especially in the facial region as many of the girls' favorite male anime characters tend to exhibit. Well, I came across an interesting
article in bio-medicine.org entitled "Women Read Men’s Faces Quite Accuratel(y)". Here's some excerpts:
"Evolutionary biology researchers at the University of Newcastle claim that a man's sex appeal probably lay in his cheeks.
Scientists at the University of St Andrews have conducted tests that seem to reveal that the modern woman prefers a man
in touch with his feminine side. A computer generated face that was created as a combination of several attractive features
of appeal among women has revealed to be surprisingly un- masculine, with no sign of facial hair or ‘rugged’ square-jawed
features. Rather it had characteristically female features such as smooth skin, a rounded jawline and large eyes. It is
believed that women judge such men to be a more honest and faithful partner, more able to express their emotions –
for many, the ‘ideal man’. Strongly masculine features are considered threatening and less attractive, but women still want
some combination involving masculine features because they want dominance, too."
Oh God, my head starts to spin a little on that last point. I actually think I was more confused than ever until I read the last sentence.
"Yet all said and done women's assessment of masculine appearance is still culturally governed with good career prospects
and six figure incomes conveniently overriding most negative parts of (m)ale appeal."
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Well, there it is.
what happened to judging personality?
