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sn.37.2 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

A Man

“Mendicants, when a man has five factors he is extremely undesirable to a female.
What five?
He’s not attractive, wealthy, or ethical; he’s idle, and he doesn’t beget children.
When a man has these five factors he is extremely undesirable to a female.
When a man has five factors he is extremely desirable to a female.
What five?
He’s attractive, wealthy, and ethical; he’s skillful and tireless, and he begets children.
When a man has these five factors he is extremely desirable to a female.”