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However, sexually unsuccessful men's poor estimation of their of physical attractiveness may be partly driven by lower-self esteem caused by their travails related to relationship formation, as some research has indicated that men's own estimates of their looks only correlate weakly with their attractiveness as rated with others, in contrast to women's self appraisals, which correlate highly with other's evaluations of their looks.{{Citation needed}} | However, sexually unsuccessful men's poor estimation of their of physical attractiveness may be partly driven by lower-self esteem caused by their travails related to relationship formation, as some research has indicated that men's own estimates of their looks only correlate weakly with their attractiveness as rated with others, in contrast to women's self appraisals, which correlate highly with other's evaluations of their looks.{{Citation needed}} | ||
Women do not seem to care more about looks as men (but roughly equally), so women's harsher ratings possibly result from an intuition to avoid initiating romance and giving men complements, having a more coy and [[sex drive#Female_passivity|passive sexuality]] all around. Initiation would make it more difficult to reject a male as the initiator bears more responsibility. | Women do not seem to care more about looks as men (but roughly equally), so women's harsher ratings possibly result from an intuition to avoid initiating romance and giving men complements, having a more coy and [[sex drive#Female_passivity|passive sexuality]] all around. Initiation would make it more difficult to reject a male as the initiator bears more responsibility. |
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