Dating and face value
Photo: NBC
Mating is all about biology right? So maybe that justifies writing about this study, which some people may consider bogus.
Researchers in England say their survey shows suitors can tell a young person’s attitude to sexual relationships by what they look like. The survey of 700 heterosexuals at Durham University also found that young men and women look for complete opposites when it comes to relationships, at least when they're in their 20s.
Men generally prefer women who they perceive are open to short-term sexual relationships and women are usually interested in men who have potential to be long-term relationship material. Is that a surprise?
Participants were asked to judge the attractiveness and attitudes to sex of the opposite sex from their facial photographs. Caveat here: the photos were all of people in their 20s. I think that skews the results, myself. Your attitudes and your outlook will change as you age. If they don't, you're in trouble.
The judgments people made were compared with the results of attitudes and behaviors of people in the photos, as measured by questionnaires they completed. The hardest thing about this posting was finding a photo to go with it. The image above is a promotional shot from NBC studios from the 1990s promoting a show called the "The Single Guy." I never saw it.
The scientists say the research shows people can use their perceptions to make more informed selections depending on the type of relationship they are pursuing.
What do you think, is it junk science? There’s more on the survey here and if you want to take a survey rating people’s faces and see how you do check out the researchers site here.
