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Faces May Provide Clues to Sexual Attitudes


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"Lots of previous studies have shown that people can judge a lot about a person from their face, including things like health and even some personality traits like introversion, but this really is the first study to show that people are also sensitive to subtle facial signals about the type of romantic relationships that others might enjoy," study co-author Dr. Ben Jones, of the University of Aberdeen's Face Research Lab, said in a prepared statement.

While faces may provide cues to sexual attitudes, men shouldn't presume any kind of relationship is wanted based on appearance alone, warned study co-author David Perrett, of the University of St. Andrews, who also noted that "most women found promiscuous-looking guys unattractive for both short and long-term relationships."

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SOURCE: Durham University, news release, April 8, 2008


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