8 psychological reasons why we find someone more attractive than someone else
2024-09-14 17:49:04
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How do we like some people more than others? Why do some attract us more? There are some details that play a role and you can find them below.
1. The apple of the eye
Babies change their size in response to emotions, getting bigger when we're happy. Several studies have shown that we subconsciously consider people with large pupils more attractive because it shows their mutual interest in us. In the past, Italian women deliberately dilated their pupils using a poisonous extract from the belladonna plant to appear more attractive to men.
2. Waist percentage
The proportion of the waist to the hips has always been considered one of the most important characteristics in a woman's appearance. And as some research shows, the lower the waist-to-hip ratio, the more attractive a woman looks to a man.
3. Symmetry of the face
Researchers have confirmed that we rate symmetrical faces as more attractive than those with less symmetry because our visual receptors can process them much more easily. Another reason for this is that we biologically associate symmetrical faces with better genes.
4. Average
As a study suggests, we prefer a look that looks more average to us. And this can have different explanations: either we associate it with biological advantages such as good genes, or our brain simply prefers more typical faces.
5. Diet
There is a small study showing that food preferences can make a man more attractive to a woman. The scent of men who have just eaten fruit and vegetables is considered much more preferable than that of men who have eaten bread and pasta, for example.
6. Voice
According to research, women associate a low male voice with maturity, thus finding it more attractive.
7. Aroma
A woman's scent can actually affect how attractive men find her. But this is true of a particular smell: the one based on women's reproductive hormones. As research shows, women are much more attractive to men during the ovulation phase because the level of hormones at this time is higher in the middle of the cycle, indicating their fertility.
8. Taste
This is then related to the taste of the kiss, in cases where physical contact begins.
