We all pretty much knew this is true, as it's red pill 101 stuff, but it's always interesting when a scientific study backs up what you believe:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17...u-I3vldX5w
TLDR: Women are much, much more likely to choose a man that's already taken over a single man, all other things being equal. Men are indifferent as to whether a woman is taken.
My instinctive reaction to this is disgust, but then again, they've conducted similar experiments on other animals and found the same phenomenon, so it's hard to be angry about something that's biologically wired. A friend of mine said he got a lot more attention when he was wearing a wedding ring. Maybe that's something to experiment with.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17...u-I3vldX5w
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Unknown to the participants, everyone was offered a fictitious candidate partner who had been tailored to match their interests exactly. The photograph of "Mr Right" was the same for all women participants, as was that of the ideal women presented to the men. Half the participants were told their ideal mate was single, and the other half that he or she was already in a romantic relationship.
"Everything was the same across all participants, except whether their ideal mate was already attached or not," says Burkley.
The most striking result was in the responses of single women. Offered a single man, 59 per cent were interested in pursuing a relationship. But when he was attached, 90 per cent said they were up for the chase.
Men were keenest on pursuing new mates, but weren't bothered whether their target was already attached or not. Attached women showed least interest and were slightly more drawn to single men.
TLDR: Women are much, much more likely to choose a man that's already taken over a single man, all other things being equal. Men are indifferent as to whether a woman is taken.
My instinctive reaction to this is disgust, but then again, they've conducted similar experiments on other animals and found the same phenomenon, so it's hard to be angry about something that's biologically wired. A friend of mine said he got a lot more attention when he was wearing a wedding ring. Maybe that's something to experiment with.