Do intelligent guys have better sperm?
Posted by Mr. Thoughtful on October 9, 2008
I came across an interesting article about a recent study that suggests intelligent men generally have greater counts of healthy sperm than less intelligent men.
The article also contains a link to another study that found women wanted smarter guys both for long term relationships and very short-term, physical relationships. I have some doubts about this conclusion.
Sardonic_sob said
As a man once said, if women valued what they say they valued in Cosmo surveys, Fabio would be a virgin and Drew Carey would have to beat women off with a stick.
Oh, that was me. Anyway, it’s still true. Women lie on surveys. Men don’t, which is why we hate taking them and why they don’t understand why we never want to do them with them. That and they’re stupid (the surveys.) But mostly the stupid part.
Mr. Thoughtful said
I agree that those surveys do not tell what women actually want. Revealed preferences (judging by the choices a woman makes) are more accurate than stated preferences (what a person says she wants).