Observations about couples and their political leanings

[Martinus]

It may be anecdotal but based on several events where straight couples would express their support for marriage equality or other liberal causes I noticed one tendency: in liberal couples guys tend to be hotter than chicks and in conservative couples it's the opposite.

Agree/disagree?

[The Brain]

Liberals are gay. Shock horror.

[Admiral Yi]

No corelation observed.

[Eddie Teach]

I don't have enough data points, due to avoiding both political discussions and people.

[dps]

I have no concept of whether a guy is hot or not, so I have no way of telling.

[Eddie Teach]

Do they look like movie stars?

I'm sure your concept is as good as Marty's judgments on women.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Pretty weak Marty.

[MadImmortalMan]

Hot girls go for jerks and jerks tend to be conservative. 

[CountDeMoney]

Hot girls go for jerks and jerks tend to be conservative. 

[Martinus]

Pretty weak Marty.

Why is it weak? I am not saying liberal girls are ugly, only about the relative appearance of the guy and the girl being a couple.

I think it is because of a number of reasons (both related to preferred traits in a partner and one's own grooming habits, both for guys and girls, depending on their political leanings) but have to run now so will explain them later.

[Martinus]

Ok so...
- caring about one's looks is traditionally considered a feminine trait - little wonder that conservative women and conservative men go with the stereotype, while liberals go against it,
- conservative women more often look for traits in men that are not associated with appearance but a social position; liberal women value their own independence and self-reliance so are more free to choose hotter guys;
- looks are often correlated with age; liberal men are more likely to seek traits in women that are not associated with looks, but intellect and independence, which means they prefer women their age or older; conservative men are more likely to seek more dependent, i.e. younger women,
- conservative women have daddy issues, liberal men have mommy issues.

[Viking]

If the argument is that liberal women have a higher level of self esteem and value then this is the result you get.

[Martinus]

PS. The last point is made half-jokingly.

[garbon]

Don't give up your day job.

[katmai]

Have we ascertained what that is actually?