The more attractive a man finds a woman, the better he thinks his chances are, according to the inexplicable findings of a new study. [Agencies]
Researchers found that the more attractive the woman was to the guy, the more likely he was to overestimate her interest in him, MSNBC reported.
And it turns out the less attractive men were more likely to think beautiful women were hot for them. But the more attractive guys tended to have a more realistic assessment.
Believe it or not, this all probably makes sense from an evolutionary perspective, scientists say.
Attractiveness is linked to fertility, so if guys keep hitting on hot women, they're bound to score occasionally and father sons who act the same way. Those attractive men don't have to try as hard.
研究人员发现，男人越觉得某个女人有魅力，就越可能高估女方对他的兴趣。
而且，越是不够迷人的男子越可能认为漂亮的女子对他很倾心，但真正有魅力的男子做出的判断则相对现实一些。
科学家称，不管信不信，这从进化的角度来看都是讲得通的。
因为吸引力与繁殖力相关联，所以如果男人对惹火的女子死缠烂打，总会有得手的时候，生的儿子的行为作派也和他们一样，而富有魅力的男子就不必苦苦追求。
