Men look at women's faces over bodies for wife material

IT’S official – men love to be seen out with a curvy and sensual woman, scientists have concluded.

If men are looking for a wife they look at a woman s face over her body If men are looking for a wife, they look at a woman's face over her body

But only when it comes to taking them on dates, rather than up the aisle to become a wife.

In any long-term relationship, such as marriage, it is a pretty female face that is all important to a man. 

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The results support the belief that men are instinctively attracted to women’s bodies if they are keen on a “no strings” sexual relationship.

But a man pays more attention to a woman’s face if he is thinking of settling down and starting a family. This is because a woman’s face provides strong clues to her “reproductive value”, claim the experts.

The study by academics at the University of Texas, and published in science journal Evolution And Human Behaviour, looked at the reactions of 375 men and women who were asked to consider dating a member of the opposite sex whose face or body had been obscured. Women proved consistent, opting for facial features whether they were interested in having a fling or finding an ideal husband.

But the male volunteers went for sensual bodies in what was termed “the short-term mating condition”, and faces in “the long-term mating condition”. Last month it was revealed a woman’s waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7 – meaning a waist measuring 70 per cent of the hip circumference – is more important for men than breast size or overall weight.

Actresses Jessica Alba and model Kate Moss had the perfect ratio.

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