Biology About Gender Differences

The speaker today was very informative and taught me a lot that I didn't know before. Some of the facts that are supported by scientific evidence are amazing. The things he talked about isn't a big topic to talk about normally, so hearing about it, made me realize how "uninformed" I am about things. I just go on with my life thinking what I learn in class is all I need to know, but really there is so much in this world to know, waiting to be talked about. I thought it was very interesting to find out about the hip to waist ratio.  The speaker said that what men look for in a women is youth, beauty, and fecundity, and that men tend to like different women in different stages of their life. When a man is thinking about just hooking up, they tend to lean towards a skinny girl, like the one society shows as the "beautiful" girl. And then later in life, when the men are seriously thinking about getting married, they tend to lean towards the leaner, but slim women. When thinking about this, that does make sense to me. If a guy wants to hook up, they aren't going to put much effort into finding a girl that is as caring or sympathetic as if he was going to marry her. So this leads to the "competition" of guys trying to see who can get the "hottest" girl. Another fact that goes along with that is women who store more fat in their hips tend to produce smarter offspring. This is because there is high Omega 3 in the hip fat, but if a women has more belly fat, that could be potentially bad for her offspring. Another one of his many topics that we covered, is that women are really picky when trying to find a guy to be in a relationship with, as compared to the guys, who aren't as picky, and can easily do what they please, in a way, because in the long term, they aren't effected by pregnancy. Thinking about how women are picky when finding a partner has been an eye opener for me, because of how true it is. My roommate sometimes creates a list of what traits her boyfriend will need. And of course many of us to that, maybe not to the extent that lists need to be made, but when finding a guy, a guy could be more attractive because he plays an instrument, or sings. Even myself, when thinking about it, I know what type of guy would interested me more than one who might turn me off with something he says. I find it interesting how so many tests have been made to give us facts about topics like these. And I hope the research continues because it is such an interesting topic that many people should know about.