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Kibongo bongo unaambiwa Mapenzi Pesa mengine tutavumiliana.......in other parts of the World 3 Important things in a potential life partner are,.....smile, grammar and confidence (leo nacheekwa)
According to Singles in America, Match.com's annual survey of 5,300 Americans, 76 percent of singles (81 percent of women, 67 percent of men) care strongly about the condition of their partner's teeth. And only two other attributes matter more than what's in your mouth: grammar (number one) and confidence.
"I think they're all Darwinian. They can all be explained by human evolution," says Dr. Helen Fisher, Match.com's Chief Scientific Advisor, who spearheaded the study. "Grammar is going to say a great deal about your upbringing and your background. Your confidence is going to say a great deal about your mental stability, and your teeth are going to say a great deal about your age and personal health. All of those things are really important in sizing up a person, a potentially reproductive partner."
Context, of course, is everything. In this case, the official question was: "Do you judge a potential date by any of the following?" The nine most important qualities are listed here in order of significance:
83%: Grammar (88% W; 75% M)
78%: Confidence (84% W; 69% M)
76%: Teeth (81% W; 67% M)
62%: Tattoos/piercings (62% W; 62% M)
58%: Clothes (68% W; 49% M)
32%: Car (40% W; 21% M)
28%: Jewelry/watch (31% W; 21% M)
29%: Accent (32% W; 25% M)
27%: Electronic devices they carry (30% W; 23% M)
So how about teeth? They deserve some leeway, says Jess, who does nonprofit work in New York City. If eyes are the window to the soul, then perhaps the mouth is the window to the self-esteem.
The common denominator among grammar, teeth, and confidence: they're hard to fake and even harder to change. The things the fewest people notice-cars, jewelry/watches, and the electronics we tote-are material and easily upgraded. (Case in Point)!
Source: MSN lifestyle