'Macho Looking' Men More Attractive to Women

A new study reveals that men with masculine features are more attractive to fertile women.

But women with masculine-looking partners do not necessarily become more attracted to their partners, said the study from University of Colorado at Boulder.

The Marks of a Perfect Man - Good Looks, Intelligence, Wealth, Humour: British Women
British women have stated, in a survey, their notions on how a perfect boyfriend should be - tall, blue-eyed, and muscular with a hairy chest.

A "masculine face" has a relatively pronounced chin, strong jaw, narrow eyes and well-defined brow, like George Clooney, for instance.

A less-masculine face, on the other hand, would include a less-pronounced jaw and wider eyes, a la Pee-wee Herman.

"When they rate men's sexiness, in a sense, that's when (women) show the shift. If they rate men's attractiveness as a long-term partner, then they don't show it," Steven Gangestad told LiveScience.

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Masculine facial features suggest that a man is of good genetic quality, because he had the resources during development not only to survive but also to expend energy on a macho visage. Rugged-looking jaws and eyebrows are signals of testosterone.

However, Christine Garver-Apgar says the lack of a similar effect with intelligence is perplexing.

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Researchers at University of Maryland in Baltimore have found that when newborn female rats are given a substance mimicking cannabis, their brains become more masculine - as does their behaviour.

"That we didn't find any effect of men's intelligence on their partners' sexual interests across the cycle is important because some evidence suggests that intelligence associates with genetic quality."

She added that further research is required in order to answer this along with other questions.

Unhealthy Women Prefer Men With Masculine Traits
Women who live in countries with poor health records prefer for masculine -looking men than feminine -looking rivals, study finds.

The findings come from a study published recently in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior.

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