Comments on: The Mathematics Of Beauty http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/ The Official Blog of OkCupid.com Wed, 24 Sep 2014 13:49:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 By: chartguy http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/comment-page-9/#comment-34674 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:35:52 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?p=3877#comment-34674 It’s actually a lot simpler than you think it is. You’ve used a sledge hammer (standard deviation and statistical analysis) to kill an ant.

Compare the number of “5-star” votes a woman gets to the number of emails that she receives. I’ll bet that you find that they correlate very highly.

It’s simple. If a guy does not think she’s a five, he’s not going to write her.

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By: NO MATH NEEDED http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/comment-page-9/#comment-34644 Sat, 28 May 2011 21:21:46 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?p=3877#comment-34644 What’s up with the whole analysis thing?

The answer is SIMPLE. You don’t need mathematical interpretation/s.

Men prefer the ones who they think they’d have a better chance of dating with, rather than the more attractive but ‘almost impossible’ ones. Men decide to hit (more) on the ‘real ones’.. the less attractive but hot enough.. you know.. 😉

In other words, don’t WASTE your time on something you knew you can’t have.

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By: Regina29 http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/comment-page-9/#comment-34472 Thu, 19 May 2011 02:43:17 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?p=3877#comment-34472 Hi, As always I find your research absolutely fascinating! This is the first article I’ve read out here in a long time and I’m certainly glad to discover that you are continuing to do such fascinating mathematical magic!

Several of my friends have told me in the past that they think I’m just slightly too pretty for most men. I don’t think of myself as very attractive, so I didn’t take them very seriously. Now that I read your theories, maybe my friends were on to something.

I’m attracted to powerful, confident men…so if your theories are correct, they are blessings as far as I’m concerned. What you imply then is that men who are fearful of competition naturally self select to opt out of contacting women they perceive as being potentially too popular. In effect, this screens out men who aren’t strong enough to be with a woman like me. I definitely recommend that women continue to post their nicest pictures out here, for why would any woman want to be with an insecure man? Men in their power and comfortable with their Warrior energy are the ones that turn me on! Those men aren’t going to be afraid of the competition. This natural self selection process is great news as far as I’m concerned!

Thanks for doing what you do! It never fails to be thought provoking!

Peace, Regina

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By: nowcinterested http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/comment-page-9/#comment-34467 Wed, 18 May 2011 21:42:11 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?p=3877#comment-34467 Hello,

I find this very interesting and thank you all for your input. SInce I am Heterosexual I am writing this that way.
I have wondered about this off and on through my life. Men have always labeled me a “cute” woman. Even now at this age.
And this is what I have found here.

Some things to note: personality is a part of the equation that is not mentioned just looks. My experience tells me several things
1 I initially thought the more you answer all of the Q&A (including sex) honestly the more it would help find a good man to date for a ltr… But that was not the case due to men mostly using it for their own misguided sexual reasons about me.
And that when I answer too many Q&A about my sexuality and sensuality on OkCupid (and else where) I get quite a bit more contacts and more often then not in undesirable ways, far to forward, rude and obnoxious.
2 When I let my cuteness also show in my personality I get more attention and a better quality of contacts.
3 I also have observed over the years that being very attractive can be and is often a hinderance as this article states. Many men do not approach you because they think you are going to turn them down. Or so they have said at different times in my life. And whether I smile, have eye contact longer then average… gives them a signal if I will welcome their approach. Bottom line find the nerve to contact the other person. It’s well worth the risk in the long run.

And there are still something to the old fashioned points about men. If you want to attract nice men, good men, men who are worth a whole lot more then just sex think first and be more careful with the Q&A. There is a lot of science to all of this. Once you start talking to individual men you can share more about yourself on a personal level.
The bottom line is your heart and health are the most important things.

