A study by researchers at the University of Arkansas confirms previous work showing that women prefer physical strength—upper-body strength, specifically—in short-term contexts, but find that affiliative—or benevolent—humor is a more attractive trait for success at long-term relationships.
Preferred traits vary depending on short or long-term relationship
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