Why women are better at online dating

Men are far more aggressive on online dating sites - but often'mass mail' women that are out of their league in the hope of a response, researchers have found. They say that by comparison, women tend to be more conscious of their own attractiveness to other users and approach fewer people. The study found major behavioural differences between male and female users when it comes to contacting potential partners. The researchers say men are far more aggressive on online dating sites - but often'mass mail' women that are out of their league in the hope of a response, researchers have found. Using data collected from Baihe, one of the largest dating websites in China, researchers from Binghamton University, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Northeastern University analysed the messages and how suitable each person actually was.