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A dating website says it surveyed 5,000 Seattle men to find the attributes of the perfect woman. It also placed a monetary value on those qualities. (File photo)

Attributes of 'the perfect woman' defined and monetized

November 14, 2012 @ 8:43 pm (Updated: 9:22 am - 11/15/12 )

The perfect woman is a brunette with blue eyes. She's a casual drinker, doesn't smoke, and has a Master's Degree too, according to Seattle men who were supposedly interviewed for a dating website.

This information (aka break from serious, real news of the moment) comes from a site that calls itself the 'world's largest' dating-auction website. I think they have page-view envy.

The PR company behind revealing 'the perfect woman' decided to put a price on the key qualities or vices of a woman that men find important.

Really.

In a press release, they also included a fabulous quote from the website's CEO.

"A man's desire is measured by the amount that he is willing to invest in an opportunity," says Brandon Wade, the CEO and Founder of a website I've decide to call WhatsYourProblem.com (Google the real name if you must).

"This is a perfect example of 'putting your money where your mouth is,' as these men date what they desire and have the means necessary to find their perfect woman."

Good quote Brandon. Did I mention he's the same guy behind the find your sugar daddy website?

Okay hot shot, monetize the perfect woman's features.

Most Desirable Hair Color: Brunette (+$140.94) Blonde Hair (+$138.31) Black Hair (+$137.27) Red Hair (+$135.56) Other (+$129.49)

Most Desirable Eye Color: Blue Eyes (+$42.33) Green Eyes (+$40.61) Hazel Eyes (+$39.88) Brown Eyes (+35.92) Other (+30.76)

Vices: Casual Drinker (+17.52) Social Drinker (+15.59) Non-Drinker (+13.78) Non-Smoker (+16.61) Casual Smoker (+13.28) Regular Smoker (+9.09)

Most Desirable Education Master's Degree (+30.17) Bachelor's Degree (+$28.31) Doctorate Degree (+$27.65) Associate's Degree (+$21.25) High-School Diploma (+$19.04)

Based on the results of this study, Seattle's perception of the perfect woman is a brunette with blue eyes, a casual drinker who doesn't smoke, who is a college graduate with a Master's Degree. The most desirable female features altogether earn an average first date offer of $247.57.

I'll be sure to calculate my value and have it added to my page in the binders full of women.

By LINDA THOMAS, worth exactly $243.08. Yeah.

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  • Fuego wrote...
    How about posting...
    November 15, 2012 5:09 am
    her phone number?
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  • Cameron wrote...
    So where is the article on the Perfect Men as valued by Women
    November 15, 2012 5:36 am
    And given the Legalization of Gay Marriage, you will need to have articles on Perfect Men as valued by Men and Perfect Women as valued by Women. You don't want to be accused of being bias...do you?
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  • Mikey53 wrote...
    When you boil it all down . . .
    November 15, 2012 6:38 am
    There was a man who had 3 girlfriends, but he did not know which one to marry. So he decided to give each 1 $5000 and see how each of them spent it. The first 1 went out and got a total makeover with the money. She got new clothes, a new hairdo, manicure, pedicure, the works, and tells the man, "I spent the money so I could look pretty for you because I love you so much." The 2nd one went out and bought new golf clubs, a CD player, a television, and a stereo and gave them to the man. She said, "I bought these gifts for you with the money because I love you so much." The 3rd one takes the $5000 and invests it in the stock market, doubles her investment, returns the $5000 to the man and reinvests the rest. She says, "I am investing the rest of the money for our future because I love you so much." The man thought hard about how each of the women spent the money. Finally, being a man he decided to marry the one with the biggest boo*bs.
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  • mnpat wrote...
    ""A man's desire is measured by the amount that he is willing to invest in an opportunity,'says Brandon Wade,"
    November 15, 2012 6:43 am
    He must also sell jewelry, "The perfect woman" has self esteem to get over the diamonds/gold/jewel/ garbage.
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  • Seattle Dad wrote...
    Looks like I married her!
    November 15, 2012 7:34 am
    I knew I had good taste.
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  • Nickatnyt wrote...
    Brunette with blue eyes
    November 15, 2012 7:47 am
    Fell in love with one and will never forget her (she wanted a kid but I already had 3 so no dice). Met another stunner in Vegas on my birthday but her 'companion' wasn't too happy about us talking so much. The third one will be the charm once I meet her.
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  • Chuck Gould wrote...
    $247.57.......That's odd. The last time a saw a woman offered for that sort of money,
    November 15, 2012 7:49 am
    she didn't even begin to resemble the lady in the photo leading this article.

    Most likely, she didn't have a college education. It would be an even safer bet that she hadn't earned an advanced degree.

    Maybe there's a real high value placed on crack smokers or carriers of drug-resistant venereal diseases? That might make up for some of the other financial shortcomings of the typical woman offering to "date" a guy for $250.00 :-)

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  • hpygolkyone wrote...
    @Fuego...............
    November 15, 2012 8:10 am
    I'm really taking a flyer on this one and I could be wrong, but..........

    My best guess from the photo of the young woman is that she is above your pay grade.

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  • Fuego wrote...
    @ Hpy
    November 15, 2012 10:17 am
    You're probably right but you aren't going to catch a fish without getting your line in the water.
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  • flipper wrote...
    Letting our political Bias show, News Chick
    November 15, 2012 9:04 am
    "I'll be sure to calculate my value and have it added to my page in the binders full of women." I don't think Romney wants anyone from the press in his binder, especially since the press hammered him and let Obama pass without muster...twice. So your value in the binder is $0
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  • TheNewsChick wrote...
    Flipper
    November 15, 2012 2:39 pm
    Not a political bias, "Binders full of women" is an odd phrase no matter who says it.
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  • Stevebo wrote...
    You guys are taking this WAY too seriously...
    November 15, 2012 9:32 am
    I'm pretty sure I heared Linda on the morning news referencing that she thought this article would be more of a "fun" piece... and to make fun of the monetizing of the dating thing.

    Instead of putting our serious hats on, perhaps we can better plant our tongue firmly in our cheeks?

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  • flipper wrote...
    No, I'm not...
    November 15, 2012 10:43 am
    News Chick started it by bringing it into the realm of serious with the slap at Romney as the exit line. Not all of us in the PNW are mind numbed Obama supporters and still don't like the direction the 51% are going.
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  • O-town listener wrote...
    Flipper wrote..
    November 15, 2012 11:01 am
    Dude - I voted for Romney and McKenna but I will still happily make jokes about binders full of women because it is a funny concept and no matter what side of the politics you are on a bit of a sense of humor will only help the world. Chill out a bit.
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  • BocaBob1 wrote...
    Yea
    November 15, 2012 11:31 am
    Chill it is funny. Don't be so butt hurt you sound like one of them!
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  • flipper wrote...
    O-Town
    November 15, 2012 2:00 pm
    It's pretty raw on some of us. Now that the anointed one has been re-elected, we'll get to watch our taxes rise, take home pay go down, and be told that excelling is something wrong and that I should feel guilty because I work hard and excel and want to keep/use the money I earn the way I WANT TO not the Government. Romney said his staff brought him binders of women's resume's who could help fill out his staff. The anointed one went to the binder of uber left liberals set on converting this Republic into a Soviet. Now, to be humorous, the real Seattle woman we men are supposed to look for (based upon what one reads in the press reads) is actually a vegan with stringy hair, wearing a sweater, sandals with socks and is a man.
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  • TheNewsChick wrote...
    Stevebo
    November 15, 2012 2:40 pm
    Thank you for getting it! This is a silly, and as AJ would say, fluffy piece.
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