Why do women(& some men) like thugs so much?

[LikeAWillow]

Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

Well, I hope this doesn't come across as chauvanist or
something, 'cause I'm not a chauvanist; but I've
always felt that it's because many women are operating
under the false delusion that someone like that is going
to be able to "protect" them.

Hard wired instinct. We're looking for someone to provide for us and protect our families. I swoon over men with broad shoulders, but I know there's a lot more to it than personal preference.

So I guess it
"goes both ways" -

I think guys are a lot more guilty of differentiating between the girls they marry and the ones they full around with-- cue Madonna/Whore complex.

I also think there's something very hard-wired in the brains of both sexes
which "isn't very nice" but is just plain true, in terms of cold hard reality -
people equate good looks and strength with health; and therefore with
a higher chance of survival in terms of their offspring.
That's "just the way it is."

Exactly. People are programmed to be attracted to those who will give their children the best chance of survival. For women, the biological imperatives even go as far as to scent, with the men who make the most attractive genetic complements smelling the most attractive.

Originally Posted by JannieC

This is a really stupid article, but the idea of it has been around forever. I believe that a majority of women base their partner choices on what they experienced as a child. I would even go so far to say that many of us are searching for dad, one way or another.

I completely agree with this. I was actually thinking about it the other day when I realized that my "type" with men is very similar to the way my dad looks. I think it has less to do with Freud's Electra complex theory, though, and more to do with the fact that our fathers are our idea of the epitome of masculinity. They're our first and fullest idea of what it means to be male. For me, this translates into defining height as a key factor in what makes a guy-- my dad's 6'4, and I don't think it's a coincidence that I've never dated a guy under 6'1.