“Do Women Have Male Intuition?”

By Peter Gorner Chicago Tribune Just from looking at a man’s face, women can sense how much he likes children, gauge his testosterone level and decide whether he’d be more suitable as a one-night stand or as a husband, new research published Tuesday suggests. Scientists in Chicago and California photographed men’s faces and asked women to rate them on whether they seemed to like children, on their masculinity, on their physical attractiveness and on whether they seemed kind. Then the women rated them on their potential as long- and short-term lovers. The masculine men – those with a large jaw, prominent cheekbones, straighter eyebrows, thinner lips and a heavy beard – were found to be attractive as short-term romantic partners. But for long-term relationships, women were more drawn to men who they thought were interested in children. The study indicates male hormone levels and affinity for children may play a role in determining how attractive men ar...