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Maciamo
13-02-05, 16:16
BBC News : Feminine males 'more attractive' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4261489.stm)

Men with feminine faces will be luckier in love as most women are attracted to them rather than masculine men, Liverpool University scientists say.
While square-jawed men attract beautiful women, the less macho ones have a wider choice as their face type is more in demand.

Most women like a feminised face, but those who rated themselves attractive went for the classic masculine face.

Feminine faces tend to be linked with stability and caring, scientists said.

Several hundred students and staff at the university were shown a selection of computer-generated faces, manipulated to look either more masculine or feminine.

They were asked to judge what facial type they were most attracted to.
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A second study showed that women seen with a dominant male were rated more attractive by other men.
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Men who rated themselves as attractive preferred women with feminine facial features, such as a small nose and chin and large eyes, which are indicators of fertility.


Woud that mean that handsome men tend to be more attracted to Japanese (or East Asian) women because they are more feminine ? Equally, that let suppose that beautiful Japanese women prefer very virile men, and so more likely non-Asian ones (as in average Mongoloid have lower testosterone levels). Just interpreting the study. :p

What do you think about this ?

Duo
13-02-05, 20:12
I think it's very interesting, but actually i had noticed this since a while just from girls saying oh he is so cuteee, and he is so cutee, and etc etc. But maybe some of the female members could englighten us a bit more on this matter.

Glenn
13-02-05, 20:21
Well, if anime is any indication it always seems that the "hunk" looks pretty feminine. But that's a pretty narrow sample size. :shock:

Dewberry
13-02-05, 20:33
That's interesting! I've never ever felt attracted to men with feminine faces. They put me off! Although I have noticed that some of my friends go out with "cute" guys. I guess it's something to do with the fact that many women have a very developed maternal instinct. Men with feminine features seem a bit vulnerable and in need of constant affection. Such men are less likely (in a woman's opinion) to be abusive and aggressive. They also seem more approachable.
There is also this theory suggesting that people with similar face features are often attracted to each other. I'm not too sure about that because I have a small nose and big eyes but usually go out with guys who have quite big noses, relatively small eyes and prominent jawlines.
It's all a matter of taste...Look at Brad Pitt. He doesn't have a feminine face but is considered to be the sexiest man on the planet.
As for me, I love masculine features!! Mel Gibson is perfect...

miu
15-02-05, 20:45
That's interesting! I've never ever felt attracted to men with feminine faces. They put me off!
Same here. I never understood the fuss about Leonardo DiCaprio when I was younger and only pretended to fancy him because everyone else did, too :blush:

I prefer a face that shows some personality... If someone's just pretty, it's just completely boring to me. I seem to be the only person who likes Nicole Kidman better with the nose she had in "The Hours" :clueless: :emblaugh: I just think that the nose makes the rest of her face look really graceful. Or maybe I just have a peculiar taste about things. :bluush:

Pretty boys just remind me of.. well... boys - not men. :souka:

Doc
15-02-05, 21:23
.........Well I'm screwed if that's what the study shows.

Doc

kirei_na_me
15-02-05, 22:31
I do not like "pretty boys" and never have. I do not like feminine facial features at all. I like a chiseled face. I like a stong, square jawline.

As for what that says about me, I don't know.

Doc
15-02-05, 23:09
The only studies I trust are from Oxford. ^____^

Doc

donny
15-12-09, 13:53
I can hardly believe that, this is not my vision of masculinity and in talking with my friends I've had the opportunity to hear the opinions of women. I think the vision of masculinity differs a lot upon the age of the respondent.

The Dutch
22-12-09, 15:42
Obviously those who were interviewed, were teenage girls :D

Wilhelm
22-12-09, 16:01
What makes you think Japanese woman are more feminine ? I don't think so

^ lynx ^
22-12-09, 18:34
I don't agree with your conclusions at all Maciamo. A lot of japanese teen idols tend to look very andogrinous.

http://www.gothtronic.com/Goth/img_/Music1/plaatje/ayabie_klein.jpg
http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/05212008/6/0/d/6/60d67f5a5c4380_full.jpg
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/7668/e38090specialalbum2cd2blp3.jpg