STANDOUT MANNERS WILL GET YOU SEX
is 100% false.
I'd have to agree.
It's confidence.
Sorry, Sue, but Rodion and ki4buc are right.
Don't get me wrong, manners and civility are crucial (and the lack thereof are inexcusable). But unless they are mixed with at least 50% "eau du dominant male," a good-hearted, well-mannered, stand-up guy is commonly mistaken for the chauffeur, and treated as such by the female contingent.