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9 Traits Of Irresistible Women

One man shares the traits that make a woman irresistible and keeps men calling, date after date.

How do you get a man to call you back date after date? How can women draw attention to themselves without going over the top? Here are 9 easy ways to become utterly irresistible to your dates.

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Is He Your Ideal Man? 10 Traits That Say Yes

Does he measure up? What one woman looks for in her ideal mate.

The other day I was joking with my friend about what qualities we want in a potential significant other and how people are prone to calling us "picky." I was like, "As if a six-foot liberal Rhodes Scholar with a year-round tan and desire for two kids, who also happens to own a peony farm and went by the nickname 'Cunnilingus Master' in college, is too much to ask?"

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10 Traits Of Undateable Men We'd Still Date

Undateable, a book of undateable qualities in men, makes us think we women can be too judgmental.

The authors of Undateable—a compendium of 311 things men do, say or wear that renders them... well... undateable—interviewed "hundreds of smart, funny, normal women" in an effort to pin down the top red flags and deal breakers men can be guilty of. Flipping through, however, we began to wonder if the average woman was rendering herself undateable... simply by being so judgy.

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Love Test: The Trait Singles Want Most In A Date

What's the number one trait singles want in a date?

They say it is better to give than to receive. When 'they' means real-live scientists, it must be true! A recent study gathered 150 women and 155 men and asked them to rank the attractiveness of various people's dating profiles. Profiles that revealed volunteer activities, altruism and all-around generosity were ranked as more attractive than neutral and non-generous-seeming people.