Reams of research over the past decade confirm what we all know but prefer not to admit: To women, wealth is sexy.
A survey of 190 women published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology reveals that women looking for a man are most attacted to power and finacial resources, followed by kindness and intelligence. Women seeking a one-night stand, on the other hand want muscularity and mucsulinity most (actually, period).
Love doesn't come cheap, however. Earlier this year, researchers at the University of Chicago asked 10,434 women -- all of whom had set their ideal man's height at sic feet -- what it'd take to fall in love with a 5'2" suitor. Their collective answer: He'd have to earn at least $270,000 more per year tham their ideal six-footer.
Why are women so hot for money? Evolutionary biologists have long theorized that females naturally seek man who can provide for the family. But Arizona State University researchers also found that because women have been stuck under a glass ceiling at work, they're attracted to men who can help then to bust through.
So go ahead, use your wealth to woo. Just don't let it come between you later -- financial issues are behind nearly three in five failed marriages.
