they say beauty's only skin-deep but
there is no denying that those first
impressions are clutch ever wonder what
men notice and what they really find
most attractive well it turns out that
sometimes it's so hard wired within us
we don't even realize what we're looking
for until we find it blue eyes
swipe right a study from the University
of tromsø
in norway asked 443 people about the
hair and eye color of their partners
they also showed participants a series
of photos in which just some models eyes
had been manipulated to change colors
they found that while women and brown
eyed men showed no preference over any
particular eye color blue-eyed men
overwhelmingly chose blue-eyed women the
reason genetics the only way a child can
have blue eyes is to be born to two
blue-eyed parents or to two people who
each carry part of the recessive gene
for blue eyes the study's authors say
that conscious or subconscious blue-eyed
men preference for blue-eyed women might
be linked to one extra layer of
paternity protection Cougar Town random
gray hair higher age brackets according
to a joint study between psychologists
from the University of st. Andrews and
the University of Liverpool a mature
appearance is exactly what some men are
into there's a cultural norm for what's
considered attractive that's what makes
movie stars so universally admired here
researchers wanted to find out how our
personal experiences helped shape what
we find attractive the study found that
men who were born to moms over 30 were
more likely to find older women more
attractive when they were looking for
long-term relationships it's suggested
that when looking for a long-term
partner there's something about the
influence of that parent-child
relationship that makes us feel secure
as adults and that's not all mom jeans
study suggests that parents influence on
what characteristics men find attractive
goes even beyond age another study from
the University of st. Andrews looks at a
phenomenon known as imprinting well
known to exist in the animal world and
until recently largely unexplored in
humans the study looked at how likely
men
and women will be attracted to certain
hair and eye color in their chosen
partners they found that for men the
best indicator of preferences was the
hair and eye color of their mothers
researchers suggest that it's possible
that the early connection between mother
and son formed a sort of subconscious
bond that suggests safety familiarity
and comfort linked to the eye and hair
color they knew first happy birthday
what do you want for breakfast
try to see please don't forget to wash
your bottom knock-knock
everyone loves to laugh but according to
a study published in evolution and human
behavior the sort of humor men and women
find attractive is surprisingly
different the study found that while
women valued both the ability to be
funny and to appreciate the same sort of
things they found funny men had a
different take they just wanted someone
who's going to laugh at their jokes when
it came to long-term relationships it
was even more important for men to find
someone who appreciated their sense of
humor while funny gal pals were
preferred for friendships and short-term
relationships angle from above according
to a pair of Australian researchers one
thing that men find surprisingly
attractive is a simple one that anyone
can master the right head tilt they
manipulated a series of faces to appear
as that they were being viewed from
different angles and volunteers were
then asked to rate the attractiveness of
those faces they found that men were
most attracted to faces where women
tilted their head forward enough that
they were looking slightly up when a man
sees a woman who tilts her head forward
and looks up at him the height
difference accents traditional ideas
about masculinity and femininity me
Tarzan most men and women find
risk-taking superhot in potential mates
perhaps and obviously attractive
straight to women surprisingly men were
also attracted to women who were
adventurous according to a study by the
University of Alaska Anchorage men and
women were attracted to those with
hunter-gatherer personality traits that
includes risky activities similar to
what our ancient ancestors would have
performed like
mountain climbing and whitewater rafting
but it was only ancient risks that were
found attractive modern risks like
driving without a seat belt or dabbling
in drugs not so much baby voice while
you might think that a husky voice would
be sexier nakisha studies have shown
that what men are really attracted to is
a higher pitched voice according to one
study done by University College London
men favored high-pitched voices because
of the features figure and youth they
associated with that voice but when the
voice got too high the attractiveness
decline thanks Carol in short that in
order to be most attractive a voice
should be moderately high-pitched and
slightly breathy all which reportedly
signaled that the speaker had a small
frame but if your voice doesn't rate as
moderately high-pitched no worries
according to a study from the Journal of
evolutionary psychology women talking to
a hot guy speak in a higher pitch
without even realizing it eggs to live
while ovulation is not exactly a trait
it's linked to things that men find
attractive you're all on the same cycle
this is very exciting
here uterine walls will be shedding for
the next three to five days next
memorization did you google apps
according to a study in the journal
hormones and behavior men were more
likely to rate women as being the most
attractive when they were at the most
fertile point in the month many studies
have shown that as women approach peak
fertility voices pitch higher body odor
becomes more desirable and skin and lips
may change colors all things men have
traditionally found more attractive baby
got back think it's the hourglass figure
that's most attractive it depends
according to research done by professors
at the University of Texas if your waist
and hips that matter professor Devendra
Singh found that when women have a waist
to hip ratio of between point six seven
and point eight there's ought to be the
most attractive to men she surveyed men
as to what shape they found most
attractive but researched everything
from Miss America contestants to Playboy
models an overwhelming majority of the
men agreed that the most attractive
shape had to be
with that magic calculation no matter
what their age group was from Beyonce to
Kate Moss it didn't matter how much they
weighed that specific ratio was hottest
of all part of gold it's easy to get
stuck on looks but studies have shown
that personality traits like kindness
respectfulness and optimism really do
make you look better one study done at
the University of Westminster surveyed
2157 male students and surprisingly
found that there was no body type or
shape they liked that but when men were
supplied with personality traits they
chose a wider range of body types and
sizes compared to picks based on
physical appearance alone another study
from a group of Chinese universities
found similar results they took both men
and women and asked them to rate the
attractiveness of a series of faces
based only on appearance two weeks later
the same group was given personality
traits along with the faces and positive
traits made faces more attractive they
even gave it a name the halo effect it
doesn't matter what costume I wear yours
or mine I'm not super Cheryl that's
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