Research published in the journal ‘Socioaffective Neuroscience & Psychology’ has discovered what a man needs to satisfy his partner in the bedroom.
And physical attributes don’t really come into it, as it was found personality was a big indicator of performance.
Researchers questioned 103 women about their sexual satisfaction and their partners characteristics.
The research sought to discover “whether this variation of orgasm frequency reflects mates’ personal characteristics”.
It also aimed to find out “whether women report that their orgasm frequency varies between partners” and “whether this variation reflects own and partner sexual behaviour during intercourse”.
Women between 20 and 69 years old responded to the 71 minute questionnaire.
Results were conclusive and showed women were more likely to enjoy bedroom activity with funny men.
In particular, women rated men most highly when they were “humorous, creative, warm, faithful, and better smelling”.
Women prefer to date a man with a good sense of humour, and the lengths they will go to to ensure they get their dream man have been revealed.
Women will use gossip to attract a male partner, badmouthing potential rivals to make sure they win their prize.
Both men and women gossip, but women will focus on other women’s looks, whereas men talk about wealth or the athleticism of their competitors.
Research published in the journal Evolutionary Psychological Science provides the first verifiable evidence for a positive link between intrasexual competitiveness, the amount of gossip that people take part in, and whether they are OK with such talk or not.
Adam Davis, lead author in the study, said gossip is a highly evolved social skill and a competition tactic that relates to women’s and men’s evolved preferences.
It is, therefore, essential for relationships between people, and not necessarily a character flaw.
The study asked 290 Canadian students aged 17-30 to complete three questionnaires.
One measured how competitive the participants are towards members of the same sex, especially in terms of access to the attention of potential mates.