THIS is the quality most women look for in a partner…

Can you remember when you realised that you wanted your other half to be your other half for the rest of your days? Did it have anything to do with them putting you or others first?

Chances are it did, because a new study has revealed that altruism is the main thing that women look for in a partner. Recent research, conducted by Evolutionary Psychology, found that most women look for kindness over attractiveness (although the latter does play a part). For the study, women were presented with images of men acting bravely or kindly, including scenarios such as saving a drowning child or buying a homeless person a sandwich. The findings stated: “Altruism plays a role in mate choice, particularly in women’s preferences and in long-term (LT) relationships. "The current study analysed how these preferences interacted with another important mate choice variable, physical attractiveness. "Here, female participants were presented with photographs of men of varying levels of physical attractiveness, alongside descriptions of them behaving either altruistically or not in different scenarios. "The results showed women preferred altruistic men, particularly in LT relationships and that this interacted with physical attractiveness such that being both attractive and altruistic made a man more desirable than just the sum of the two desirable parts”. So there you have it, he might look like George Clooney but if he doesn't have a heart of gold as well, we're not interested... we don't think! via GIPHY Last year, the signs that your relationship has real staying power was revealed. The list (which you can see in full HERE) included things like regular date nights and similar film tastes. Tell us, what is your favourite quality in your partner? Just leave a note in the Facebook comments or get in touch on Twitter (@HerFamilydotie).