ALL hot & all Bothered

We’ve all been there. Someone on the other side of the bar catches your attention, rousing butterflies somewhere in the pit of your stomach. Maybe you’ve just met. Maybe you’ve known them for years. One thing’s for sure – the man in front of you is ticking all the right boxes.

But what is it that ignites this coveted, sometimes elusive spark? Unfortunately, the answer isn’t entirely straightforward. When it comes to choosing male partners female preferences are so diverse and idiosyncratic as to defy systemic explanation, says evolutionary psychologist Bruce J Ellis