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the original looks studies from 1997 were extremely flawed due to the researchers confusing femininity for [[beauty]]. Beauty is a stand alone trait, that has overlap with femininity. Beauty is attractive in both sexes. Some facial features such as full lips are inherently beautiful and are thus attractive on both men and women. Any facial morph were the more "masculine" face has thinner lips, is going to be rated as less attractive. When the feminine/beautiful traits are left alone but the masculine traits exaggerated, the face is more attractive. [[autism|Autists]] have an extremely hard time distinguishing femininity from beauty due to being bad with faces (Prosopagnosia) (face-blindness). | the original looks studies from 1997 were extremely flawed due to the researchers confusing femininity for [[beauty]]. Beauty is a stand alone trait, that has overlap with femininity. Beauty is attractive in both sexes. Some facial features such as full lips are inherently beautiful and are thus attractive on both men and women. Any facial morph were the more "masculine" face has thinner lips, is going to be rated as less attractive. When the feminine/beautiful traits are left alone but the masculine traits exaggerated, the face is more attractive. [[autism|Autists]] have an extremely hard time distinguishing femininity from beauty due to being bad with faces (Prosopagnosia) (face-blindness). | ||
In short women couldn't care less if a dude looks like a chick as long as the guy has some super masculine features, such as strong jaw, chin, hunter eyes, very large full eyebrows, etc. Still when given the choice between a pretty boy and a [[gigachad|manly man]] women tend to choose the [[gigachad|manly man.]] | In short women couldn't care less if a dude looks like a chick as long as the guy has some super masculine features, such as strong jaw, chin, hunter eyes, very large full eyebrows, etc. Still when given the choice between a pretty boy and a [[gigachad|manly man]] women tend to choose the [[gigachad|manly man.]] Romance novels often use long haired, aesthetic pretty boys with added rippling muscles as cover models to appeal to as many different women's preference as possible. | ||
Despite previous studies (done as early as 1997) on sexual dimorphism showing feminine preferences in female faces and mixed findings in male faces. A 2014 study on preferences for sexual dimorphism on attractiveness levels in male faces found both male and female participants preferred masculine faces to androgynous faces in high attractiveness, but mixed results in low attractiveness.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886914007132</ref> | Despite previous studies (done as early as 1997) on sexual dimorphism showing feminine preferences in female faces and mixed findings in male faces. A 2014 study on preferences for sexual dimorphism on attractiveness levels in male faces found both male and female participants preferred masculine faces to androgynous faces in high attractiveness, but mixed results in low attractiveness.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886914007132</ref> | ||