In a new study, women found happy, smiling men less attractive than those who appear proud or ashamed. Guys, on the other hand, are not so into proud ladies.
According to EurekAlert, University of British Columbia researchers asked over 1,000 subjects to rate the attractiveness of photos of men and women who were “engaged in universal displays of happiness (broad smiles), pride (raised heads, puffed-up chests) and shame (lowered heads, averted eyes).” The women preferred both proud and ashamed dudes to smilers, while men liked smiling ladies and were least attracted to those who looked proud. Scientists speculated that male pride accentuated the upper body and muscles, which have been previously found to be “among the most attractive male physical characteristics, as judged by women.” By contrast, smiling may be seen as “consistent with traditional gender norms of the ‘submissive and vulnerable’ woman, but inconsistent with ‘strong, silent’ man.” So basically, pride is seen as masculine, and smiling as feminine — and by this token, women who appear confident are apparently manly and unsexy. Says study author Prof. Jessica Tracy,
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