Spanish Women "The Most Flirtatious Online".Survey Says

Spanish women are the "most flirtatious" online, according to a study by the dating website Badoo, Reuters is reporting. US women ranked next to last on the list, just ahead of Ecuador.
The study shows changing perceptions of Spanish women, Reuters added. They reported:

"Until the mid-'70s, the status of women in Spain was lower than in any other European country, except Turkey. Spanish women couldn't open a bank account without their husband's permission," said [John] Hooper, author of "The New Spaniards."

The study showed which women were the most likely to initiate dating with a man, with Spanish women averaging more than double the contacts of US women per month.
In second place came Poland, followed by the Dominican Republic, Italy, Argentina, and Brazil noted the Warsaw Business Journal.
While men in all countries were still far more likely to make the "first move," the information does provide insight into the countries in which the site operates. Badoo boasts about 80 million registered members in Europe, Latin America, the US and elsewhere, notes the Telegraph. The AP quotes Lloyd Price, the site's marketing director, as saying:

[W]e wanted to know whether women in some countries were more likely to take the lead than those in others - and what this said about those societies.

The AP also noted that Canada, which came in ninth place, was the highest-ranked English speaking country on the list, as well a the only non-Catholic nation.
A recent survey found that in PSain, where prostitution is not illegal, one in four Spanish men admitted to paying for sex.

By Huff

Five styles of flirting identified

Hall, who recently completed study into styles of flirting among dating adults, surveyed more than 5,100 people regarding their methods of communicating romantic interest. 


Five styles of flirting identified are: physical, traditional, polite, sincere and playful. 
Physical flirting involves the expression of sexual interest in a potential partner. People who scored high in this form of flirting often develop relationships quickly, have more sexual chemistry and have a greater emotional connection to their partners.
Traditional flirts think men should make the first move and women should not pursue men. Because they adopt a more passive role in dating, women with this style are likely to report trouble getting men's attention and are less likely to flirt or be flattered by flirting. Traditional men often know a potential partner for a longer time before approaching them. Both genders tend to be introverted and prefer a more intimate dating scene.
The polite style of flirting focuses on proper manners and nonsexual communication. Although they are less likely to approach a potential partner and do not find flirting flattering, they do tend to have meaningful relationships. 
Sincere flirting is based on creating emotional connections and communicating sincere interest. Although women tend to score higher in this style, it is advocated by both genders. Relationships involve strong emotional connections and sexual chemistry and are typically meaningful.

People with playful flirting styles often flirt with little interest in a long-term romance. However, they find flirting fun and enhancing to their self-esteem. They are less likely to have important and meaningful relationships.

Hall said that for the most part, there was little difference between genders within each flirting style. 


By Jeffrey Hall,  University of  kansas

Adultery Dating Service Reveals Human Nature

To study infidelity, researchers scanned publicly accessible ads from 200 men and 200 women chosen at random from the site, which was started in 2001 and, as a "discreet dating service," caters primarily to people already involved in a relationship. (The name of the site was taken from two popular names for baby girls back then, supposedly in an effort to attract women.)

"The study of adultery is important in the broad sense, because it helps us understand who we are," researcher James Hare, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Manitoba in Canada, told LiveScience. "Humans are inclined to put themselves on a pedestal above other living things, though time and time again, data reveal that we are a product of the same selective forces and evolutionary processes that have shaped all life.

"To me, acceptance of this fact diminishes the sense of entitlement humans feel and, in the end, fosters an ethic that is more in accord with the world around us — and ultimately less likely to lead to the demise of our species and those we share the planet with."

The researchers investigated what the would-be cheaters said they wanted in an adulterous relationship: "anything goes," "short term," "undecided," "long term," "cyber affair/erotic chat," or "whatever excites me." They also noted the ages of the advertisers, the ages of the partners they sought, and the total number of adjectives they used in describing themselves and in what they wanted in a partner — specifically, adjectives involving wealth, physical attributes, educational achievement and athletic prowess. (Naturally, the investigators were not given the names or other personal details of the customers they studied.)

Their findings conformed to common stereotypes of men as promiscuous and women as choosy. The men, who averaged about 42 years old, advertised "anything goes" more than twice as often as women, while the women, who averaged about 39, sought long-term relationships about two-thirds more than men.

In addition, women used more adjectives to describe the wealth and physical attributes they wanted in partners, while men used more adjectives when it came to describing their own wealth, athletic interests and educational achievements.

The findings suggest preferences in partners even among married people are based on female attempts to get at male-controlled resources, the researchers said.

Women who were in relationships used significantly more adjectives describing the physical attributes they sought in partners and significantly fewer ones describing their material qualities than single women did. This suggests women in relationships are driven more by urges for good genes for potential progeny than for material benefits, Hare said. Although the women in this study were near or past the end of child-bearing age, "many of the women would still be capable of reproduction," he added. Even for those who were not, there is still "the satisfaction derived from mating with a physically fit partner," Hare said.

By livescience.com