Please, feel free to contact me with comments on anything I write.

nowcinterested

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By: wendy http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/comment-page-9/#comment-34375 Sun, 15 May 2011 04:18:40 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?p=3877#comment-34375 RE: THE WOMEN WITH CONSISTANT RATINGS GETTING LESS MESSAGES..

I THINK YOUR HYPOTHESIS IS MOSTLY INCORRECT THOUGH TRUE FOR LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF MEN. I THINK THE LACK OF COMPETITION THEORY THOUGH WOULD CORRELATE MORE WHEN WOMEN ARE DOING THE MESSAGING.

UNFORTUNATELY, MEN OFTEN DON’T EVEN MAKE SUCH THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATIONS OR THOUGHT EVEN TO THAT LEVEL (LESS COMPETITION)-
WORST OF ALL-THEY ARE COMPLETELY AND MALADAPTIVELY PROGRAMMED FROM EVOLUTION (GREATLY ENCOURAGED OR AGGRAVATED BY THE MEDIA AND CULTURE) TO BE DISTRACTED BY THE VERY TOP OF THE SCALE. THAT IS 90% OF THE MEN ATTEMPT TO ATTAIN 10% OF THE WOMEN.

THIS PHENOMENON IS EASILY OBSERVABLE AT FOR EXAMPLE A POOL PARTY FOR SINGLE WITH MIXED AGES. SAY THE PARTY IS MOSTLY FOR THE OLDER CROWD BUT OPEN TO ALL AGES. THERE ARE PLENTY OF MEN AND WOMEN AGED 45-62. AND THEN A COUPLE OF VERY YOUNG ATTRACTIVE WOMEN AGED 23 HAPPENED TO SHOW ALONG WITH A GUY OR TWO ALSO ABOUT THAT AGE. 70% OF THE MEN MAYBE MORE WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE 2 YOUNG WOMEN.. EVEN SOME WHO ARE FAIRLY LOW ON THE ATTRACTIVENESS RATING THEMSELVES WHO WOULD BE LUCKY TO GET THE ATTENTION OF SOME OF THE WOMEN EVEN MORE REMOTELY THEIR AGE..

BEST WAY TO HANDLE THIS IS AGE RANGE EVENTS TO AVOID THE DISTRACTION FOR THE MEN..

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By: MadRooster http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/comment-page-9/#comment-34292 Mon, 09 May 2011 05:06:08 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?p=3877#comment-34292 Hi, I do think that there’s an important factor that’s left out: Novelty is attractive. I, myself, like several attributes that the mainstream would call unattractive, and don’t find myself all that attracted to women who are excessively Barbie-like. I think that being polarizing is an important factor in creating a following, in whatever sphere you care to consider.

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By: insonmiacgrl http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/comment-page-9/#comment-34276 Sun, 08 May 2011 10:52:54 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?p=3877#comment-34276 Thanks for the info. I’d appreciate another article explaining the “sup” message? Cuz whatever it means to men (which might be volumes), is I think lost on me.

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By: Chris http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/comment-page-9/#comment-34269 Sun, 08 May 2011 02:51:15 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?p=3877#comment-34269 The results are very intriguing and counter-intuitive. It may be informative apply regression to each individual so that you can examine the heterogeneity of regression coefficients across individuals and relevant subgroups. If there is considerable heterogeneity, the aggregate regression will be misleading. Another problem regarding heterogeneity is called Simpson’s paradox, a phenomenon in which correlations can reverse direction due to averaging. In either case, there might be interesting factors that account for the heterogeneity.

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By: Nana http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/comment-page-9/#comment-34030 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:32:32 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?p=3877#comment-34030 I think it’s because the women who get messaged the most look the most interesting. “Interesting” looking women can be beautiful, but they will not attract a mainstream audience. Some guys may think a woman is unattractive simply because of her style (ex: piercings, tattoos, weird hair) However, the people who they do attract will probably be curious enough to write them a message.

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By: ComtriS http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/comment-page-9/#comment-33983 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:14:21 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?p=3877#comment-33983 Where’s the article for men?

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