Aimtoplease101 -> RE: A Slave's Appearance (7/5/2007 10:51:32 PM)
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As a guy who does spend time and effort staying fit and athletic, this is an interesting (and somewhat disappointing) thread. Madison Avenue marketing firms spend millions of dollars each year trying to figure out what type of male look is most attractive to female consumers. Those studies tend to trend towards the "somewhat muscular" body type (with "wiry" usually a close second, and "teddy bear" often behind that). Likewise, there never seems to be a lack of women drooling over the Brad Pitts and Tom Cruises of the world. However, it's also true that women (more so then men) place higher value on non-physical appearance traits when determining attractiveness. A sense of humor, consideration, intelligence, a good smile, etc., rank high with most women. (According to a recent poll, sharing housework was one of the major reasons certain relationships worked) I remember some psychology courses from college that touched on issues of man-- woman attraction. One theory was that traits that demonstrated good provider/ protector skills (strength, speed, health, intelligence, etc.) in men were attractive to women because as humans evolved these were skills that were necessary for survival and procreation. Query whether women with a dominant personality vary, as a group, from women with a different orientation? Does an "opposites attract" principal apply to some extent? In my personal experience, this doesn't seem to be the case. People of like body styles generally (with plenty of exceptions, of course) tend to gravitate towards each other. That may perhaps be accounted for simply because it may be an indicator of a number of other shared interests, which is a significant factor in compatibility. There are probably published studies in the scientific literature addressing these issues, and the innumerable variations that spring from them. Do we have any academics on the board who can enlighten us? Regards, ATP
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