Why are psychopaths and sadists so popular with women?
The following study showed, first, that this is so. Secondly, there are objective reasons: psychopaths and sadists, when they meet, show more positive, so-called. Agentic traits (appearing cheerful, self-confident, and socially dominant) and are often good-looking.
But an important correction: it is enough for one or two dates ("immediately drag a woman to bed"), but over a longer period, sadism-psychopathism is still perceived by most women. The study gave an example of such a sadist/psychopath, Ted Bundy. I knew nothing about him, and with great interest I read about him on the wiki. He killed and raped at least 31 women in the 1970s. He imitated pro-social qualities so well that he escaped from prison twice - after the second time he was released, he became known for rape and other murders. He had such a magical effect on many women that after the first hours and even the first minutes of meeting him, they followed him. Although in most cases he did not deal with courtship - he simply broke into women's houses and did his dirty work there. He looks like this, a crime witness called him very attractive (well, yes, not "sheer" according to the female classification).