Sometimes it's hard to figure out what attracts us in a fellow human being. The reasons why we like someone are often hidden in details such as self-confidence, sense of humor or facial features.
Many researches have already tried to find out which qualities make us most susceptible to the charms of a certain person. The results differed significantly. Nevertheless, it can be pointed out some facial features that more than obviously have a positive effect on people.
1. Symmetry
Many studies have already proven that women and men prefer those people who have a more symmetrical face when looking for a partner. A study of identical twins thus concluded that the twin whose face is closer to symmetry is considered more attractive.
2. Asymmetry
Even asymmetry can be charming. This is not a rule, but some people are more charming precisely because of unique facial features, such as a curved smile line. A good example of this is an actor Soap Ventimiglia.
3. Mediocrity
Scientists from a professional journal Nature discovered as long ago as 1878 that a face composed of the characteristics of several people is more popular than the faces of individual people. Therefore, people prefer faces that represent the characteristics of the entire population.
4. An older look
Research from 2012, the results of which were published in the journal Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, confirmed that women pay more attention to older men.
5. Facial hair
Some people love beards while others like clean shaven men. A study that looked at the attractiveness of facial hair, found that men with thick beards, which usually grow in about 10 days, are the most favored.
6. Facial scars
If the results of the study from the journal are to be believed Personality and Individual Differences, men with scars have a better chance of success in love. This rule does not apply to women.
7. Familiarity
Research published in the journal Current Biology, came to an interesting conclusion. What type of person we tend to like is mainly influenced by personal life experiences, not genetics.
8. Simplicity
French researchers conducted a survey in 2016 in which men had to rate the facial appearance of various women on a scale from 1 to 20. They found that women with as simple faces as possible were among the most popular.
9. Similarity to parents
Parents make a huge impression on us, especially in the first years of life. Journal research Evolution and Human Behavior proved, for example, that in many cases our partners have the same hair and eye color as our parents.
