Coming to a similar conclusion as Michael, lead researcher, Taha Yasseri, professor of Computational Social Science, believes that women feel intimidated by men they view as extremely good-looking.
The Oxford University findings came from analysis of the habits of more than 150,000 straight daters over a ten-year period on dating site, Eharmony. ‘It feels like no one will give you a chance.’
‘Sometimes online dating feels hopeless,’ Michael added. Women don’t feel confident enough to message good-looking guys. ‘I think a lot of women are insecure these days, because there’s so much pressure from social media to look good and be perfect. Michael believes the issue is common due to a widespread problem among women of insecurity and poor self-image.