Status and interest from females?

I make zero money now but there is definitely a correlation between interest and perceived status in my experience. Obviously for money as well. I don't think it takes a genius to figure that out. Anyway, here's a recent experience. I was getting my hair cut at some random place in the mall. The hairdresser was making small talk with me and asked where I worked. So I told her that I wasn't working right now because I was in school still (at this point she's probably thinking "oh no, there goes my tip" although I did give her $5 for a $15 haircut). She persists telling me that surely I could still work part time or something. I tell her that I'm really busy and I don't have time to work a job. AGAIN, she says "How about bartending on the weekend or something? I have a friend who does that while in school." At this point, I'm getting a little annoyed so I tell her that I'm in medical school and I really don't have time to work (although I obviously have time to waste on this board) and the transformation in her attitude was very obvious. She wasn't hitting on me or anything but it was plain to see that I was now a very different person in her eyes. For an everyday example, look at how many *insert undesireable quality here* men you see with women who appear to be way out of their reach. I'm sure they all have great personalities...

I often wonder if it's the individual things such as making more money or having a better job that attracts the women, or the fact that by making more money (or having a better job) one simply has more self-confidence. In other words, it's not that the women are noticing the money but that intrinsically a guy changes and become more confident once he's moved up the financial/education/social ladder.

Anyway, regardless of what the actual reason is, I definitely experience far more attention once female acquaintances become aware of my job, education and where I travel. Unfortunately for them, I married a woman who didn't care about those things.

I haven't seen the correlation. But this is probably because I only really socialize with my peers, so there has never been an opportunity to test the theory. Now that I think about it though, most girls I socialize with never date anyone in a lower socio-economic status. Which is unfortunate, because I want to quit my job, but not if it will spell the end of my getting laid.

I agree and think it is a combination of status and confidence (as well as a positive attitude) of which I think the two generally work with eachother. I've always dressed very well for my age and driven nice cars and motorcycles (my dad loves both and even when I first started driving trusted me with any of his cars/bikes) so girls when I was younger always thought I was much wealthier than I was (although my family was decently well off we weren't loaded at the time). I feel that did help me get dates with girls that approached me that I probably wouldn't have myself when I was younger. Girls definitely would treat me differently if I was dressed nicely than if I was driving my 1964 chevy coming back from the gym in a t-shirt and shorts. I don't think they realized the 64 is worth more than my range rover was.

Luckily though I'm happily engaged so I hopefully won't have to ever worry about any of that again.

I got WAY more attention from women when I was in school, dressed like an idiot and plenty of student loan money to throw around (I still dont regret it!) . Youre held to a different standard when youre at that point in your life. Once youre out of school and dressing well and working your way up from the bottom of a company, you dont get laid until youre making at least 40k. Its like you have to prove to them that you will make a certain amount before you have a family and you need to prove it before they will go for you. Boy how the roles have changed...

Women just like money. Proof: David Spade nails hot chics.

But in my personal experience, money is the only factor. I gained a lot in the looks department with working out and getting big and cut. Nothing changed with girls. I then upgraded my clothes and car, and all of the sudden, I seem to have a much stronger magnet for the opposite sex. Even if you don't have the money, playing the part will fool women long enough.

Status is important to females. Status, however is not only money or job. Status is your reputation amond your mutual circle, perceived respect you get, etc.

I'm not really sure on this one. I know some women find money attractive, so I guess having it (or acting like you have it) appeals to them broadening your audience.

I'd love to run some social experiments with this sort of thing, but I'm in a committed relationship, so I can't.

Very true. I have one friend in particular, in his late 30s, who has never made much money, and bounces from job to job to job (he's smart and has a great work ethic, but he has issues with authority and manages to piss off bosses pretty quickly; he's also just not very ambitious in any career-oriented sense). He's also short, which should be another death knell. But he's a genuine badass. It's not that he tries to be, he just IS. You know it as soon as you meet him. He is not someone you would fuck with, and while he's hilarious and relatively laid back most of the time, he has an edge that you're constantly aware of, which makes it hard to entirely relax around him. Between that and our age difference, I always find myself unconsciously deferring to him. In other words, he's a natural alpha male. And women love him. They're immediately fascinated.

Come on guy's. Cool it with the PUA nonsense. That guy is a ridiculous prick.

If you want to study a flouncy, flamboyant extravagant dresser, read some Oscar Wilde and you might actually gain something.

Maybe I need to start showing off my money to get girls...You know, buy true religion jeans, Ed Hardy shirts, Gucci sneakers, and prada sunglasses. Oh wait, that would make me a douche bag. Dudes who throw their money around attract shallow, gold digging women. I would rather be with a girl who has a little more substance.