Study of male and female attraction finds women are attracted to men who look like them
Last updated 9/2/2009 11:30:12 AM
David Beckham
Guys, if you want to woo a woman - try looking like her. Women are attracted to men who look like a masculine version of them, according to a new study.
The research, carried out by the University of St Andrews, brings scientists closer to revealing the secrets of what women find attractive in men. The latest results show that women liked men who were both masculine looking and looked like themselves.
Psychologists believe that the resemblance might cancel out any issues of mistrust normally associated with strong masculine characteristics. The research used computer digital techniques to manipulate men's faces.
Faces were made to look more or less masculine, and more or less like the women who rated them. Women rated each face for attractiveness.