'Men also looked for longer at breasts, but attractiveness scores were more likely to be based on waist scores alone than the breast scores,' they write.

In more news that will surprise no one, studies that tracked eye movement showed that when looking at images of women, men first checked out their breasts and waists. But especially in combination with a narrow waist, which, the researchers note, several previous studies had already established. Hope you're sitting down: Believe it or not, men like big boobs. Upper arm girth played a role too - apparently men are attracted to women with long and slender arms.īig Boobs. 'Scanned bodies of taller women who had longer arms were strongly preferred,' the Sydney-based researchers write. Long legs weren't shown to be a feature men seek out, but long arms were. The men surveyed preferred women with legs that were proportionate in length to their height.Īrm Length. Taller women were rated as more attractive, but - at least evolutionarily speaking - men aren't necessarily after willowy, runway-ready figures.

One (incredibly thorough) 2010 analysis conducted by experts at The University of New South Wales in Sydney - titled 'Much More Than a Ratio: Multivariate Selection on Female Bodies' - showed that although factors such as waist-to-hip ratio and bust size affect how men perceive women, they don't tell the whole story. The waist and hips are related to childbirth, making men think, those big hips would be great for delivering my baby! A ratio of 7:10 is particularly pleasing, apparently. According to the data, here's what it takes to be 'attractive:'Ī Wider Waist to Hips Ratio. Science has proven men to be attracted to women with these 6 features. When men notice these features, they are subconsciously thinking, she could have my babies! Making them subconsciously, or very consciously, attracted to you. These features make women attractive because they are associated with good health and fertility. Men were designed to look for key features in women. Some of it's silly, but most of it you can easily nail.Īccording to Business Insider, every time a men checks out a woman, he's performing a reproductive fitness assessment. Turns out, there's a specific formula for their once-over. But now, science can explain why men are constantly checking us out. We all know that every time a man gives us the once-over, he's probably thinking about sex. Don't forget to pin this story for later and follow Redbook on Pinterest for more sex and relationship advice.

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