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Heh...I work with a bunch of guys, and our lunchtime conversation now is more about mpg than engine performance.
Seriously, though: for women, whether they have children or not, the biological imperative is more about stability and security than possessions. There's a great Susan Tedeschi song with the lines-- "Your love is all right, but I need a little more, honey--I can't spend your love at the grocery store..." She's not talking about 2-carat diamond rings here. A guy who drives a fuel-efficient vehicle is sensible and rational and thinks ahead, long-term. He won't blow the grocery and mortgage money on a Mustang GT. That's the kind of guy I'd want to pair up with (and I did), and I suspect I'm not alone.
