[Pseudoscience-is-malarkey (OP)]

So far, the selling point on sending men to the red planet is weak. But what if?

[alancalverd]

I've volunteered for a one-way trip to Mars, and indeed had my calculations published, but not alone. Even had a couple of interested respondents.The natives might be ugly - why leave it to chance?

There are plenty of beautiful women on Earth, so the prospect of spending most of a year alone en route in the vague hope of meeting someone on a fairly hostile planet wouldn't be much of an incentive to leave home. It's really all about adventure and scientific discovery.

[Pseudoscience-is-malarkey (OP)]

There are plenty of beautiful women on Earth

I'm going to regurgitate a classic line from Seinfeld by postulating you've never been to a DMV.

[HannahC]

So, do you mean that I have to go to Mars to attract more men there? I agree

[Bored chemist]

"If there were beautiful naked women on Mars, would we definitely send men there?"
What for?
To recover the bodies?

[alancalverd]

So, do you mean that I have to go to Mars to attract more men there? I agree

I think you will find a smile works pretty well on this planet.