Do Women Select for Intelligence?
One observation I made from several years of obsession with pickup (I know, I know), is that women on average actually don&#x27;t like averages very much (and men too probably).<p>If you&#x27;re kinda tall, kinda wealthy, kinda attractive, kinda muscular you&#x27;re also kinda boring even if you would think you would be a great catch based on the statistics.<p>What you find in reality is that individuals have very strong individual preferences which basically make the mean irrelevant.<p>So for example some women really really like athletic guys, while some really really like tall guys. Bu rarely does someone have a preference for a slightly athletic guy, or a slightly tall guy.<p>What you find works well in reality is understanding the type of girl who would like you, putting yourself in places where you might find those girls, and playing to those traits - not trying to fit with some statistical mean.<p>Something that always makes me smile is that when you&#x27;re out in public you often see unique characters - guys&#x2F;girls with tattoos from head-to-toe, or someone with a very unique fashion sense. But 99% of the time they always have a uniquely quirky partner by their side who shares and loves their unique characteristics. And to that partner they found a 10&#x2F;10 catch even if statistics would say the opposite.<p>Just something to keep in mind when thinking about statistics like this.