Sentences with phrase «when physical attractiveness»

Not exact matches

The fact is that physical attractiveness really matters when people are getting to know each other (the first stages of online dating).

However, similarity and attraction are not limited to personality characteristics.2 Matching on other factors like age, education, socioeconomic status, physical attractiveness, attitudes, and even name - letter initials has been linked to increased attraction and relationship satisfaction.3, 4,5,6 Despite the overabundance of scientifically - validated literature on the topic, I think no one has described the phenomenon better than Jerry Seinfeld when he said,

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).

This makes evolutionary sense when we consider that men often desire physical attractiveness in a long - term partner (making it an important indicator of a woman's mate value) and women often desire social status in a long - term partner (making it an important indicator of a man's mate value).3

Specifically, they argued that people in relationships are especially in tune how their own physical attractiveness stacks up relative to their partner.1 And when an individual perceives their partner is the relatively more attractive one, they will do things, subtly and not so subtly, to keep their hotter partner all to themselves.

Creating beauty: creativity compensates for low physical attractiveness when individuals assess the attractiveness of social and romantic partners

Mixon, who also is studying the impact of physical attractiveness in other areas, said it is important to note that «attractiveness is not the «be all, end all» — it just helps to tip the scales when competitors are otherwise equally talented or skilled.»