Wearing a full face of makeup or a $5,000 custom-fit suit might very well make you more attractive — for a day.
If you're looking to make yourself more appealing for the long term, focus on developing a stellar personality.
Business Insider asked a panel of dating and relationship experts for their best tips on becoming more attractive — without changing your physical appearance. Each one came up with creative and easy-to-implement strategies that will help you a) score a date and b) cultivate a lasting relationship.
Read on to learn how to become the very best version of yourself.
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Be more interested; be less interesting
That's according to Hal Runkel, marriage and family therapist and author of "Choose Your Own Adulthood." Specifically, he recommends: "Ask more follow-up questions about others, instead of impressing with stories about yourself."
Helen Fisher, biological anthropologist and author of "The Anatomy of Love," said much the same thing: "Ask a potential partner about himself or herself. Most people enjoy those who are curious about them and are likely to find you more attractive, friendly, and interesting."
Diversify your experiences
"When you have a wide range of interests outside of work and an eclectic group of friends, you’re naturally more fascinating to potential partners," said Joseph Burgo, psychotherapist and author of "The Narcissist You Know."
"Workaholics and people who take little interest in the world around them make poor conversationalists and bring little to the relationship table."
Smile
"It’s a sure way to make yourself more attractive to others," Fisher said.
"When you smile, those who see your smile, smile back, even if very briefly. And as they smile, they use facial muscles which trigger the release of neurochemicals in their brain associated with feelings of pleasure — and they are thus likely to feel happy in your company.
"So smile: It’s cheap, easy and a primordial mechanism for making friends and finding a mate."
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