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"Specialization is for insects" – Robert A. Heinlein

Archive for March, 2011

is-marriage-unnatural

As a long-term bachelor, I might be a little bit biased about this, but I recently got the idea that marriage is an unnatural and unfulfilling strategy for most people. On further reflection and reading, I thought, why stop at marriage? and included monogamy generally. I thought about this for a while and came up  [ Read More ]

arnold-schwarzenegger-bmi

A few quick thoughts based on yesterday’s post, namely – the normal weight for women, the most attractive BMI, and flaws with the BMI system. The normal weight for women What’s the ideal weight for women? Obviously this depends on your height – if you’re 7′ tall your ideal weight is different than someone who  [ Read More ]

pictures-of-different-bmi

In a previous post, I mentioned the idea that there are some aspects of female physical attractiveness that are universal – the waist to hip ratio, and certain aspects of the face, such as symmetry. Other things, like body weight, are less fixed, and opinions will differ over time and culture. Have a look at  [ Read More ]

hungry-men-attracted-to-larger-women

Stick thin tanned models on the “Cucumber and Cocaine” diet have not always been considered the pinnacle of human female attractiveness. Generally speaking, in poorer countries (and times), heavier women tend to be viewed as more attractive. This is thought to be because in poor countries, resources like food are scarce, and if …

wearing-red-more-attractive-to-women

Women wearing red might, might be seen as more attractive to males on average. Likewise, men wearing red might be more attractive to women. Same deal as the study on the men – women were shown pictures of men, and their shirt was photoshopped from white to red for different participants. So half the ladies  [ Read More ]

wearing-red-more-attractive-to-men

OK girls listen closely because this applies to you. Here’s the short version: Wearing red clothes MIGHT increase your attractiveness to the opposite sex. Here’s the long version: Apparently, in non-human primates, when the females near ovulation, the males start masturbating and attempt to mount the females. This is thought to be due to the  [ Read More ]

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