Body-wise, women tend to prefer taller men with a high shoulder-to-hip ratio (V-shape), and who are muscular (but not too muscular).<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s preferences, on the other hand, are dominated by a strong predilection for slimness (though not ultra-thinness). Much has been made of men\u2019s apparent attraction to low waist-to-hip ratios (hourglass figures), but more recent research suggests it is just a byproduct of slim women tending to have low waist-to-hip ratios.<\/p>\n
Men … prefer feminine female faces. This typically means, for example, big eyes and a small chin \u2013 think Miranda Kerr.<\/p>\n
But strangely, women don\u2019t tend to prefer masculine male faces: on average they show no strong preference either way. If anything, they prefer more feminine male faces.<\/p>\n
Since identical twins have similar partner preferences, we\u2019d expect them to have similar partners as well, right? Well, they don\u2019t \u2013 at least not in any meaningful way that my colleagues and I could detect among thousands of twins and their partners.<\/p>\n
So what\u2019s the deal with the mismatch? Well, this is an open scientific question, but it probably boils down to the fact we can\u2019t all get what we want. For one thing, most of us don\u2019t meet enough people to find someone who fulfils all of our preferences. So, right away, we\u2019re dealing with the best of the available, rather than a perfect match.<\/p>\n
From The Science of finding a partner, read on LifeHacker.
\nBrendan Zietsch, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Body-wise, women tend to prefer taller men with a high shoulder-to-hip ratio (V-shape), and who are muscular (but not too muscular). Men\u2019s preferences, on the other hand, are dominated by<\/p>\n