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The Ideal Husband Science now might be able to explain womens fascination with Brad Pitts face and George Clooneys eyes. Women seem to 1 potential mates by how masculine their features are, new research shows. Men with square jaws and well-defined brow ridges are seen as good short-term partners, 2 those with more feminine traits such as a rounder face and fuller lips are perceived as better long-term mates. In the study by Daniel Kruger at the USs University of Michigan, 854 subjects viewed a series of 3 head shots that had been digitally changed to exaggerate or minimize masculine traits They then 4 questions about how they expected the men in the photos to behave. Most participants said that those with more masculine features were 5 to be risky, competitive, and more apt to fight, challenge bosses, cheat on spouses and put less effort into parenting. Those with more feminine 6 were seen as good parents and husbands, hard workers and emotionally supportive mates But, despite all the negative characteristics, when asked who they would choose for a short-term relationship, women selected the more masculine 7 men. Brad and George, both chiseled jaws and well-defined brows, then would be good for a 8 romance, not for something longer. The study was published in the December issue of the US journal Personal Relationships. Kruger said that from an evolutionary perspective, this 9 sense. The key is testosterone, the hormone responsible 10 the development of masculine facial features and other sexual characteristics. It has been found to affect the bodys ability to fight disease: men with high levels of the hormone are typically 11 and healthytraits women want to pass on to their children. | 
