Ideal figure

Scientists say that 10 seconds is enough for a man to decide how attractive a woman is to him.

In 10 seconds you will not pave the way to his heart through the stomach, you will not demonstrate a good disposition and knowledge of four foreign languages. But this time is enough for a man to scan his appearance and understand how good offspring a woman can give him. Oddly enough, on a subconscious level, signals that a woman will be a good mother are important even for a man who is in no hurry to become a father. Thousands of years of evolution have taught a man that the ideal female figure should resemble an hourglass (or a guitar - if this image seems more romantic to you).

Why is an hourglass figure ideal for most men: a narrow waist and lush hips?

Scientists from the UK and Germany, Australia and America now and then conduct sociological surveys and anthropological measurements in order to determine the formula for the ideal figure according to men. The results are always the same: among the respondents there are lovers of both fat and thin women, but there are rarely those who would like masculine girls with broad shoulders and narrow hips or owners of a rectangular body type. When the waist is almost the same width as the hips with the chest. Men like ladies of different sizes, but it is important that they have curvy hips, breasts and a narrow waist. The notorious 90-60-90 just fit into the formula of the ideal proportions of the female figure. These are the parameters for thin young ladies, women are larger and the numbers will be more impressive, but it is not the volumes that are important, but the proportions: the waist should ideally be 70% of the hips.

What is surprising here, you say: a thin waist, rounded shapes have been considered the standard of female beauty for many years, captured both in painting and in glamorous photo shoots - men simply act as standard, "sinking" on an hourglass. You have confused cause and effect, say Jack and Linda Palmer, who wrote the book Evolutionary Psychology. The guitar-shaped female figure has become the standard as a result of the fact that many generations of men gave preference to her, guided by instincts.

According to psychologists Palmer, men are physiologically programmed for reproductive exploits - even in the mind of someone whom a happy marriage and culture with religion have made a faithful and responsible partner. A program has been “hardwired” for the fertilization of the maximum possible number of women, and women capable of bearing and giving birth to healthy offspring. Together with this program, nature has given a man a tool to instantly determine the ideal partner. An attractive man considers a woman to be healthy, fertile (fertile) and genetically of high quality. The figure of the "hourglass" type gives out just such a woman in its owner.

Firstly, such a figure signals the symmetry of the body - and this is a sign of high-quality genetics. Secondly, rounded shapes, soft curves indicate that there is enough estrogen in the body - the female sex hormone responsible for the ability to conceive. Thirdly, a thin waist hints that the woman is not pregnant from someone else and, therefore, is open to "mutually beneficial cooperation", and wide hips - that there will be no problems with bearing and giving birth to a baby.

The waist and hips index (the ratio between strategically important roundness) should be 0.7 for an ideal partner: men make this calculation intuitively, quickly and by eye and consider the necessary difference as a symbol of the high fertility of the female. The curves of the female body that are pleasing to the eye indicate that in the body the female hormone estrogen predominates over male testosterone: the latter just suppresses the accumulation of fat on the buttocks and thighs, but contributes to its deposition on the stomach (recognize the figure. Not too busy with his appearance of a man?). Estrogen, on the other hand, suppresses the accumulation of fat in the waist and stimulates its deposition in the thighs and buttocks, telling men that a woman has strategic reserves in case of pregnancy and breastfeeding.

The ideal figure for men is unthinkable without long legs

Numerous studies also show that men like long legs: even if a woman is short and overweight, her legs should look long against the background of her whole body. This preference also has an explanation. Short legs are a sign of a child's figure; they begin to lengthen during puberty. So “feet from the ears” for men is a sign that the “girl is mature” and you can start implementing your fertility marathon program.

In a word, no elevation: the ideal female figure for a man seems to be very practical and promising in terms of procreation. What is the ideal figure for a man? It turns out that everything depends not only on the female curves, but also on what kind of dough the men themselves are made of.

How do ideas about the ideal figure of a woman characterize a man?

The ideal female figure for men gets better during famine, war, crisis and loses weight when everything is getting better.

British scientists wondered how men's ideas about the ideal female figure depend on ... appetite. They decided to conduct the experiment on students: they showed the guys photos of the girls before the meal, that is, on an empty stomach, and after. It turned out that they called the thinnest models the most beautiful when they were full, and considered the more well-fed girls attractive before eating. This scientific experiment confirms the global trend: in prosperous countries where there are no problems with food, men prefer slender women, where food is tight, fat women. All this is again solely out of concern for offspring: in a situation of economic stability, excess weight also indicates problems with the hormonal system, which can affect the possibility of conceiving a child, so men prefer slender girls. In the same place, where the probability of hunger is not excluded, fullness women are the only guarantee that she will be able to endure and feed her offspring. It has also been noticed that well-fed women become more popular than thin women during the war years: immediately after World War II, humanity, frightened by various adversities, fell in love with the puffy Marilyn Monroe, but by the 60s, when everything began to improve. Twiggy's reed became an icon, which, I must say, despite its thinness, has the correct ratio of hips (85cm) and waist (55cm).

The results of polls by German sociologists indicate that with the onset of the financial crisis, men instinctively turned their eyes to fat women again: 70% of men are now ready to give preference to plump ladies.

How to explain the fact that men prefer donuts in peacetime?

Such men are looking for protection, stability and tranquility, which for some reason is not enough in their lives.

Girls with a slender figure are preferred by womanizers

But psychologists recommend treating lovers of skinny ladies with caution: such men, it turns out, are more likely to cheat on their partners. A man who is in the mood for a serious long-term relationship will look for a woman with roundness who will give birth to children (at least theoretically), and one who needs only fashion attributes of attractiveness will forever be in search of a more beautiful, more perfect one. More slender.

"Hourglass" - the ideal female figure for a male earner

The American anthropologist Elizabeth Cashdan believes that the female figure can be used to determine both the character of the woman herself and the character of her man. As a result of her large-scale research, she found out that women with an hourglass figure are often dependent on men, complaisant, compliant. These are preferred by authoritarian men, who, however, are not afraid to take on the duties of the head of the family, breadwinner, breadwinner and protector.

"Rectangle" - the ideal figure of a female leader

Women with a rectangular figure without appetizing curves have an independent, strong character, are able to stand up for themselves, provide for themselves and generally arrange life without a man. The point is in male hormones androgens: they hide a thin waist under a layer of fat and deprive the buttocks and hips of attractive bulges, but they add steel to the female character, make ladies stress-resistant, hardy. Such women are drawn to either even stronger men, or those who do not mind being under a steel heel.

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