Liz Langley

I love this story. It's not that I don't enjoy all the stories I do but this one was especially juicy for me. I found a study in the journal Evolutionary Psychology that said men often prefer women who have midrange or even low self esteem to those with high self esteem, a study I found both sad and validating. Sad because I like men and don't like to think of them as wussing out by avoiding confident women. Validated because I have seen - in life and pop culture - that that is sometimes the case. But just to make sure I called the study's author, Dr. Virgil Zeigler-Hill who said what even a confident woman often needs to hear - 'You're right.' He also offered greater insights into the nuances of the study and into the cowardice of narcissism and the sad behavior of guys like Jessee James and Chris Brown (I do like an academic who reads his tabloids). The result is this column:  Get Conifdent, Stupid!  I hope you enjoy it - and it might make you take a...