Just like the mystery of the [alleged] attraction between thick women and really skinny guys, people have always wondered why women are attracted to bad guys.
What is it about bad boys that brings all the girls, even the good ones, to the yard?
Science has tried to understand why and here are the things they found out.
1. Bad boys are more attractive
There’s something about bad guys that’s infinitely attractive, apparently, especially if this study by Nicholas Holtzman and Michael Strube of Washington University in St. Louis is anything to go by.
The researchers found out, using a small sample of 111 students, that women actually find ’bad boy’ traits such as narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism very hot.
The researchers say bad guys are “more likeable and [have] more confident body language, and more attractive facial expressions,” than their counterparts. In short, a bad boy is simply a moving, irresistible force of charm.
