What do men look for in a mate? Men are more likely to choose women who display signs of youth and beauty — the first time that they marry, men around the world tend to marry women who are three years younger than themselves. Men are also attracted to women who “need” them. Men want to be helpful. What do women look for in a mate? Women are attracted to partners with money, status, and ambition — one study found that American women seek partners who offered financial security twice as frequently as men do. If men look for “sex objects,” then women look for “success objects.”

Source: Chemistry.com, 3/5/13