Perceived female intelligence as economic bad in partner choice

What you see is what you want to get: Perceived abilities outperform objective test performance in predicting mate appeal in speed dating

“…Conversely, men put more weight on rated attractiveness. Sex differences in the mate appeal of intelligence and PA were also found in another speed-dating study (Karbowski et al, 2016): Women's higher rated intelligence was actually associated with being chosen less often, unless they were also highly attractive at the same time. Unattractive but intelligent men, on the other hand, still had a good chance of being chosen for a second date.…”

“…However, research on actual potential partners is sparse. So far, it has mostly focused on the appeal of general intelligence and often relied on subjective ability perceptions instead of psychometrically measured abilities (Fisman et al, 2006;Karbowski et al, 2016;but cf. Prokosch et al, 2009;Driebe et al, 2020).…”

Shifts in Female Facial Attractiveness during Pregnancy

“…Similar shortcomings (faces of different individuals in each group of women) probably also bias perceptual ratings of the facial attractiveness markers regarding individual faces. Moreover, visual evaluations of facial attractiveness markers such as symmetry, averageness, femininity, or adiposity, as well as other perceived facial qualities, are usually significantly correlated with attractiveness and with each other (e.g., [ 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 ]). Consequently, conclusions from ratings of potential pregnancy-related changes in attractiveness and its markers would likely be limited.…”

Mine is Bigger than Yours! Narcissism Predicts Biases in Perceived Head Size

“…These sex differences could be linked to the association between perceived intelligence and head circumference, and sex differences in the importance of intelligence when choosing a partner. Rather than an asset, intelligence could be a handicap for women in initial dating situations (Karbowski, Deja, & Zawisza, 2016). In contrast, intelligence could be beneficial for men, as women are attracted to men they perceive as intelligent (Karbowski et al, 2016).…”

“…Rather than an asset, intelligence could be a handicap for women in initial dating situations (Karbowski, Deja, & Zawisza, 2016). In contrast, intelligence could be beneficial for men, as women are attracted to men they perceive as intelligent (Karbowski et al, 2016). It is possible (although not yet investigated) that individuals subconsciously infer intelligence of others from their head size.…”