Here's why the OT gets so many women, its cause we're 'benevolent sexists'

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In a study women preferred men who were chivalrous or protective
Those men were rated more attractive then those who treated women as equals
Scientists say it may be hard-wired to prefer a mate who is willing to provide
Even staunch feminists showed the same pattern of attraction

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'Women find benevolent sexist [BS] men attractive, not because they are ignorant of the harmful effects, but despite being aware of them.

'This suggests that the desirable aspects of BS attitudes and behaviors are sufficient to overcome the perceived negative effects.

'Our proposal is that women approve of BS attitudes and behaviors because they are taken as cues that a man is willing to invest by being protective, providing, and committed.'

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In the study, women's attraction to this willingness to invest is traced to a more basic hard-wired survival instinct, in which females choose mates in order to improve their children's chance of survival.

A male who is more likely to be protective or provide food for the family would improve the chance of offspring surviving, the study explains.

This may have in turn shaped women's psychology to make them subconsciously prefer men who are a bit sexist

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