Suzanne Portnoy

This totally politically uncorrect post follows from this article I picked up from my friend Jamye Waxman’s column. It’s about what men notice when they first meet a woman. Much as we would all like to think it’s about brains and personality , most smart chicks understand that really it’s all about geometry. Forget what you’ve read in Cosmo where guys say they fell in love on first sight with their girlfriend’s radiant smile. When was the last time you heard I guy say, “She was the smartest woman I’d ever met.” It’s a mistake to assume that we’ve evolved as a species. When men look at women, as the article points out, they look at the size of her breasts, the ratio of her waist to hip size, the turn of her ankle. That’s not to say that there’s not someone for everyone but if you want to grow your audience, you have to play by the rules.

I learned quite some time ago that men prefer dresses to trousers, no knickers to knickers, nice lingerie to grey stuff with baggy waistbands, high heels to flats. Sure, some girls look great in baggy trousers and a t-shirts but not very many and those that do would look just as good in a sack cloth. Those are the same girls that you’ll find in the gym 2 hours a day sweating it out on the treadmill or are genetically blessed. It’s fine to do the whole ‘no make-up’ thing, to walk out of the house like you just don’t care, but it just makes it harder to get guys to care about you.

That’s not to say that men don’t want a funny, smart, sexy woman but they would prefer one that was attached to a shapely body, slim ankles and perky breasts. Isn’t that true, boys?  What we’re talking about here, to be clear, is initial attraction, not the attraction of two people who have known each other a while.  We’re talking about walking down the street and doing a double take kind of attraction.

And with that, I’m taking my knickerless, perky titted (thanks to my push-up bra), high heeled bod off for a light lunch. Enjoy the weekend!