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when considering men as mates, money seems to be more important than looks, or at least more important for men than for women. The exception, of course, would be for those with fatherly natures, whether male or female. The less able we are to provide for ourselves, the less important are the looks, and more important is the money, of the men we seek for relationships. We see the evidence when we see rich men with women far out of their leagues, and decent looking unemployed guys sending their ugly women off to work so they can laze around in the trailer.

I suspect it is more natural than we care to admit. I do not mean to brag, but I have been hit upon by some rather handsome men in my life. Some of them say mighty flattering things, but I know they say those things to every pretty face they see. They only want one thing, and, like I said before, I am heterosexual. However, I must admit that I was tempted on one occasion when, as a fatherly gesture, a man offered me an enormous sum of money. When he saw I was considering, he rescinded and offered a paltry sum. I asked him what kind of guy he thought I was, and also more about that first offer.

All this brilliant insight and self-disclosure is for naught unless you are able to apply it to your own situation so you know how to prioritize looks, money, and character in the mate you seek. Obviously, no two people are the same, so you must do some honest self-evaluation to determine how you rate in these values to determine how important these factors are in the mate you seek.

If you have looks, money, and character, you should consider the order of importance as character, looks, then money. You have patriarchal capacity, and you are desirable as a mate. As a person of high character, you regard quality more highly than beauty. However, your provisional capabilities allow higher regard for looks than for money. This is true whether you seek a male or female mate.

If you have looks and character, but lack money, the order for your mate is character, money, then looks. You still have high regard for quality, but you need a mate who can provide or help you provide. Looks may be a bonus, but that is all. This, too, holds true for both male and female mates.

If you have money, but you are an ugly scoundrel, the order of importance for a female mate is looks, character, then money. If you do not believe me, ask Mike Tyson about Robin Givens (but please do not tell him I said he is an ugly scoundrel). Ugly, rich lice seeking

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