Men want beauty, women want money: what we want from the opposite sex

By Inga Ting
Updated October 10 2015 - 10:08am, first published October 4 2015 - 1:53pm
Stereotypes confirmed: Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan in <i>The Great Gatsby</i>. Photo: Supplied
Stereotypes confirmed: Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan in <i>The Great Gatsby</i>. Photo: Supplied

Men want beautiful women. Women want men with money. And these stereotypes hold true for rich and poor, young and old, high school dropouts and university graduates, and even those who think they're hot and those who think they're not, according to new research published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Personality and Individual Differences.

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