Much to my own surprise I chose proud and shameful. If I see someone with a shameful posture, I think they look a little vulnerable. I'm an empathetic and compassionate person so I presume that's why I was attracted. I think a proud posture tells a lot about a person, it shows not only happiness and confidence, but that they set goals and are driven to achieve what they want to. Those traits are attractive to me.
Not sure but I am attracted to guys who are skinny with no arse and beards. My ex and my lover are similar in appaerance. Execpet rebound shaves his head while the ex let his hair grow long.
Hmmm.
I think all are attractive. But myself, a happy man seems more approachable, and fun to be around, a proud man seems to be confident, which means he's experienced(or trying to act as if he is). And a shameful man, well that just makes me want to mother him. Hug him and tell him everything's going to be alright.
I think all are attractive. But myself, a happy man seems more approachable, and fun to be around, a proud man seems to be confident, which means he's experienced(or trying to act as if he is). And a shameful man, well that just makes me want to mother him. Hug him and tell him everything's going to be alright.
I'm not surprised that guys who are always smiling are a turn-off. Nobody is happy all the time and those that appear this way probably come across as a bit dumb, simple or clueless. I find a lot of guys, unless they're breaking out into a genuine laugh, tend to have more reserved smiles or 'half-smiles' and grins rather than the full toothy variety. That might be why the overly happy pics were a bit off-putting.
The proud guys pics feature a lot of athletes and professionals - guys who compete and win or are successful are always going to be seen as confident, capable and attractive, so I'm not surprised those are ranked higher. Good posture - posing in a way to take up more space - it all connotes strength and that alpha-male vibe. Females respond to this even on an subconscious level - it's similar for most animal species - signs of fitness and success are attractive in a potential mate.
The neutral guys - a lot of them remind me of mugshots or maybe guys who aren't socially in tune or introverts or boring. That's my first impression. Some of them aren't off-putting but if a guy just looked like this all the time or reacted to social cues with this blank expression - it's probably not that attractive. For the most part - most of us are in a neutral expression a lot of the time though, so I didn't find these pics to be totally unattractive.
And I agree with Musigal - the shameful guys trigger that "awww, let me help you" response. A lot of women love the fixer-upers or the sad guys they need to mother and cheer up. You end up feeling sorry for a guy and appreciate his vulnerability and want to help. It's still only attractive as a temporary thing though or something that the female can influence or change with her attention and affection. Guys who are always like this would be a pain in the ass, even to the most patient and mothering type.
Men that are always doing any particular facial expression are going to be annoying regardless. And if these were the images used in the study, then I think they did a poor job of removing contextual bias. I mean, come on...they use a collection of accomplished athletes for the 'pride' category and we're supposed to react only to the facial expression?
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Dancing_Doll and LadyX said it best.
I myself am guilty of going for the shameful type. I call it the Animal Shelter Syndrome. I see a pitiful puppy, and I wanna take it in and nurture it and give it back its spark. This rarely works though. Unless it's a temporary thing a guy is going through, he's gonna stay a downer if he's determined to be a downer. I think they get used to the attention and the constant coercion out of their self-induced funk, so they never come out of it and just play up the pity party. It gets tiresome and yes eventually the girl does move on. Nobody has that much compassion.
As far as the rest of the study, it was bias for obvious reasons.
I prefer an array of emotions and feelings, you know, like a normal human being. Not just a guy that remains one kind of way all the time.
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To be honest, I'm very much an introvert.
In a party situation or something, I'll usually spot someone I recognize and chill with them for a bit.
My thing is, being an introvert and someone who actually hates wasting words in actual verbal conversation, I don't talk all that much unless I really have something to say/contribute.
So I suppose that would put me in the neutralish territory. I've never looked at myself while doing this, so I hope I don't appear standoffish or "pitiful."
I don't hang my head or anything. I usually have what I call the "journalistic look" going on. I observe. I pick up on how people act, what they say, etc, all the while just thinking.
That's what I do. Unless you ply me with drink and I become more amiable. Or you get me on a subject I REALLY love.
I was never much of a partier in college, so I don't know if I'd stand out to the female population in a medium to large setting or not. It's not really something that ever troubled me though.
I'd hate it, however, if a woman mistook me for someone who needing "fixing up." I'm quite fine. I guess the only "fixing up" required would be loosening up as I've never been all touchy feely. Which is why the female friends I have had always see it as incredibly flattering/honored when I give them hugs and the like.
i think i may be weird. for me, it totally depends on the guy in each pic.
After seeing some of the sample pictures, the results are not surprising. Yes it is an interesting study but what the study proved seems logical - once you know the results.
From that article:
While this study focused on sexual attraction between heterosexual men and women in North America, the researchers say future studies will be required to explore the relationship between emotions and sexual attractiveness among homosexuals and non-Western cultures.
I think I would find the results here very interesting to read.
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i like smiles. it doesn't have to be a full on clown smile, but i want a smile - it shows warmth, humor, relaxation, ease, and confidence. if a guy can't smile around me, then there is something wrong with him and i don't really want to be around him.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
