Size matters when women look for a mate, a study finds, whether it’s the size of a man’s shoulders versus his hips, his height or anywhere else.

That’s the conclusion of Australian and Canadian scientists who studied what women look for in men. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was done to help develop a better understanding of sexual selection.

About 80 percent of 105 women queried cited a wide shoulder-to-hip ratio as being attractive, the study found, with the other 20 percent split equally between height and flaccid penis size. The researchers generated computer models in order to assess responses to various body dimensions.

“Mating behavior in general is important,” said Brian Mautz, a post-doctoral researcher in biology at the University of Ottawa, Canada who was the study author.

Facial symmetry and body shape are known to play a role in sexual selection. While the importance of the shoulder-to-hip ratio and of height is consistent with previous research, the finding on penis size was a surprise, Mautz said.

“Height and penis size had the same effect, and to me, that’s surprising,” Mautz said in a telephone interview. “We know taller men make more money, are more likely to have leadership positions and have more children. To have penis size have the equivalent effect was just, wow.”

Other things that may influence male attractiveness include body hair, movement, and other physical cues, Mautz said. This study “opens the door” to look at those as well, he said.

The researchers were funded by the Australian Research Council.

To contact the reporter on this story: Elizabeth Lopatto in San Francisco at elopatto@bloomberg.net

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-08/women-choose-mates-by-shoulder-size-first-research-suggests.html

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The question now is, which criteria matters more to our African women. I can take a wild guess but you never know .

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No, It'sHisArmsHisArmsHisArmsHisArms

Flytefalls: No, It'sHisArmsHisArmsHisArmsHisArms

But the bigger the arms, the bigger the shoulder, no?

Abrantie:

But the bigger the arms, the bigger the shoulder, no?

Bigger, wider, higher, deeper; I only see his arms. It's not-so-wonderful to know that his attraction plugs into a cold formula. Not when his arms are so warm
#sciencebedamned

No, It'sHisBrainHisBrainHisBrainHisBrain

hehehe

Flaccid joystick size, When does anyone ever see that?

Anyway... I have an Adonis-like hip to Sholder ratio and well..... the rest is wet steamy history

adonis? Ijebu adonis or the greek one?

Anyway, we all know who here has shoulders as wide as the grand canyon...na ekt_bear, the reincarnation of Shango

Shollypopz: No, It'sHisBrainHisBrainHisBrainHisBrain

Hehe. Well, he should be cognitively capable of knowing the depth of love/affection an honest embrace will provide MyHeartMyHeartMyWarmBloodyEverPumpingForLoveHeart

Gatts the broadest shoulders and hell yeah, I'm 6ft +...

So, you know I gatts that thing in ________________(fill in the blank).