There are women attracted to sociopaths as well,not just psychopaths,which can be more damaging actually because many psychopaths cover their tracks and work in good jobs, often picking jobs where they can act on their urges and stay out of prison or the mental asylum ,sociopaths can't function as well which leads them into trouble . They are a bit like moths to a flame when they see a violent man ,who doesn't live by conventional societal norms,ie jobless, criminal convictions, few friends , who they think they can 'fix'. I think it partly comes from a mothering instinct,but also their hankering for drama.It helps if they are goodlooking. This is unfortunately why you read stories in the papers about a woman sticking by an abusive male who eventualy ends up dead because he killed her , or a woman who covers up for her child abusing husband. Or women working in prisons fukking the prisoners, or women mental health nurses fukking the patients.
Being a man,who is reasoable looking , hardworking ,etc etc doesn't mean you will get women. That is boring to many women these days, I put some of it down to the fact women go out to work and have the vote.So what drew women to relationships with men isn't the same as it used to be. Being average isn't good enough for many women.
This is why occasionally you see an attractive woman with a complete a$$hole or a loser and you think 'what on earth is she doing with him?'.I have noticed before how interested women tend to be about serial killers, especially ones who kill and rape other women.I would bet the vast majority of people who watch those serial killer films and documentaries are middle aged women bored with their married lives. Many of these killers once caught get marriage proposals and sexually explicit fan letters , all the time in prison or the mental asylum.