Never mind the fact that you only stand 5'2, you're overweight and your only "friends" are from online games. You can still get a hot date or two if you subscribe to online dating circuits. Oh, by the way, you have to be the type who earns US$ 244,000 a year.

A study at the University of Chicago reveals that some primal instincts never change when it comes to choosing a mate. For one, men are less daunted by age and race when searching for dates. They entertain more prospects and ask out more people. They are also less sensitive about education and background. One word explains that- testosterone.

On the other hand, the less hormone-driven female species are more selective. The study shows that ladies are more likely to want to get to know their prospective dates before they actually go out with them. They are more particular about educational attainment and profession.Women are also more likely to date only men of the same color and they prefer taller men most of the time.

However, that could change depending on the kind of paycheck that a man has. The raging beauty may opt for a less aesthetically-endowed man who has a hefty bank account. Does this defy Darwin's laws of natural selection? Let's see.

In this day and age, a good physique is still attractive. In the old times, men were judged according to how much they can provide for the woman and her children. The same is true with animals. Males are sometimes forced to fight it out to the death so that only the strong survive. Strong ones are better hunters, and therefore better providers. Come to think of it, the more money you earn, the more you can provide even if you don't have the biceps and washboard abs. Same principle, different times.

Some things will remain based on instinct while some have evolved through time. Sometimes, the mate you thought you want doesn't work for you in the end.