http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4421983/Women-with-large-chins-are-more-likely-to-cheat.html
“ Psychologists
have found that adult females who have prominent chins are more
sexually active than those with softer features, yet are less
attractive to men looking for a long-term partner.
Larger chins on women are
often caused by a high level of the male growth hormone testosterone,
present in all women in various amounts.
The hormone also increases
sexual assertiveness in a woman, a tendency more commonly attributed
to males.
The researchers, from four
universities across the US and Canada, took a group of young women
and questioned them on their sexual histories and fantasies.
These women were then rated by
a group of men on their desirability as a life partner.
It was concluded that men will
shun women with such masculine features when looking for a long-term
partner because they fear being cuckolded.
Psychologists believe it is
linked to their evolutionary desire to have a partner
who will produce children for
only one man.
Authors of the study,
published in the journal Personality And Individual Differences,
said: "The findings are important in demonstrating that
perceptions of women as desirable and trustworthy long-term mates can
be reliably gleaned by men from viewing only the women's facial
features.
"Results suggest that
information about women's sexual unrestrictedness, which is related
to their risk of infidelity, can potentially be conveyed by the
masculinity of women's faces."
The theory has many examples
in the celebrity world.
Actress Meg Ryan, 47, who has
a strong chin, famously cheated on her husband Dennis Quaid with her
co-star Russell Crowe.
However, the actress Joanne
Woodward, who has a dainty jawline, was happily married for 50 years
to Hollywood icon Paul Newman until his death in September.
Dr Lorne Campbell, a
psychologist from Western Ontario University, who took part in the
project, wrote: "It is difficult to conceal physical features,
such as facial characteristics, that are partly governed by
testosterone and reliably correlate with one's sexual history and
attitudes.
The research is the first to
our knowledge to suggest that a more masculine facial appearance in
women might convey their sexual unrestrictedness and perhaps their
long-term mate quality."
I wonder whether ladies with a big chin would
feel embarrassed in work place or in public occasions if people
surrounding them believe that they are “sexually aggressive”
women.
What about men? Do men with a big chin tend
to have stronger sex drive than those who don't?