A story here: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22360651-1702,00.html
It seems that men still seek out the most attractive women and women are drawn to the men that make the best providers – leveraging their looks to snag the best mate they can.
Is this honestly a surprise to anyone? Hasn’t this exact research been done dozens of times in the past now? Does anyone actually think this is a bad thing?
So some generalizations… Men are attracted to pretty women, and Women are attracted to Men with wealth and power. Why? It’s just carnal instinct. Males look for a mate that is genetically superior for carry a pregnancy to term and reproduce. Females look for a mate that can support and sustain their offspring. Just because “we” are self aware and are civilized doesn’t mean the basic rules don’t apply anymore.