Perceived attractiveness of two types of altruist

The role of prosocial behaviors in mate choice: A critical review of the literature

“…For example, recent evidence has unpacked prosociality by exploring its varying facets, such as heroism (Margana, Bhogal, seeking long-term relationships compared to short-term relationships, providing further support that research must unpack the varying facets of prosocial behavior and mate choice. Thus far, research has largely focused on altruistic and cooperative behavior in mate choice settings, largely ignoring other forms of prosociality (also see Norman & Fleming, 2019).…”

The role of altruistic costs in human mate choice

“…This is particularly important as long-term relationships are regarded as cooperative ventures, whereas short-term relationships are not (DeMaris, 2010). In support, a plethora of research has shown that due to altruism signalling good parent/partner qualities, altruistic partners are desired more for long-term, compared to short-term relationships (Barclay, 2010;Ehlebracht et al, 2018;Farrelly, 2011;2013Farrelly et al, 2016Farrelly & King, 2019;Kelly & Dunbar, 2001;Norman & Fleming, 2019;Stavrova & Ehlebracht, 2015).…”

He's a narcissistic, lying man-slore! An examination of descriptions of men on the gossip website The Dirty.

“…Instead, contributing to a public good (e.g., a charity) strongly shows that men both possess adequate resources but are also sufficiently kind to share those resources willingly (see Van Vugt & Iredale, 2013, for a review). Norman and Fleming (2019) emphasize that men's reputations are important and that by acting altruistically, men are more favorably viewed by women. Altruism directly leads to gains to one's reputations; by showing one behaves altruistically to strangers, one increases the probability of establishing cooperation with others who donate their time and resources to help because the altruist has a positive reputation (Nowak & Sigmund, 2005).…”