We’ve heard a lot about the Law of Attraction lately – thanks to “The Secret”.   I like the book.  In fact, I’d venture to say that the giant pair of rose colored glasses I own are representative of the ideas in there.  Anyhow, we were walking home from school the other day and my little guy & I walked beside the creek by our home.  Ducks are plentiful this time of year.  And lo and behold one “girl duck” and two “boy ducks” appeared, sparking an unexpected question.

“How is that duck going to choose who he kisses?”  Oy.  I know, I know.  For all of you who are (like me) concerned with the obvious retort, which would begin with something like “What makes you think the BOY chooses?  Girls can pick, too…”, I can only tell you I promise to deal with that at another time. 

Instead, I said, “He’ll pick who he likes best.”  And for a Kindergarten boy, that was all the answer that was needed.  But it got me to thinking.  How do we choose “who we’re going to kiss”?

I found a little article on Wikipeda … so I’ll dish the condensed version… It’s ONLY concerned with physical attraction – (which, I surmise, is what ducks would be also be concerned with since I’ve never seen them in deep philosophical conversation):

What Determines Female Attractiveness?

• youthful appearance (full lips, clear smooth skin, clear eyes, good muscle tone)
• proportion of body mass to body structure (that dreaded BMI index is apparently a good guide here)
• waist hip ratio (take a peek at Venus de Milo for an example)
• height (many men are more attracted to women of shorter statures than themselves)
• facial influences (features that are ‘typical & familiar’)

What Determines Male Attractiveness?

• Body (a smaller waist, broad shoulders, slightly muscular)
• Face (women tend to prefer more masculine features –strong jaw, strong brow — during the fertile periods of their cycles)
• Height (Cosmo once published an article saying women prefer men who are 1.1x their height – but posture is important – women like the appearance of confidence, strength & a powerful bearing)

Although it is not a PHYSICAL feature, it is so very important and deserves mentioning… Lipstick appreciation is mandatory… (perhaps not so much for ducks). But that’s for a whole ‘nother blog… 

Three of my fave famous types:

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