The INSIDER Summary:
- A study claims that wider-faced people tend to have higher sex drives than those with other face shapes.
- Researchers chock this up to a higher level of testosterone.
- They also claim men with wider faces tend to have shorter relationships and cheat more often.
There's a lot you may be able to tell by someone's face: their emotions, how much sleep they're getting, or even if they're lying. But a new study is claiming that you may also be able to tell how high their sex drive is based off of one facial feature.
The study, led by Steven Arnocky of Nipissing University in Canada, involved researchers interviewing 145 heterosexual people in relationships, and then 314 students. They answered questions about their dating pasts and sexual preferences.
The study claims that people who have shorter and wider faces tend to have higher sex drives than those of any other facial types studied. Researchers chocked this up to variations in testosterone levels developed during puberty, which results in different facial shapes.
But the results for wider-faced people weren't all positive. Researchers also claimed that people who identify as men and have wider faces and square jaws tend to have shorter romantic relationships and have a higher chance of committing infidelity.
Researchers say that these men are perceived as "more aggressive, more dominant, more unethical, and more attractive for short-term relationships" than those of different facial shapes.
This study should be taken with a grain of salt — of course people of all various facial types can have committed and fulfilling relationships and can also choose to cheat. Sex drive can be affected by your health, diet, and mental health, not just your jaw size. But it is interesting how hormone levels can be seen on our faces and can show a pattern of behavior.
This doesn't mean that you should be screening your Tinder matches for anyone with a square jaw, but it is an interesting look to see how the makeup of our bodies can have real-life effects.
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