NICE GUYS FINISH LAST

Women love narcissists, manipulators and psychopaths, new research reveals

Apparently women are more likely to go for blokes with a 'dark triad' of personality traits when on the lookout for love

Holly Christodoulou

Published: 0:02, 25 Jun 2016
Updated: 0:12, 25 Jun 2016

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Vain fellas like Portugal footie ace Cristiano Ronaldo are apparently a turn-on — Vain fellas like Portugal footie ace Cristiano Ronaldo are apparently a turn-onCredit: Scope Features

Bad boys such as Christian Bale’s character Patrick Bateman in movie American Psycho are also a hit.

It is because women go for blokes with a “dark triad” of personality traits.

Christian Bale’s character Patrick Bateman in movie American Psycho was also a hit despite his violent tendencies — Christian Bale’s character Patrick Bateman in movie American Psycho was also a hit despite his violent tendenciesCredit: Internet

The three traits are narcissism (self love), Machiavellianism (coldness and manipulation) and psychopathy (anti-social behaviours).

Tests showed men with the traits were more successful at speed dating but any flings tend to be short.

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The study was carried out at the University of Graz, Austria, and suggested a tendency towards 'short-term mating habits' — The study was carried out at the University of Graz, Austria, and suggested a tendency towards 'short-term mating habits'Credit: Alamy

Emanuel Jauk, of the University of Graz, Austria, said the traits are linked to “pursuit of short-term mating strategies”.

In tests, men were drawn to physically attractive, narcissistic women, he said.

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