Ovulation Leads Women to Perceive Sexy Cads as Good Dads

• Main Authors: DURANTE, Kristina M., GRISKEVICIUS, Vladas, SIMPSON, Jeffry A., CANFU, Stephanie M., LI, Norman P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
• Subjects: evolutionary psychology; fertility; mate selection; mating; ovulation; relationships; good fathers; Gender and Sexuality; Personality and Social Contexts; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1120; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2376/viewcontent/DuranteGriskeviciusSimpsonCantuLi2012.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Why do some women pursue relationships with men who are attractive, dominant, and charming but who do not want to be in relationships—the prototypical sexy cad? Previous research shows that women have an increased desire for such men when they are ovulating, but it is unclear why ovulating women wou...