Archive for the 'Attractiveness' Category

Obesity is in the genes, but….

Scientific American reports the results of a study into the effect of genes and exercise on body weight.  It is confirmation of something that I think we all knew, which is that some people just put on weight more than others.  Researchers have been able to identify some of the genes involved.  But it turns [...]

Longer legs - You can have them, but….

If you are a man and want to become more attractive to women the best strategy is to become taller. See my post on longer legs. Obviously this isn’t a straight forward thing to do, and I have previously suggested that you can’t simply stick a fw inches on your legs.
But it turns out [...]

Looking good gets you a better job

If like me you were brought up in a fairly protestant work ethic sort of culture, you might well regard concern for one’s appearance as a superficial sort of thing. Grooming oneself might seem a form of vanity. Well maybe it is - but it turns out that potential employers don’t see it that [...]