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Every day we hear that outer beauty is nothing but a question of luck. Some individuals were a little luckier at birth than others and receives a pretty face, a slender figure and an irresistible smile. “So what?”, they say. “You have your own sort of beauty, yes it is not your face, but your temper, your ability to love others and care about them, you skills and inner characteristics”! No doubt, you agree that a man is more than a mere appearance, but still, somewhere in our soul you feel miserable and fooled. Why so?

To find the answer let us have a closer look at upto-date ways of life and the public opinion formed by the mass media. Every entertainment and show on TV, every single advertisement, the main part of articles in numerous journals and magazines feed you the same - you should do this and that to be energetic, youthful, healthy and beautiful! In fact, money, energy, youth, beauty and sex appeal are the fake gods forced on us these days. If you cannot give your buddies a lift in a brand new BMW, solitude is your fate! If you are not good looking enough, you life is over! If your muscles are not big enough you will doubtlessly end up your vain life in the gutter! If you breasts are not large and perky enough, you will never reach anything, so stop trying! If you are in your forties you are too old - give the way to teens or they will kick you out of their way! Judging by our mass culture the whole world goes insane and we are ecstatic about it… Do you still need more evidences to understand why you are so uneasy when special trainings and psychological counsels start feeding you with inner beauty that is far more important that a mere mortal body!

There is a shocking difference between what mass culture tells us and what definite specialists tell us. That is exactly why you cannot find a basis to set your foot at! Let us try to analyze this problematic term to get a clear look of what beauty is! It will help you realize whether you choose to remain the slave of your mortal shell or try to realize what you are like deep inside your soul!

We mention beauty to characterize any person, animal, place, object, phenomenon or idea that we behold with a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction. Beauty is an integral part of aesthetics, psychology and culture of every nation in the world. The ideal of beauty is a type of perfection existing in one’s imagination but impossible to achieve in reality.

If fact, the feeling of beauty is nothing but a mixture of natural harmony and balance in every detail, it makes a person, animal, place, object, phenomenon or idea in question incredibly attractive and splendid for persons perceiving it. It is an absolutely subjective experience, maybe that is why it is generally believed that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”.

The etymology of the word “beauty” can explain some sides of today’s term. The Greek equivalent of the word “beautiful” - “horaios” literally means “being of one’s hour” - so, ripe fruits of the time were believed to be beautiful. At the same historical epoch young girls who tried to look older as well as old women who tried to look younger were not viewed as beautiful at all! Beautiful meant “good in its time”, that is why old men and women and even crippled warriors were considered just as beautiful as young and healthy people. Can you find anything of the kind in our contemporary society proclaiming the epoch of equality and human rights?

You will be bewildered to learn that little children very early acquire a preference for beautiful faces; in fact it is a sort of cognitive standard any man and woman is born with! No wonder the universal notions of beauty and attractiveness are the same across various cultures and genders. Number one constituent of beauty is symmetry. The clue is rather simple here - we all enjoy seeing symmetry and proportion because it is the proof of absence of any genetic or acquired flaws. No wonder ancient nations really treasured symmetry.

So, the Pythagorean school found special attractiveness in the golden ratio and proclaimed the beauty of every man and woman and object corresponding definite mathematic rules. Ancient Greeks showed their love of symmetry and proportion having erected many of wonderful buildings, gorgeous statues of men and women etc. Renaissance Europe restored this ancient idea of beauty that is why even today we call definite types of male and female body and face proportion a “classical beauty”.

Discussing outer beauty it is foolish to forget that we are a part of nature, we are creatures sharing basic instincts with the majority of mammals on the Earth. No wonder that our instincts influenced by the power of our intellect disguise themselves as certain habits, tastes, emotions, likes and dislikes. Actually the standards of male and female beauty are based on the qualities necessary for reproduction and survival of the human race. Stunned? OK, here are some clues for understanding the nature of beauty of the opposite sex!

You will not deny the fact that men and women who are relatively young, with smooth skin, well-proportioned bodies and regular features are always considered to be beautiful throughout the history of mankind. You can be absolutely sure you fell in love with your mate for his or her intelligence, grace, politeness, sense of humor, elegance etc. You are absolutely right, but underlining the qualities like this, you forget about the fact that your spouse has body as well! What about his or her state of health, youthfulness, facial symmetry, smell etc?

One more shocking fact for you - average appearance is the most attractive for the majority of people. Remember, we have some inborn instincts in us? The logic is we are attracted to mates of our own species to guaranty reproduction! The average image of the mate is a kind of icon for us; that is why average looks is the most preferable one. Latest investigation showed that a number of people found a computer generated average image more attractive than individual images of real humans having certain specific features!

What are the determinants of male outer beauty? As latest research proved, heterosexual women and homosexual men prefer:

- heavy brows, prominent chins, heavy jaws and broad cheekbones associated with increased testosterone and being a reliable indication of good health;
- symmetrical faces and bodies being a reliable indication of good inheritance and ability to create healthy babies;
- slim waist, broad shoulders and muscular chest (so called v-shaped torso) associated with increased testosterone, too;
- height - 80% of women dream of a male blessed with the height of 6 feet or taller for long-term commitment and the opposite male when a short-term relationship is intended;
- moderate amount of trunk hair.

What are the determinants of female physical attractiveness? As latest research showed, heterosexual men prefer:

- waist-to-hip ratio of approximately 0.70 because females with hourglass figures are more fertile than other women due to higher levels of certain female hormones, and this fact subconsciously lures the males choosing mates;
- symmetrical face and body being a reliable indication of good inheritance and ability to deliver healthy babies;
- large eyes, dilated pupils, small chin and nose, high eyebrows and wide smile;
- women 2.5 - 7 years younger than their mates;
- signals of youth like high firm breasts, smooth skin, clear eyes, long and lustrous hair;
- full (not large) breasts as a signal of fertility;
- erect posture and normal body mass index (neither too thin nor too plump);
- long legs as a subconscious sign of good health (not purely aesthetic feature).

It is really sad that, natural standards of beauty are dangerously influenced by mass culture. There is a real threat of degeneration of human race if the media continue determining what is or is not beautiful for us the way they do it today! For example, ultra-skinny models promote disorders in the heads of many men and women. Glamorous movie idols force ordinary young persons try and fit into extremely narrow standards of TV beauty. Easy excess to pornographic pictures and videos creates false conceptions of normal body proportions. Do not forget that the teens are the most vulnerable group of human society and they have to face it day by day! What can be done in a situation like this? Keep fit and healthy because real beauty is impossible without perfect health. Have enough sleep, entertainment, physical exercise and recreation. Give up harmful habits - being depressed with your life is one of them, too! Think positive, find time for hanging out with your friends and pursuing your goals. Be very careful about your food because we are what we eat! Make sure your body gets every important vitamin and mineral. If you fall ill take the complete course of treatment. If you hate queuing up visit any good internet drugstore to save you time and money.

If you choose to purchase safe and cheap generic drugs online, you will enjoy perfect service and fast delivery saying nothing of wonderful discounts. And the most important point to fulfill! Be yourself, because trying to become someone else in equally painful and dangerous.