[alanthonyc]

From the article: "Once a girl passes a certain degree of hotness, the amount of guys hitting on her drops dramatically."

However, I know of a different version. If (as a guy) you are seen to date a hot girl, then the chances of you dating other hot girls goes up. They want to know what you've got.

I'm guessing this applies to VC as well.

[nikster]

Absolutely true. Wait until you get married - suddenly chicks hit on you all the time. It's like... WTF?

Just two days ago, I sit in an outdoors bar, all alone, and order a beer. Now the other rule is that if you're all by yourself, nobody will approach you because you might be weird. Two hot girls sit down on the next table. And every time I look over, one of them gives me the biggest "please come over to talk to me right NOW" smile I have ever seen. As I am waiting for my wife. No regrets of course - I love my wife. But I am wondering: Where WERE you girls when I was single?

[DevX101]

I hear guys talk about the marriage effect all the time but I suspect the increased attention they get from women isn't what you think it is.

As a married man, you're now domesticated. Imagine going to the park and seeing a golden retriever. You might pat this dog on the head, or play with him, because you know he's been trained well and sociable. But if you go camping and see a wolf, you'd do well to steer clear.

In a lot of cases, the woman flirts with a married guy b/c exactly BECAUSE she knew you wouldn't react. Same theory for why some women are great friends with gay guys.

[FooBarWidget]

How do those girls know you're married?

[LiveTheDream]

Wedding band.