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The Face Shape That Is Most Attractive To Women - C C - Aug 28, 2017
http://www.spring.org.uk/2017/08/face-shape-attractive.php
EXCERPT: For short-term relationships, women are most attracted to wider faces, research finds. Men with wider faces are seen as more dominant and aggressive. Dr Katherine Valentine, the study’s first author, said: “Our study shows that within three minutes of meeting in real life, women find more dominant, wider-faced men attractive for short-term relationships, and want to go on another date with them.”
For the study, the researchers measured men’s facial width to height ratio, their fWHR. Dr Valentine explained: “High male fWHR has previously been associated with surviving in hand-to-hand combat, aggressiveness, self-perceived power, and CEO’s financial success. Our study shows it’s also a reasonably good indicator of perceived dominance — not only that, it piques women’s interest in a face-to-face speed-dating setting....”
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RE: The Face Shape That Is Most Attractive To Women - Secular Sanity - Aug 28, 2017
Facial width is associated with testosterone levels in men.
RE: The Face Shape That Is Most Attractive To Women - Zinjanthropos - Aug 28, 2017
Well that explains it. It's the width.
RE: The Face Shape That Is Most Attractive To Women - Magical Realist - Aug 28, 2017
The face of a pugilist iow. How cliche...