(I took out what I assumed you found an issue, mods – I don’t see
why you’d leave up what I was responding to with it, though…)
The point was that “interpersonal attraction… is distinct from
perceptions of physical attractiveness,” but that doesn’t mean the
latter plays no part in the former (by the way, the concept of
“interpersonal attraction” includes what makes us want to be friends with people as well). Whether someone – of either gender – is good-looking will usually affect our attitude toward them not only as a potential spouse, but in general (leading to results such as making more money and fewer jury convictions for minor crimes).
The other quotation could use some clarification.
(I’m doing it backwards because it’s easier that way.)
Furthermore, participants’ ideal preferences, assessed before the speed-dating event, failed to predict what inspired their actual desire at the event.
That is: What people said they were looking for (in terms of
looks and earning potential) didn’t match up with the people
in whom they were interested after actually meeting them.
“[D]ata revealed no [gender] differences in…
That is: The above phenomenon was not found more among the men
or the women in the study – they were equal in this matter.