The size of the penis would not define a man’s sexual attractiveness. A proportional morphology would work more in its favor.
The stereotypes have a hard life. In the collective unconscious, the size of the penis would thus be a major parameter of seduction. According to a study by Giorgia University in Athens (Greece), and published in the scientific journal PNAS, however, this criterion would not be so decisive. Women are more sensitive to the overall morphology of the body than to the size of the sex. However, researchers concede, large penises are still popular, unlike small sizes. But male genders with “outsized” sizes do not appeal to women.
The researchers brought together heterosexual Australian women from different backgrounds. They presented them with four rotating images of naked men. Researchers attempted to assess the effects of a resting penis, its morphology and body size on sexual attraction. And the size of the penis would not exclusively define the sexual attractiveness of men.
Attractiveness depends on the hip-shoulder ratio
Women are more concerned with the ratio between the proportions of the hips and the shoulders. Male attractiveness does not depend on height but rather on a “balanced” and proportional morphology, with shoulders wider than the hips. In other words, women are more attracted to men with a so-called “V” morphology. As the study observed, depending on the size of the body, a penis of the same size will be perceived differently. Posture and the environment also affect perception. The size and the shoulder-to-hip ratio significantly reduce the attractiveness related to the size of the penis.
Size varies according to taste
Another surprising fact, according to this study, the choices made by women lead to a change in the size of the penis. Their “pre-copulatory” choices may play a role in the evolution of genital traits. Indeed, the size of the organs vary according to the populations. According to the study, this variation is explained by the “selection” made by women, which tends to increase fertility, beyond sperm competition. The attractiveness of genital morphology is defined mainly by social and cultural norms.
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