想找終身伴侶？那就別買豪車

你大概以為，開豪車的男人更吸引女人，但是研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，開豪車只能引來一堆露水情緣，如果想找終身伴侶，最好還是買低調(diào)實(shí)用的車。

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In his theory of evolution, Charles Darwin suggested that showy traits such as peacock feathers, which do not improve survival, must instead give a reproductive advantage for them to persist through natural selection.

達(dá)爾文在他的進(jìn)化論中曾提出，像孔雀羽毛這類對(duì)生存無益的浮華特質(zhì)，必然會(huì)帶來生殖優(yōu)勢(shì)，從而助其在自然選擇中勝出。

But a new study suggests similar ostentatious displays in humans may actually be detrimental to finding lasting love.

但是，一項(xiàng)新研究指出，人類所表現(xiàn)出的相似特質(zhì)事實(shí)上可能并不利于尋找長(zhǎng)期對(duì)象。

US researchers have found that driving a flashy car, is a turn-off for both men and women who are looking for a life partner.

美國(guó)研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，尋找終身伴侶的男女會(huì)對(duì)開豪車的人避而遠(yuǎn)之。

Despite the hefty price-tag and pleasing aesthetics, both sexes when seeking a long-term relationship are unimpressed by extravagant vehicles, viewing their drivers as less reliable and more sexually promiscuous, according to the research.

研究稱，盡管豪車價(jià)格高昂、外觀漂亮，但是尋找長(zhǎng)期伴侶的男女卻不會(huì)為之所動(dòng)，反而會(huì)認(rèn)為豪車主人較不可靠而且更放蕩。

In fact, the study suggest that people who are seeking marriage should ditch the sports car and instead choose something sensible.

事實(shí)上，研究表明，想結(jié)婚的人應(yīng)該舍棄跑車，選擇一些“靠譜”的車。

It follows recent research which found that women believed Porsche Boxster owners were less likely to want a committed relationship than Honda Civic drivers.

前不久有研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，女性認(rèn)為開保時(shí)捷Boxster的人對(duì)穩(wěn)定感情關(guān)系的需求要低于開本田思域的人。

“This contrasts with the notion that men’s conspicuous resource displays are attractive to women because they reliably signal expected future resource investment in partners and especially in offspring,” said study author Dr Jessica Kruger, of the University of Buffalo.

該研究的作者、布法羅大學(xué)的杰西卡·克魯格博士說：“過去認(rèn)為，男性高調(diào)地展示自己的資源能夠吸引女性，因?yàn)樗麄兠鞔_地表達(dá)出未來將對(duì)伴侶尤其是對(duì)后代的資源投資，而這一研究結(jié)果與之大相徑庭。”

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Compared to women, men have a greater tendency to conspicuously display their wealth. But a woman’s preference for such displays reflects the type of partnership she is seeking.

和女性相比，男性更愿意高調(diào)炫富。但是女性對(duì)炫富男的偏愛也反映出她所追求的是哪一種感情關(guān)系。

For example physical qualities are more important when she has a brief fling in mind, while a man’s wealth is more influential when she is deciding on a suitable life partner who can provide for her children.

舉例而言，當(dāng)女性想要一段露水情緣時(shí)，她會(huì)更看重男性的外表，而當(dāng)女性決定找一個(gè)能供養(yǎng)孩子的合適的終身伴侶時(shí)，她會(huì)更看重男性的財(cái)富。

In the new research, the psychologists aimed to find out how men’s display of wealth is interpreted by others. Researchers at the universities of Buffalo and Michigan in the US asked 233 people of both sexes to state their preferences in two different scenarios.

在這項(xiàng)新研究中，心理學(xué)家們想知道人們是如何解讀男性炫富的。美國(guó)布法羅大學(xué)和密歇根大學(xué)的研究人員訪問了233名男女，請(qǐng)他們針對(duì)兩個(gè)不同場(chǎng)景表達(dá)自己的偏好。

They first read through the description of two men who were buying cars for around £20,000 and then rated them on perceived parenting skills, dating, interest in relationships and attractiveness.

受訪者先閱讀了關(guān)于花2萬英鎊(約合17萬元人民幣)買車的兩名男子的描述，然后從育兒技能、約會(huì)、戀愛興趣和魅力值幾方面給他們打分。

In the first scenario ‘Frugal Dan’ bought a new car based on efficiency and reliability, which comes under warranty for the first few years. In contrast ‘Flashy Dave’ bought a used car and spent money on new paint, bigger wheels and more powerful sound system.

在第一個(gè)場(chǎng)景中，“節(jié)儉的丹”從效能和可靠性出發(fā)買了一輛可保修幾年的新車。相比之下，“招搖的戴維”買了一輛二手車，花錢噴了新漆、換了更大的車胎和更強(qiáng)大的音響系統(tǒng)。

The results showed that on a scale of how attractive the men were for a long term relationship, Flashy Dave was only rated as 43 points out of 80, while Frugal Dan received 67 points.

結(jié)果顯示，就他們?cè)陂L(zhǎng)期感情關(guān)系方面的吸引力而言，招搖的戴維只得到了43分的評(píng)價(jià)，而節(jié)儉的丹得到了67分(滿分80分)。

The researchers concluded that when a man throws money around on fancy cars, people intuitively interpret it to mean he is more interested in a short-term dalliance than a romantic commitment.

研究人員得出結(jié)論說，當(dāng)一名男子砸錢買豪車時(shí)，人們會(huì)本能地將其解讀為車主更喜歡一時(shí)的風(fēng)流而不是一世的承諾。

“Participants demonstrated an intuitive understanding that men investing in the display of goods featuring exaggerated sensory properties have reproductive strategies with higher mating effort and greater interest in short-term sexual relationships, as well as lower paternal investment and interest in long-term committed romantic relationships than men investing in practical considerations,” said Dr Daniel Kruger, of the University of Michigan.

密歇根大學(xué)的丹尼爾·克魯格博士說：“參與者本能地理解為，為外觀浮夸的物品投資的男性的繁殖策略是對(duì)交配投入更多，對(duì)短期性關(guān)系更有興趣，相比買實(shí)用車的男性，對(duì)后代投資更少，對(duì)長(zhǎng)期穩(wěn)定的感情關(guān)系更沒興趣。”

The authors, who are married came up with the idea for the study while driving in their car.

研究報(bào)告的作者是一對(duì)夫婦，他們是在開車途中想到這個(gè)研究主題的。

“We lived in a historic district in an inner-city area, and there was a store nearby that sold enormous car wheels and had them hanging in the window,” he added.

丹尼爾說：“我們住在內(nèi)城的一個(gè)古城區(qū)，附近有一家商店出售巨大的車輪，這些車輪就掛在櫥窗上。”

“That was our inspiration for this study.”

“那就是這項(xiàng)研究的靈感來源。”

The research was published in Evolutionary Psychological Science.

該研究發(fā)表在《進(jìn)化心理學(xué)》上。