Getting a tattoo makes you look promiscuous, study finds as it reveals women with body art are more likely to be chatted up

From dailymail. A study showed men were more likely to approach those with a tattoo quicker than thosewithout Tattoos often represent something significant and meaningful to the bearer. But to others, it can representan easy date, research has found. A study revealed that men were more likely to perceive awoman with a tattoo as more sexually promiscuous than those without. Swami and Furnham conductedan experiment that tested howmen regarded women with an inking, by making subjects sport a temporary tattoo on the beach. And it would appear that men were more likely to approach those with a tattoo quicker than those without. Tests also showed that men rated their chances of scoringa date with the tattooed women higher than if they hadtattoo-free skin. On Springer.com , the researcher said: 'Given that men interpret women’s sexualintent according to their physical appearance, we predicted that women with tattoos would be more favorably approached by men. 'The first experiment showed that more men approached thetattooed confederates and that the mean latency of their approach was quicker. 'A second experiment showed that men (N = 440) estimated to have more chances to havea date and to have sex on the first date with tattooed confederates.' As part of the study, those participating in the study pointed to the woman from a short distance away to male beach visitors and asking them their opinion of her, PSMag reported. Men questioned rated their chances of scoring a date with the tattooed women higher than if they had tattoo-free skin Their idea of how attractive she was or not was unaffected by whether she had a tattoo.However, those question believed they had a better chance of a date with her if she sported the body art. Not only that, but they believed they had a better chance of having sex with heron a first date. The research follows how women who have many sexualpartners are disliked by otherwomen - but men who are sexually voracious are less likely to be judged by their peers. A study found that promiscuous females – defined those who had slept with 20 people by their early 20s – were more likely to be rejected as a friend by another woman. Experts are not sure exactly why this is, but they believe the behaviour has evolved asan attempt to keep relationships safe. Interestingly, a woman's preference for less sexually active friends even remained when the female questioned reported having liberal attitudes to casual sex or a high number of lifetime lovers. But the research, carried out by Cornell University developmental psychologists, found that the results were far less striking when men were surveyed. Researchers found that most men were no more or less likely to be friends with a peerwho had a lot of lovers. Share or comment on this article.