AFRICAN DATING TIP #6

The things men look for in women

Written by Napoleon Dagana

In the course of my matchmaking duties with matrinex.com, I have come across many ladies who describe themselves as “very beautiful, attractive, outgoing, great sense of humour, very good cook” etc. Most of the time I simply keep such profiles aside because no man wants to date a lady who is beautiful enough to be aware that she is beautiful.

Matrinex.com – the world’s #1 African dating site – therefore commissioned a survey recently to find out what qualities men look out for in choosing a date/wife. The results were as amazing as they were instructive. Below are some of the findings:

1. Name: Top on the list of qualities men look out for in their dates/wives, surprisingly is name. Not the name of the lady but her family name. A good family name (not necessarily wealthy) is a best seller any day. If you are the daughter/son of say, a Bill Clinton, you will have no problem finding a spouse. Unfortunately, such names have a way of attracting themselves and excluding names of not-too-rich or famous people. The result is that they end up marrying themselves.
2. Humility: Next on the list is Humility. If your father is Bill Gates and you let that get into your head, you are in for a rude shock. On the other hand, if in spite of your family name and wealth you are still humble and down to earth; suitors will queue in front of your gate begging to be your spouse.
3. Profession: If the survey produced surprises, this one took the icing! Nobody ever expected profession to come up very high on the list of qualities of a spouse but it came up third. As if to rub it in further we did a sub-survey to find out what professions were preferred and which were not desirable.

Preferred: Teaching, Medicine, Architecture, and Engineering

Don’t touch: Nursing, Acting, Broadcasting, ICT, Law, Banking & Finance, and finally Insurance in that order.

4. Personality: Fourth on the list of requirements for a date/wife is personality. Let me quickly point out here that personality is not synonymous with beauty. Whereas beauty can be a disadvantage, personality is a pre-requisite for a good date/housewife. Every man needs a wife he should be proud to show off but not so beautiful that she requires policing wherever she goes. That is a recipe for disaster!