Men Often Get the Wrong Idea of a Woman with a Drink - East Idaho News

Men Often Get the Wrong Idea of a Woman with a Drink

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getty 102014 womenbar?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1413821832855Stockbyte/Thinkstock(MELBOURNE, Austalia) — Having a drink at a bar may say more about a woman than she would like, particularly if people get the wrong idea about her intentions.

Case in point: a study out of Deakin University School of Psychology in Melbourne, Australia, reveals that if a beer is placed next to a woman at a bar, the general consensus of men is that she’s flirty and more willing to consent to having sex than a woman who is drinking alcohol.

Researchers had about 150 people view a video in which a man and woman were seen talking, with either a beer or a bottle of water next to the woman. The participants were also asked to perceive sexual intent.

As it happened, the men rated the woman with the beer more flirtatious, promiscuous, and seductive than the one with the water.

According to the study, men perceive alcohol as more of a gateway to having sex with a woman. The researchers said that her personality didn’t factor into perceptions about whether the woman was interested in sex or not.


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