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DhD_No_Pants

DhD_No_Pants

Katy, TX
May 2006

AUG 11, 2007 07:02 AM

Women prefer more 'feminine' looking men



Women do not see macho men as a sound bet for a long-term partnership, preferring those with more feminine features, a study suggests.

Men with masculine features like large noses and small eyes were seen as less warm, less faithful and worse parents than more feminine counterparts.

Some 400 British men and women made judgements after viewing photographs in which the features were subtly altered.

The study appears in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

Lead author Dr Lynda Boothroyd of Durham University said: "This research shows a high amount of agreement between women about what they see, personality-wise, when asked to judge a book by its cover.

"They may well use that impression of someone to decide whether or not to engage with that person. That decision-making process all depends on what a woman is looking for in a relationship at that stage of her life."

Dominant partner

Some 400 British men and women completed the web-based test which put a pair of pictures in front of them.

Participants were asked to judge the faces on the following categories: dominance, ambition, wealth, faithfulness, commitment, parenting and warmth. They did so by clicking on the point of a scale.

The differences were subtle but apparent to the trained eye. The feminine face had more curved eyebrows, an arched forehead and slightly higher cheekbones. He also wore a hint of a smile, as women smile more often than men, the researchers said.

Both the women and the men who took part in the test judged the more feminine more favourably on faithfulness, commitment, parenting and warmth.

The masculine were seen as more dominant, but there was no difference between the two on ambition and wealth.

Dr George Fieldman, a principal lecturer in psychology at Buckingham Chilterns University College, said the findings in many ways "made sense".

"In a modern society physical strength is not a necessity but potentially a threat. A woman may choose a more feminine partner because it may reduce the chance of violence towards her and any offspring they produce.

"This research may have no immediate implications, but it does feed into our understanding of evolutionary psychology and why people make the choices they do."




Which face do you think is more 'feminine'?



SPOILERS! (Click to view)

The top picture has been manipulated to look more feminine, the bottom more masculine.



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DhD_No_Pants

DhD_No_Pants

Katy, TX
May 2006

AUG 11, 2007 07:23 AM

oyaji said:
This is why I have scheduled breast augmentation surgery.



Can I call you sugartits?

Zarth

zarth

Seattle, WA
December 2004

AUG 11, 2007 07:48 AM

oyaji said:
No. Angry ticks shoot out of my nipples. "Sugartits" is, therefore, not appropriate.


Chiggertits, then.

apesamongus

apesamongus

Atlanta, GA
July 2002

AUG 11, 2007 08:02 AM

Is it bad that I can't tell the difference between those two faces?

Darke

Darke

Columbia, MO
June 2005

AUG 11, 2007 08:02 AM

I'm betting this varies by region. Not to mention that a sample of 400 is hardly enough to provide conclusive evidence... were the women all city dwellers, or did they talk to suburban and rural living women as well? did they have families or were they single? what was their romantic history, did they have a history of abusive relationships? Or could they eliminate certain faces because they'd be judged as having a certain train because they woman in question knew someone closely resembling a face and so projected that personality on it?


Koleeta

Koleeta

Los Angeles, CA
May 2003

AUG 11, 2007 08:48 AM

oyaji said:



awwwww. so cute.

Koleeta

Koleeta

Los Angeles, CA
May 2003

AUG 11, 2007 08:50 AM

I chose the first face as being more "feminine" (mostly cause the eyebrows) but I don't know which I am more attracted to. You know, given that they are scary floating faces on a black background.

Subrosa

Subrosa

San Francisco, CA
July 2004

AUG 11, 2007 08:52 AM

apesamongus said:
Is it bad that I can't tell the difference between those two faces?



I went back and forth as to which one was the feminine face about four times. Still got it wrong..

punk

punk

Phoenix, AZ
January 2004

AUG 11, 2007 09:08 AM

Subrosa said:

apesamongus said:
Is it bad that I can't tell the difference between those two faces?



I went back and forth as to which one was the feminine face about four times. Still got it wrong..



It's very subtle. There are differences in the lips, the eyes and the eyebrows. Also, it looks like they may have rounded off portions of the outside of the face to give it a more feminine appearance. For example, the forehead isn't as wide.

Wren

Wren

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

AUG 11, 2007 09:21 AM

apesamongus said:
Is it bad that I can't tell the difference between those two faces?



I couldn't, either.

Girly boys are nice to look at but every single one I've dated has been a whiny pussy.

Zarth

zarth

Seattle, WA
December 2004

AUG 11, 2007 09:35 AM

Subrosa said:

apesamongus said:
Is it bad that I can't tell the difference between those two faces?


I went back and forth as to which one was the feminine face about four times. Still got it wrong..


That is because you are teh geigh. You boys should get a room.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)
Seriously, the differences are subtle, and labelling the one feminine and the other masculine is very nearly arbitrary, anyway.

Darke said:
I'm betting this varies by region. Not to mention that a sample of 400 is hardly enough to provide conclusive evidence... were the women all city dwellers, or did they talk to suburban and rural living women as well? did they have families or were they single? what was their romantic history, did they have a history of abusive relationships? Or could they eliminate certain faces because they'd be judged as having a certain train because they woman in question knew someone closely resembling a face and so projected that personality on it?


My understanding of this study is that it has less to do with attraction and more to do with snap judgments as to "long-term suitability" - and even that could be said to be a stretch. Really, what seems to be being assessed is just how threatening someone looks.

Some women are into the threatening look. A fact which gives me great joy - not that you'd be able to tell by looking at my face, of course.

unravled

unravled

Portland, OR
August 2003

AUG 11, 2007 10:08 AM

I could tell the difference, but I've always dated (and married) masculine men. No girly men, thanks.

