The saying "If a man is not bad, women won't love him" is known to many people. Interestingly, an American researcher discovered through questionnaire-based testing that this saying actually has scientific backing.
Peter Jonathan of the University of New Mexico and his colleagues created a special personality test that included traits such as narcissism, impulsiveness, thrill-seeking, lying, coldness, and manipulation under the category of "dark personalities." Jonathan and his team invited 200 college students to fill out these tests while also asking questions like how many romantic relationships they had been in and whether they would pursue short-term relationships. The survey showed that men with higher scores in "dark personalities" were more likely to win the hearts of women and prefer short-term relationships. Many women found the "dark personalities" of "bad" men attractive, perceiving them as more masculine and having a higher chance of reproducing.
Interestingly, these "dark personalities" go against the virtues traditionally promoted by society. Jonathan said: "Bond is a typical 'bad' man; he is overly extroverted, thrill-seeking, and has killed people, yet he is very popular among women," being a universal heartthrob for almost all women.
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