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→Women prefer men with dominant, aggressive and wide faces (high fWHR)
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It is not clear to which extent the preferences for long-term dating are affected by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_desirability_bias social desirability bias], i.e. women possibly say they are not as choosy about superficial, masculine traits for LTRs because there is societal pressure for them to value non-superficial traits instead. Actual mate choices would be more informative than stated preferences. | It is not clear to which extent the preferences for long-term dating are affected by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_desirability_bias social desirability bias], i.e. women possibly say they are not as choosy about superficial, masculine traits for LTRs because there is societal pressure for them to value non-superficial traits instead. Actual mate choices would be more informative than stated preferences, but even that would be watered down due to the fact that people settle for who is available, not for their ideal mate. | ||
The importance of fWHR becomes apparent in light of a secular change in skull proportions during the last century, with the ''head and face becoming taller and narrower'' (Jantz 2001), which includes a narrowing of the mandible. Causes for this are uncertain, whether a change in diet or increase in pollutants disturbing natural development (Proffit 2018), or even an increase in [https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article-abstract/36/12/2823/5551346?redirectedFrom=fulltext mutational load]. This may suggest that there exist now more men with such narrow and elongated faces ("horsefaces") that they fall below what is aesthetically attractive to women, whereas women may more less negatively affected by this since a compact midface and a robust chin may be less important to men's mate choice. | The importance of fWHR becomes apparent in light of a secular change in skull proportions during the last century, with the ''head and face becoming taller and narrower'' (Jantz 2001), which includes a narrowing of the mandible. Causes for this are uncertain, whether a change in diet or increase in pollutants disturbing natural development (Proffit 2018), or even an increase in [https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article-abstract/36/12/2823/5551346?redirectedFrom=fulltext mutational load]. This may suggest that there exist now more men with such narrow and elongated faces ("horsefaces") that they fall below what is aesthetically attractive to women, whereas women may more less negatively affected by this since a compact midface and a robust chin may be less important to men's mate choice. | ||