What women want - Female Persuasions - Brief Article

Men's Fitness, May, 2002

WHAT WOMEN WANT

                                             How soon
               Is there an                   after
               ideal way                     meeting a      Would you
               for a guy to                  guy will you   date a guy
               approach you                  decide         who wasn't
               for a date or   Facial        whether or     into
               ask for your    hair, yes     not to sleep   physical
               number?         or no?        with him?      fitness?

NAME:          Be sweet.       I prefer no   Oh, I don't    Oh, yeah.
JEN            Honey, I'm      facial        know -- a      As long as
COOKE          just a          hair, but     couple         he's not a
AGE: 23        cowgirl and     it doesn't    weeks.         slob or
PROFESSION:    I just want     really                       anything.
PROFESSIONAL   the real        matter.
FITNESS        thing.
COMPETITOR,
STUDENT

NAME: MARY     In a            A little      You never      I would
ROGERS         completely      bit is fine.  know.          never say
AGE: 27        unaggressive,   A second-                    never, but
PROFESSION:    casual          day shadow                   ideally,
READING        manner.         is actually                  no. I like
SPECIALIST,                    preferred.                   people to
MODEL                                                       be
                                                            concerned
                                                            with their
                                                            health in
                                                            the same
                                                            way that I
                                                            am.

NAME: KIRA     Being nice      No            I think you    I don't
SHAW           and sincere     moustaches!   know           think I
AGE: 31        without being   They went     immediately    would ever
PROFESSION:    a doormat.      out with      if you         date a guy
ACCOUNT        Guys who take   the Village   could sleep    who didn't
EXECUTIVE      initiative      People.       with a guy.    exercise on
               and go after    Goatees and   It takes       a regular
               what they       beards are    longer to      basis. It's
               want but are    okay,         know if you    so
               still           though.       want a         important
               gentlemen.                    lasting        to me to
                                             relationship   stay
                                             with           healthy and
                                             somehody.      fit that I
                                                            think I
                                                            would not
                                                            understand
                                                            somebody
                                                            who didn't
                                                            feel the
                                                            same way.