In fact, the truth is somewhere in the middle. Standards of attractiveness are, indeed, broadly shared, however, our personal preferences play quite a big role too.\n

We\u00a0decided to\u00a0dive deeper into this topic and find out what features in\u00a0people we\u00a0consider more appealing without even realizing\u00a0it.\n\n

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1. Pupils\n\n
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The pupils change their size in\u00a0response to\u00a0emotions, becoming bigger when we\u2019re happy. Some\u00a0studies showed\u00a0that we\u00a0subconsciously consider people with large pupils more attractive because it\u00a0indicates their mutual interest in\u00a0us. In\u00a0the past, Italian women purposefully dilated their pupils using a\u00a0poisonous extract from the belladonna plant to\u00a0appear more attractive to\u00a0male suitors.\n\n\n
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2. Proportion of\u00a0the waist\n\n
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The waist\u2019s proportion to\u00a0the hips has always been considered one of\u00a0the most important features in\u00a0a\u00a0woman\u2019s appearance. And\u00a0as\u00a0some research\u00a0shows, the lower the waist-hip ratio\u00a0is, the more attractive a\u00a0woman seems to\u00a0a\u00a0man.\n\n
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3. Face symmetry\n\n
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Researchers\u00a0have confirmed\u00a0that we\u00a0rate symmetrical faces as\u00a0more attractive than those with less symmetry because our visual receptors can process them much easier. Another reason for this is\u00a0that we\u00a0biologically associate symmetrical faces with good genes.\n\n
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4. Averageness\n\n
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As a study suggests, we prefer an appearance that looks more average to us. And this can have different explanations: either we link it with biological advantages such as good genes, or our brains simply prefer more typical faces.\n\n\n\n\n
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5. Diet\n\n
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There\u2019s a\u00a0small study\u00a0that shows food preferences can actually make a\u00a0man more attractive to\u00a0a\u00a0woman. The smell of\u00a0men who recently ate\u00a0fruits\u00a0and vegetables was considered way more preferable over men who mostly ate food like bread and pasta.\n\n\n\n
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6. Voice\n\n
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According to\u00a0research, women associate men\u2019s lower voices with maturity, thus considering it\u00a0more attractive.\n\n
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7. Smell\n\n
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A\u00a0woman\u2019s scent can actually affect how attractive they seem to\u00a0men. But this is\u00a0true for a\u00a0particular smell: the one that\u2019s based on\u00a0women\u2019s reproductive hormones. As\u00a0research shows, women are much more appealing to\u00a0men during the stage of\u00a0ovulation because the level of\u00a0hormones at\u00a0this time is\u00a0higher in\u00a0the middle of\u00a0the cycle, indicating their fertility.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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8. Taste\n\n
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When we\u00a0kiss, we\u00a0exchange a\u00a0lot of\u00a0bacteria, and this, as\u00a0studies show, has some practical meaning too. It\u00a0helps\u00a0us to\u00a0find out whether we\u2019re a\u00a0good match with this particular person. So\u00a0the way a\u00a0person tastes can really make him or\u00a0her more or\u00a0less attractive to\u00a0us.\n
What are the features you pay attention to the most when you meet someone? Share your answers with us!\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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