not] hot enough for him to throw caution (and grammar) to the wind and send her a message. It&amp;#39;s the curse of being cute.&amp;quot;\nI found this part really interesting:\n*&amp;quot;Women with tattoos and piercings seem to have an intuitive grasp of this principle. They show off what makes them different, and who cares if some people don&amp;#39;t like it. And they get lots of attention from men.&amp;quot;*So if you want lots of messages, play up your &amp;quot;flaws,&amp;quot; or whatever you think some guys don&amp;#39;t like. OkCupid says that women constantly crop their photos to hide or minimize curvy bodies, exotic noses, cool gaps in their teeth, etc., but the site suggests showing off all of your assets. If you don&amp;#39;t minimize or hide anything, you&amp;#39;ll get more messages.\n&amp;quot;Statistically, the guys who don&amp;#39;t like it can only help you, and the ones who do like it will be all the more excited.&amp;quot;\nWhat do you think of these surprising findings? It&amp;#39;s kinda objectifying women, but that&amp;#39;s what men do on these sites (and we do it back). I mean, we&amp;#39;re showing photos! Do you get a lot of messages? Would you like to get more or less?\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nVisit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10!\nEnter the latest Glamour sweepstakes!\nFollow us on Twitter!\nAdd us to your iGoogle homepage.\nPhoto: WireImage (Kristen Bell); WireImage (Megan Fox)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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