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

AUG 11, 2007 10:17 AM

Men with masculine features like large noses and small eyes were seen as less warm, less faithful and worse parents than more feminine counterparts.



Anti-semites! eeek

attn_ho

attn_ho

Brooklyn, NY
February 2004

AUG 11, 2007 10:43 AM

the pictures:
there is a slight arc to the eyebrows, a slight widening on the lips, and something about the eyes, they are larger, or have digital eyeliner, as well as having clearer iris's on the top model. either that, or the whole face is a touch rosier.

also, he has cooties.

Lucy

Lucy

SUICIDEGIRL

Yemen

AUG 11, 2007 11:33 AM

I like girly men. They're much easier to break.

Lucy

Lucy

SUICIDEGIRL

Yemen

AUG 11, 2007 12:02 PM

oyaji said:
Yeah, but don't you want a challenge every now and then?



No. I prefer quantity over quality.

Zarth

zarth

Seattle, WA
December 2004

AUG 11, 2007 12:06 PM

Watch out, Lucy! He's got loaded chiggertits!

Lucy

Lucy

SUICIDEGIRL

Yemen

AUG 11, 2007 12:13 PM

oyaji said:

Lucy said:

oyaji said:
Yeah, but don't you want a challenge every now and then?



No. I prefer quantity over quality.



Maybe you just haven't met a dude with the right qualities yet.


A dude with the right qualities for me is one that will cry when I hit him.

I'm kidding, of course. I don't hit...I just bite and threaten a lot.

attn_ho

attn_ho

Brooklyn, NY
February 2004

AUG 11, 2007 01:45 PM

Lucy said:

oyaji said:

Lucy said:

oyaji said:
Yeah, but don't you want a challenge every now and then?



No. I prefer quantity over quality.



Maybe you just haven't met a dude with the right qualities yet.


A dude with the right qualities for me is one that will cry when I hit him.

I'm kidding, of course. I don't hit...I just bite and threaten a lot.



How YOU doin?
*cringes*
*looks up hopefully*
*cringes*

Lucy

Lucy

SUICIDEGIRL

Yemen

AUG 11, 2007 01:53 PM

oyaji said:

Lucy said:

oyaji said:

Lucy said:

oyaji said:
Yeah, but don't you want a challenge every now and then?



No. I prefer quantity over quality.



Maybe you just haven't met a dude with the right qualities yet.


A dude with the right qualities for me is one that will cry when I hit him.

I'm kidding, of course. I don't hit...I just bite and threaten a lot.



Well, you're never going to make me cry that way.



A more feminine male would, which brings us back to why I like 'em girly.

Lucy

Lucy

SUICIDEGIRL

Yemen

AUG 11, 2007 01:54 PM

attn_ho said:

Lucy said:

oyaji said:

Lucy said:

oyaji said:
Yeah, but don't you want a challenge every now and then?



No. I prefer quantity over quality.



Maybe you just haven't met a dude with the right qualities yet.


A dude with the right qualities for me is one that will cry when I hit him.

I'm kidding, of course. I don't hit...I just bite and threaten a lot.



How YOU doin?
*cringes*
*looks up hopefully*
*cringes*



See? This is what I like. A boy that can cringe.

attn_ho

attn_ho

Brooklyn, NY
February 2004

AUG 11, 2007 02:04 PM

Lucy said:

See? This is what I like. A boy that can cringe.



in cringing, do you prefer
A: Igor to dr frankenstein style
B: Gollum to Hobbit style
C: Mr. Pink to Mr. Blonde style?

Lucy

Lucy

SUICIDEGIRL

Yemen

AUG 11, 2007 05:39 PM

attn_ho said:

Lucy said:

See? This is what I like. A boy that can cringe.



in cringing, do you prefer
A: Igor to dr frankenstein style
B: Gollum to Hobbit style
C: Mr. Pink to Mr. Blonde style?



Think of the way you'd cringe while picturing Ann Coulter elected Mayor of Philedelphia while naked and wet.
Now remove all the shuddering, swearing, and general feeling of armageddon...THAT, my friend, is how I like my men to cringe.

attn_ho

attn_ho

Brooklyn, NY
February 2004

AUG 11, 2007 05:55 PM

Lucy said:

attn_ho said:

Lucy said:

See? This is what I like. A boy that can cringe.



in cringing, do you prefer
A: Igor to dr frankenstein style
B: Gollum to Hobbit style
C: Mr. Pink to Mr. Blonde style?



Think of the way you'd cringe while picturing Ann Coulter elected Mayor of Philedelphia while naked and wet.
Now remove all the shuddering, swearing, and general feeling of armageddon...THAT, my friend, is how I like my men to cringe.



Heavens to Mergatroid!
your imagery makes me cringe like charles nelson reiley.

Lucy

Lucy

SUICIDEGIRL

Yemen

AUG 11, 2007 06:13 PM

attn_ho said:

Lucy said:

attn_ho said:

Lucy said:

See? This is what I like. A boy that can cringe.



in cringing, do you prefer
A: Igor to dr frankenstein style
B: Gollum to Hobbit style
C: Mr. Pink to Mr. Blonde style?



Think of the way you'd cringe while picturing Ann Coulter elected Mayor of Philedelphia while naked and wet.
Now remove all the shuddering, swearing, and general feeling of armageddon...THAT, my friend, is how I like my men to cringe.



Heavens to Mergatroid!
your imagery makes me cringe like charles nelson reiley.



And now I'M cringing at the realization that I spelled "Philadelphia" wrong in my post and didn't catch it in time to edit.

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