Black, White and Mating Preference

Just read some news about an arranged marriage happened in India, the groom was disappointed when he found out that his wife had dark colored skin. He divorced her for her color.

So I was googling searching for scientific explanation on why people choose lighter skin over dark, and it's especially true among male preference to female mate, and become more evidence in eastern countries. In Indonesia, skin whitening products becomes more likely a daily consumption for women and many women who happen to be darker skinned are struggling to be "white" to attract men. Some even are allergic to sun light.

It turns out it's hard to find resources I need to answer my wandering mind about this skin color problem. But I found a PDF file called "Behavioral and Brain Science: Sex differences in human" about human mating preference. I somehow generate a conclusion from the article that the reason why so many people show higher preference on lighter skin is because the skin color indirectly show level of status. People with dark colored skin is somehow associated with lower level working class working hard outside whose skin is burnt by the sun, which valued as people with less earning capability, while lighter skin associated with the otherwise. For the main goal of every species is to survive, people with higher earning capability is preferable and in many cultures this one is associated with "white" colored people; "who don't work so hard to earn a living and they don't get burnt just to live".

This article explains what qualities women pocess that attract male. Male are looking for female with higher capability for reproduction which is indicated by physical appearance such as boobs, hips and waist. And women who had more time to spend at house (those who don't go to hunt---to work) are more likely able to reproduce offspring than those who have to feed herself. Lighter skin females are somehow associated with this type of people---they don't go to work so they don't get bitten by the sun rays. It generates an association that lighter skin females are more reproductive than the darker ones.

Somehow this explanation may reasonable and so far this one is subject to fulfill my thirst.

Another thing in the article surprises me, during courtship many women would prefer men who bring her food like chocolate or ice cream because this attitude somehow shows an indication that he can feed her. When male would prefer female with higher capability of reproduction (which is indicated in physical appearance), female would love males with higher capability of earning property (to feed females and offspring).

So you guys, if you want to attract a woman, bring her food.