| The overall lesson to learn from the article is "Both men and women decide if they belong in an environment based off cues from the environment itself." That seems clear enough, but I started to think about how the lessons learned here might be applied elsewhere. Namely, how could this lesson be applied to help us, my fellow geek friends, out with the ladies? Basically, what I'm saying is that if you want women to feel comfortable around you and in your surrounding (ie home or office), then you have to provide some cues to make them feel like they belong - barring that, at least remove the cues that make them feel like they definitely don't. I'm not saying redecorate your apartment with pink unicorns everywhere, but maybe just start off small: - Replace the 1-foot-tall Yoda replica with a potted plant - Replace the wall of empty Mountain Dew cans with a bottle of water on your desk Like I said, just simple things to make any potential women that might see your environment avoid the feeling that they "simply don't belong here." I know the article isn't really about how to improve your odds with the ladies, but I see no reasons not to apply the lessons they are learning with actual research to other areas of our lives - especially one that our demographic has historically had difficulty with. For once we are getting info on how to make women feel more comfortable that is backed by actual research as opposed to mere speculation and guesswork. Why wouldn't we try to make use of that information in as many ways as possible? |