Apparently, Reading Makes Men Seriously More Attractive
A survey asking women to rate dozens of male hobbies found that reading came out as the most attractive. Other highly rated hobbies included learning a foreign language, playing an instrument, cooking and woodworking, suggesting that curiosity, creativity and practical skills can be surprisingly attractive qualities. At the other end of the scale, activities like gambling and arguing online were considerably less appealing.
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What hobby instantly makes someone more attractive to you?
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What hobby would immediately make you think twice about dating someone?
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What do someone's hobbies reveal about their personality before you've even properly got to know them?
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4 notes from the boothTell other presenters how this landed on air, which question got the calls, or the angle you took instead.
We flipped it: asked listeners what their partner does that THEY find disgusting. Even better calls.
Used the recap almost word for word as my intro. Saved me fifteen minutes of prep this morning, thank you.
Ran question two at 07:40 and the lines lit up for twenty minutes. One caller admitted to a three-week towel. Radio gold.
Went with the double-standard angle for our younger audience and it turned into a really thoughtful hour.