It's not good looks. It's not money. It's not a charming personality. It's not a powerful career. What women want most in a man is fidelity.
Fully 54 percent of women responding to a Leger Marketing-Canadian Press poll cited "a faithful partner" when asked what they thought was most important when choosing a mate, reports the Canadian Press. Men also cited fidelity as an important attribute, but not surprisingly they also highly valued physical attraction and being good in bed.
Here are the results of the Leger Marketing-Canadian Press survey of 1,052 adults that was conducted in January. Participants were asked to choose the three attributes they most valued in a potential mate, so the numbers add up to more than 100 percent.
What women want most in a man:
- Faithful partner: 54 percent
- Respect the other person's independence: 40 percent
- Ability to listen: 35 percent
- Physical attraction: 13 percent
- Being good in bed: 6 percent
What men want most in a woman:
- Faithful partner: 47 percent
- Respect the other person's independence: 36 percent
- Intelligence: 35 percent
- Physical attraction: 26 percent
- Being good in bed: 13 percent
The best place to meet that special someone:
- Introduced by friends: 40 percent
- Chance or luck: 17 percent
- Introduced by family: 11 percent
- Sports or social clubs: 7 percent
- Work: 3 percent
- Bars: 2 percent
- Internet: 1 percent
- Newspaper classifieds: 1 percent
Here's something that should gladden every heart: Fully 90 percent of those polled believe it is possible to be happy with the same person for a lifetime.
--Cathryn Conroy
