Prometheon

You are entirely right. The big 3 are eye size, "babyfacedness" and facial symmetry.

Well said Adam. Something else to chew on: There is often little 'logic' in sexual selection when compard to natural selection (which always operates strictly on survival of the fittest principles.) There is a lot of subterfuge going on here, such as many birds eating feces with no nutritional value but high in a substance that intensifies plumage color (which is sexually selected for.) They are engaging in a time consuming behavior in order to 'trick' females into thinking they are better foragers than they actually are. An argument can be made about western society; there IS no natural selection. People aren't dying out becuase they are not 'fit' enough; nearly everyone can mate and have kids if they are so inclined. What is strange about this is that IQ is still on the rise. I realize that this is drifting away from the topic of this uh...topic so I'll cut this off here, but it's interesting nonetheless. Edit about eyes: People are attracted to larger eyes. It's hypothesized that this is because large eyes make you look younger and more 'honest.' Women use makeup as an artifice effect in an effort to make their eyes look bigger. (This isn't very scientific, I'm just throwing it out there. It was from one of my unsciency psych classes. Man I hate those.)

Interesting. I'm looking over my behavioral genetics notes from earlier this year and this is of some relevance to the discussion: -Leks are traditional display areas where males congregate to defend small territories and display for females. A human example is a bar or club. Females visit these sites to find a male to mate with. However, most males will not have success, so why Lek? Hotspot model: leks form around areas of high female traffic. Hotshot model: leks form around one dominant individual. The most valid model is probably female-preference: being able to evaluate many males simultaneously reduces time exposed to danger. Correlation between lek size and number of females visiting it. -kin-selection model: animals often lek with their kin, thereby assuring that some of their genetic material is passed on in the form of nieces and nephews. Seen in peacocks. -lek paradox: if most females make with males with a certain trait, the trait

Yeah but selection for those phenotypes are often universally beneficial (such as bright plumage (which is an indicator of nutrition and lutein content), musculature, etc.) I don't see how things like that are related to "going for people who look like you." How does having an affinity for items shaped like certain aspects of your body demonstrate a mate preferance for the same? Note that I'm not saying you're wrong or that I don't believe you; I'm just curious/skeptical.

Wouldn't that be evolutionarily maladaptive since it encourages inbreeding? (or at least mating with those who have a low amount of genetic variance in relation to you)

The worst is "oily discharge"

Thheeeeeseee wounds they willl not heeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaalllllllllll

Everyone needs some lovin`

Jesus. That was harsh.

Right back atcha. And we're still friends for the record. It was pretty good as far as breakups go, and the reasons for it weren't really based on anthing to do with us as people.

Owen - Think About It

Is a little bit out of the loop...

Science of Things for sure. 10 for Charles.

Is very idealistic, but in a good way.

Charles: The only problem I see is that many people assume that the two are mutually exclusive. Just because a girl is stunningly gorgeous or ideally beautiful doesn't mean that she is incapable of earning success or being intelligent. Sean: I'm pretty sure nearly every person on the planet loves to eat, but it's a matter of self control. I also love to drink, but it's done in moderation with respect to my health. A girl saying "I love to eat" and one sayign "I'm going to get as fat as possible" (no offense Xandi) are fundamentally different. I think it's hot when a girl orders something that isn't a salad at a restaurant as well, but I also think it's hot when she cares about her health.

Is horny.

Except those that are ideally beautiful.

My fav song is Rise Up With Fists. The album's title track is ironically the one I like the least.

Big City Life (Live)

Should turn 19 so we can do some drinkin`!

It was pretty good, but the ending was abrupt, didn't really give you closure, and was honestly pretty depressing.

I didn't whatsoever, but a few of my friends with short attention spans (along with my mom and step dad) all felt it did.

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Is jealous, and potentially a gold digger.

Heart - If Looks Could Kill Sooooo good. I am totally digging all of this bad 70s-80s rock lately.