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A '''wristcel''' refers to someone whose romantic overtures tend to result in [[nonredamancy]] due to having thin wrists. | A '''wristcel''' refers to someone whose romantic overtures tend to result in [[nonredamancy]] due to having thin wrists. | ||
Wristcels tend to be laughed at being so self-conscious about their wrists. | |||
However, | However, eye-tracking technology revealed women do tend to notice a man's arm width.{{citation needed}} | ||
Cues of physical dominance also play a major role in men's intrasexual competition which in turn decides their access to women.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513817304105</ref> One study has found an assortative mating correlation of r = .55 (p < .01) for wrist circumference in a sample of 205 U.S. citizens from Ann Arbor.<ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/19485565.1968.9987763</ref><!-- Other studies have also found evidence of assortative mating for wrist thickness.<ref>https://www.rd.com/advice/relationships/why-couples-look-alike/</ref>--> | Cues of physical dominance such as upper body size and arm thickness also play a major role in men's intrasexual competition which in turn decides their access to women, and this is more about intimidation and posturing rather than actual strength.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513817304105</ref> | ||
This was even | One study has found an assortative mating correlation of r = .55 (p < .01) for wrist circumference in a sample of 205 U.S. citizens from Ann Arbor.<ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/19485565.1968.9987763</ref><!-- Other studies have also found evidence of assortative mating for wrist thickness.<ref>https://www.rd.com/advice/relationships/why-couples-look-alike/</ref>--> | ||
This was even stronger than the assortative correlation for height. At least, this shows both men and women care about wrist thickness, which in turn also likely implies women care about it. | |||
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