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[See What Do Women Really Want?: Combat Conditioning Intel, Part 1 for the female view of the story. Here, well,
Ladies, let’s see what catches the male eye---you may be surprised in some
cases.]
There is zero disparity in the sexes when it comes to
enjoying eye-appeal but…there is a marked difference in aspects/attributes that
“make the grade” for each sex.
That is, what might be high on the list for Gents,
might be mighty low on the list for Ladies and vice versa.
An understanding of these differences can lead to
better understanding, better profile pics on dating apps, perhaps targeted
motivation in the conditioning department to attract or retain love.
At the very least, it can go a long way to correct
gross misunderstandings based on assumptions.
Example: The female of
the species enjoys a manicure and perhaps “having the nails done” to spruce
up for a night out.
Yahoo Finance states that the average woman spends $16
per month on nail care.
This is curious in that in Part 1 where we examined
female preferences in the male—the hands didn’t even make it into the Top Nine
designations.
When we flip the study and see how many men are
attracted to these pampered hands, the numbers come in at…wait for it, zero.
So, we are seeing an expenditure of time and money to
feature and call attention to a body-part that neither gender is actually moved
much by.
This is likely evidence of a signaling phenomenon. Just
as we see in males pushing for steroid jacked bodies to impress other males as
the female preference leans towards the leaner natural “jacked,” women may be
spending money and time on the hands and nails to, well, impress other women.
Of course, there is always the pampering element to
consider but…if there is any consideration that, “Oh, I must get my nails
done cuz I know he likes it.”
Save your money—the studies show, he simply doesn’t care.
In short, the genders assume, “Well, this is what I
like and look for first, so that is what they like, too.”
Often these assumptions are way off base.
[Again, see Part 1 for the flip-side of our errors. What Do Women Really Want?: Combat Conditioning Intel, Part 1.]
First: How Do We Know What Men Like?
Well, science has used a new-fangled technology
called, “Asking them.”
Question batteries regarding the attractiveness of
physical attributes were distributed across every region of the US.
The female body was broken into Eight Attributes
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Breasts
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Hair
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Legs
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Buttocks
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Stomach
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Eyes
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Face
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Other [Naughty bits can and did show up in
this category, but it also featured responses such as feet, neck, smile etc.
So, in other words ladies, don’t assume “other” to mean only one
thing. Particularly with the male of the species, men can easily become fascinated
with a single aspect of the female he adores to the befuddlement of others. We
all like what we like.
These question batteries were also backed by
eye-tracking software, where men were shown photos of attractive females.
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The eye-tracker recorded where the gaze
went first.
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Where the gaze lingered.
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Where the gaze returned to in female images
regarded as attractive.
Why the Eye-Tracker Back-Up?
To adjust for reasons that “sound good” and real
reasons.
That is, we often say what is socially acceptable as a
mask for what is really on one’s mind.
Example: Which one is
true?
“She’s got a really great smile.”
Or…
“Good God! She fills that outfit out!”
Both statements can be true, but eye-tracker may say
one is a bit more true than the other.
Added Survey Value
The question batteries segmented the male respondents
by geographical location, income distribution and age to see if there were
differences.
There were.
Again, mighty useful.
Why?
Example: Say, you’re a woman
in your 60s wanting to maintain your alluring spark, do you want to spend time
on something that was impressive to a 20-year-old or devote time to the luscious
vintage you actually pitch woo, too?
Play the odds, Brothers and Sisters. Play the odds.
The Overall Breakdown
Let’s go back to those 8 Body-Parts and hit them in
order of reporting and eye-tracker excitability.
Coming in at #1
The Face
·
46% of men said, this is THE
eye-candy draw. Eye-tracking software backs it.
·
What makes this number so fascinating? The
huuuuuuuuuge disparity in the genders regarding the face.
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For men, the face is far and away the Top Dog—nothing
else comes close.
·
For women, The face rates a measly 2%.
#2: Buttocks
·
This comes in at 18%.
·
Before anyone makes an, “Oh, men, of
course, they would like an ass” and we do, Ladies…but
·
Ladies enjoy eye-candy as well.
·
Keep in mind, men placed the face waaaay
higher and women’s top feature was the chest…so Ladies, “Hey, my eyes are up
here when you’re talking to me.”
#3: Hair
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11% love them some hair.
·
Doesn’t necessarily mean long, short, dyed,
curled et cetera.
·
Men show more accepting variability in
this department.
#4: Legs
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9%
·
Another disparity in the genders.
·
Men, place this far higher on the list
than women—Women rated legs at 1%.
#5: Breasts
·
8%.
·
I wager that number is lower than many
would suspect but “Survey says!”
·
And, eye-tracker seems to back it.
·
And when it says breasts-there is no
assumption that size was a must.
·
Survey states the simple truth that men like
breasts,
·
Breasts of all calibers.
#6: Stomach
·
4%
·
Ladies, take heart, what is fascinating here
is that there was no stated “Must be flat.”
·
It was simply, men seem to dig the female belly.
·
Oh, and before anyone gives a man a hard
time over this—women valued Abs in males far higher.
·
Science is confounding and revealing, huh?
·
Again, to see the Female preferences, see What Do Women Really Want?: Combat Conditioning Intel, Part 1
#7: Other
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4% is our mysterious other.
·
The answers ranged from the nape of the
neck to the feminine foot to the, well…
#8: Eyes
·
A measly 1% garnered by our peepers.
·
Lower even than the female preference—it seems
neither gender eye-tracks this all that high despite how many songs and eyeliner
commercials would have us believe otherwise.
Ranking By Region
We will spend little time here as the above breakdown
pretty much holds.
Women had a wee bit more variability here, but it sems
men are a unanimous jury on the ranking of the eight.
Ranking by Income
Again, men hold the line.
The income breakdown sees the female preference move
around a little with the rankings but men…well, they are mighty consistent in
the 8.
Preference Through Age and Variance
Preferences though the years—this is where men match
the women in changeability.
This is fascinating, again the main scores hold the
big truths but the altering tastes as the gender ages, well…
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Ages were broken up from 18-65+ into 5-year
increments.
·
Men’s preference for the buttocks is highest
in the 18-24 year-old-cohort and gradually decreases as the male ages.
·
The eyes are already a low-rated feature,
but by age 34 it gets less and less as time goes on.
·
The preference for legs and breasts is a
constant thru the years.
·
As the male ages, the preference for a
pretty face increase where it becomes the top choice by the time we hit the 65+
group.
The Moral of the Story
We should train because it’s good for us.
Because it supports our combat training goals.
But there ain’t no harm in making the candy sweeter if
you are on the market or off.
I say, even more if off the market in a committed relationship.
You love someone? They have to see you day in, day
out?
You wouldn’t deny them a night out at their favorite restaurant,
would you?
Of course not, you love them.
If you are in a committed relationship, you are the
only restaurant they got, so it seems the height of good service to look at the
menu of eight and do your best to make those top tier items as tasty as
possible.
Sure, you may think it doesn’t matter and he’ll say
she loves you just the way you are, you’re the cream in his coffee and all that
noise.
But throw some eye-tracking software on those sweet
comments.
Everybody likes candy.
Run a good candy shop.
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·
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·
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·
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