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Questions tagged [physical-attraction]

For questions about characteristics that humans or animals find appealing on a sexual or aesthetic level.

For questions about characteristics that humans or animals find appealing on a sexual or aesthetic level.

For further information see Physical Attractiveness in Wikipedia.

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Do high heels increase female attractiveness in men only through indirect means?

It seems widely accepted that, overall, men tend to find women in high heels more attractive. (There will, of course, be many exceptions to this rule.) "High heels may well be the most potent aphrodisiac ever concocted." -- Rossi 1981 However,…
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What does the literature say about why women aren't attracted to nice guys?

Dating coaches make the point that women may "like," or "appreciate" a nice man, but they aren't likely to be attracted to, or fall madly in love with such behavior (until fairly late in the relationship, e.g. steady dating or engagement). One such…
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What are the laws of female physical attractiveness?

Though sometimes beauty is in the eye of the beholder there must be certain physical traits that humans consistently find attractive. What are these physical beauty traits for women in modern developed countries? An example is large eyes. Ethnicity…
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