Besides showing earning potential, responsibility, and trust, they say, the ideal male would also be emotionally honest, interested in life, understanding of others, open to continued personal growth, and always considerate of the woman's feelings.
在電視的交友、擇偶節目中，無論有沒有過婚姻經驗，女性都不免開出「新好男人」的理想條件：除了實際的經濟能力、責任感、信任感之外，還要附加上勇於表達情緒、足夠的生活情趣、彼此充分瞭解、自我成長、重視我的感覺等等。