We’re watching it all.
A new study published on PLOS found that men and women misjudged the attractiveness of the opposite sex.
A team of researchers in the UK asked 144 people (average age of 22) to adjust the 3D model of men or women’s faces to match their appearance to understand who they believe another gender is most attractive to short- and long-term relationships.
“We have demonstrated substantial misunderstandings about the desire for opposite sex predictions in terms of sexual dimorphism in facial shape,” the study authors concluded.
Sharp, bold features such as chisel jawlines are often described as more masculine, while soft delicate features such as plump lips are characterized as more feminine – everyone is eager to turn to plastic surgeons for help to achieve this look.
But is this actually what their potential partners want to see?
This study shows that both men and women overestimate the most attractive faces envisioned by other genders.
In other words, men think women prefer male faces more than they actually prefer male faces, and women think men prefer female faces more than they actually do.
The young man also believes that women want a man with more masculine facial features that are specifically targeted at short-term relationships rather than long-term relationships, but women don’t make this difference.
This misjudgment may come from society’s unrealistic beauty standards for men and women, which will only be exacerbated by surgery and AI.
However, the study also found that problems with people’s self-image make people’s assumptions about attractiveness incorrect.
Research has found that those who are not satisfied with facial features tend to be farther from predicting the preferences of the opposite sex.
Often, people misunderstand the desires of the opposite sex, especially when they feel insecure about their appearance.
This suggests that men and women tend to focus on idealized versions of beautiful things that may not reflect what others want to see when looking in the mirror with their partner.
It also adds to previous research that proves that people consider not only physical beauty when considering someone’s attraction, but also someone’s attraction – Hello Dad – male and female lovers.
Pose, confidence, kindness, and many other aspects of personality and manner play a major role in how people perceive each other’s attractiveness.
So maybe it’s time to rethink “Looks Maxxing” and “Maga Makeup”?