By keeping her luscious
shapes deliberately ambiguous and surreal, Hollowell not only invokes the optical illusion of the
physical body but also the lingering sensation of
desire.
In two studies of women, aged 18 - 25 and 30 - 40, respectively, researchers assessed the characteristics women value when selecting males as long - term relationship partners versus selecting males as sperm donors.1 The women were randomly assigned to rate a series of characteristics
desired in their «ideal man» as a sperm donor or their «ideal man» as a relationship partner, including
physical traits (e.g., height, body
shape, hair and skin color, overall attractiveness) and demographics (e.g., age, education, income, ethnicity, religious and political affiliations).