What do single women look for in a man?

There is possibly as many answers to this question as there are people in the world. I will attempt to answer this question by concentrating on those qualities that women look for in men that are common to most women. I found that a good way to do this was by studying the personals of an online dating service.

Just how much of a role does the superficial things such as appearance and social status play when a single woman looks for a partner? I believe they play a larger role than women would care to admit. I recently went through the personals of an online dating service and it struck me how many times the single woman would specify the height and financial status of their prospective partner. A large portion of the personals specified that they are seeking a male taller than 5'10" and that he should be financially secure.

It was also clear that elder men got more responses to their personals on the online dating service than younger men. With the young male students getting the fewest responses. This seems to indicate that woman want older more financially secure men. This conclusion may be a bit hasty though as older divorced woman make up a large portion of most of the personals of an online dating service. Combine this with the fact that woman tend to go up in age rather than down and one can then understand why young male students get so few responses.

Money alone may not get you dates but it can surely help the process along. A single man with the financial means and influence will have access to social events that a poor single male would not have. This will give him opportunity to meet woman that he otherwise would not have if he did not have status and money. A nice car and high status job will greatly increase your margin of error when it comes to dealing with single woman.

It can sometimes be tricky to know when a woman is interested in you. For instance when you ask for a single woman's phone number and she gives it to you it does not always mean she wants you to call. Some woman are too "nice" and will rather lead you on instead of doing the right thing and telling you then and there that they are not interested. When you get a number from a woman do not call immediately but wait at least a day. If you speak to her and you start picking up in the tone of her voice that she is not interested end the call at the soonest appropriate time. Give her your number as well and see if she calls you. This is a good test to see if she is interested in you.