An attractive nanny question?

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Anonymous wrote:My husband always joked that if we got a nanny, he would do the hiring and would implement Thong Thursdays.

he sounds charming and ready for an sexual harassment lawsuit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH and I are a looking for a nanny for our first child. I told him be can do the majority of the work ( putting up the ad, picking the girls we want to interview, and corresponding with them) so my DH did just that. I realized that out of the 8-9 girls we interviewed, majority were young and attractive. We ended up hiring a young 20's girl who while a little chubby, is cute. I'm not insecure and trust my DH completely. A few of my girlfriends mentioned that my DH probably liked the idea of handeling the process so he could pick " pretty girls." I started to get curious so I came here. If my DH ( and any men) take care of selecting the women, do they purposely pick attractive women vs. unattractive? Qualifications are most imperative, but would they rather pick an attractive vs. unattractive nanny to interview?

I'm a dude, haven't read all the responses.

There was a freakonomics podcast recently about "fundraising" and they interviewed an economist who studied this...it turns out that pretty women are the strongest/best fundraisers...over all. And that is the result of an added pull just with men. It's so strong, that even when you include women - who tend to donate more overall, but are not influenced by the looks of the fundraiser - it still puts pretty females out in front, but a lot, overall.

So, yes, unless your husband is gay, he is at some level responding to the looks of the nannies. It may be subconscious and the less-attractive women may not have been any more qualified (or even as qualified) but I'm sure he was influenced by their looks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to ask your husband OP - that's the only relevant male response.

My husband is relieved our nanny isn't attractive to him. (His words, expressed more than once.)

So it depends on the guy. Just talk to your husband.

How old is she? Maybe he is lying to make you believe that but deep down has the hots for her. Especially if she is a hot young thing in DC!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband always joked that if we got a nanny, he would do the hiring and would implement Thong Thursdays.

he sounds charming and ready for an sexual harassment lawsuit

PP's husband was joking. Lighten up, will you.

[Anonymous]

Hot nanny is good for kids and hubby but bad for marriage

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Anonymous wrote:Hot nanny is good for kids and hubby but bad for marriage

Not every hot nanny is interested in the husbands. As a former nanny and speaking from first have experience, most of us aren't interested in men twice our age. While we find a dad attractive, we respect their marriage and wouldn't dare do anything. Plus most men cheat with less attractive nannies who are starved for attention as opposed to a hot nanny who has a line of men waiting or a boyfriend. I was a " hot" nanny by many but I never crossed the line. I did find some dads attractive but I did my job and left it at that. My reputation and a couples marriage wasn't worth destroying. I'm sure most nannies ( attractive or not) feel this way too.