Scientists: Why you can't hurry love
Playing hard to get and not sleeping with someone on the first date helps women find a 'good' man, claim scientists.
Researchers have even produced a mathematical formula to show why women should not jump into bed with a man too early.
They say the complex model show who an extended courtship allows women to dismiss unsuitable partners and produces better relationships.
Prof Robert Seymour, of University College London says his study backed up the advice dished out by Agony Aunts about not sleeping with a man on the first date.
I think it is fairly safe to say Prof Seymour is not currently in the market for a new partner ... he would have kept quiet about his findings if he was.
"Courtship in a number of animal species occurs over an extended period of time. Human courtship, for example, can involve a sequence of dinners, theatre trips and other outings lasting months or even years," said Seymour.
"By delaying mating, the female is able to reduce the chance that she will mate with a bad male. A male's willingness to court for a long time is a signal that he is likely to be a good male.
"This may help to explain the commonly held belief that a woman is best advised not to sleep with a man on a first date."
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