Do Men Prefer Blondes or Brunettes? (See PINNED COMMENT)

Blondes are stereotypically perceived as ditzy, histrionic, unfaithful, and high-maintenance. So, why (gentle)men prefer blondes? Men do approach blondes more than any other color, it is a fact. Especially men under the age of 30. Blondes feature prominently in all types of magazines, not only in adult ones. Like redheads, blondes are rare (scarce) or maybe they are considered by men to be less threatening (dumb blonde). Blondes are also perceived as “easy” (promiscuous) because they are easily manipulated. Availability is the number 1 aphrodisiac. Blondes are perceived as needy and this enhances male self-confidence and dominance and reduces inhibitions (because of a lower risk of rejection). Blondes are also perceived as younger and healthier (because hair darkens with age and they have the highest hair density) and, therefore, more fertile. Estrogen and testosterone lower in blonde females only, rendering them more childlike in both physique and behavior. This triggers protective male responses and sexual selection. Blonde genes are recessive. Both parents should be blonde for the child to blonde, thus ascertaining paternity in some cases. Consequently, blue eyed and blonde men are more attracted to blue eyed and blonde women. Fewer men are born blonde than women. Blonde men have no dating advantage. Proof of societal-cultural influences on short-term mate selection (but not on long-term coupling). Blonde hair is determined by a recessive gene. This means that a blonde male can be 100% certain of his paternity if he mates with a blonde female. It does NOT mean that non-blonde cannot have a blonde child: some ancestor in the past could have been blonde. LITERATURE Viren Swami and Seishin Barrett, “British men’s hair color preferences: An assessment of courtship solicitation and stimulus ratings,” Personality and Social Psychology, Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 2011, 1-6. Nicolas Guéguen, “Hair Color and Courtship: Blond Women Received More Courtship Solicitations and Redhead Men Received More Refusals,” Psychological Studies, 2012, Vol.57(4), 369-375. Matz, D. C., & Hinsz, V. B. (2017). Women’s hair as a cue to desired relationship and parenting characteristics. The Journal of Social Psychology, 158(5), 558–573. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2017... Sorokowski P. Attractiveness of blonde women in evolutionary perspective: studies with two Polish samples. Percept Mot Skills. 2008 Jun;106(3):737-44. doi: 10.2466/pms.106.3.737-744. PMID: 18712194. Mengel-From J et al (2009) Genetic determinants of hair and eye colours in the Scottish and Danish populations. BMC Genetics; 10: 88. Nina, G, Jablonski, NG, Chaplin, G (2000) The evolution of human skin coloration. Journal of Human Evolution; 39(1): 57-106. Frost, P (2008) Sexual selection and human geographic variation. Journal of Social, Evolutionary and Cultural Psychology, Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Meeting of the NorthEastern Evolutionary Psychology Society. Ridley, M (1993) The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature. Penguin. Grammer, K, Thornhill, R et al (2003) Darwinian aesthetics: sexual selection and the biology of beauty. Biological Reviews; 78(3): 385-407. Laeng, B et al (2007 ) Why do blue-eyed men prefer women with the same eye colour? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology; 61(3): 371-384. Rich, MK, Cash, TF (1993) The American image of beauty: media representations of hair color for four decades. Sex Roles Journal; 29(1-2): 113-124. Find and Buy MOST of my BOOKS and eBOOKS in my Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/60...