A: Handshake in business

In this day of “friends with benefits” and the easy hook-up, women may be shocked to learn that 77 percent of men seek out girlfriends who have potential as a wife. That’s the word from the Great Male Survey conducted by AskMen.com. The results challenge the most modern conceptions of men, who are often portrayed in the media as being immature, insensitive and afraid of commitment. Instead, it’s just the opposite, modern man is driven by a sense of values, loyalty and family.

Here are some of the findings.

• 77 percent of men look for girlfriends with “wife potential.”
• 69 percent of men would never cheat on their partner.
• 61 percent of men feel that the depiction of the male gender in commercials is not accurate.
• 60 percent of men are nostalgic for the days when a handshake in business meant something.
• 57 percent of men cook at home and enjoy doing it.
• 56 percent of men say that being a good father or husband makes a man “manly.”