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Every day we hear that outer beauty is nothing but a question of chance. Some individuals were a little luckier at birth than others and were blessed with a cute face, a slender figure and an irresistible smile. “So what?”, they say. “You have your own kind of beauty, maybe it is not your face, but your character, your ability to love others and care about them, you creativity and inner qualities”! Of course, you agree that a man is more than a mere appearance, but with all that, deep in our soul you feel miserable and deceived. Why so?

To learn the answer let us analyze upto-date lifestyles and the public opinion prompted by the mass media. Every entertainment and show on TV, every single advertisement, the bulk of articles in different journals and magazines give you the same - you should do this and that to be energetic, young, healthy and beautiful! In fact, money, energy, youth, beauty and sex appeal are the tin goods forced on us today. If you cannot give your buddies a ride in a brand new BMW, loneliness is your destiny! If you are not beautiful enough, you life is a mistake! If your muscles are not big enough you will surely end up your miserable days in the gutter! If you breasts are not big and shapely enough, you will never reach anything, so stop trying! If you are over forty you are too old - give the way to teens or they will throw you out of their way! Judging by our mass culture the whole world goes mad and we are absolutely happy about it… Do you still need more proves to decipher why you feel so awkward 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 stunning difference between what mass culture tells us and what certain specialists tell us. That is exactly why you cannot find a foundation to rest at! Let us try to dissect this painful issue to get a pretty good idea of what beauty is! It will help you understand whether you choose to be the slave of your mortal shell or try to realize what you are like deep inside your soul!

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

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

The background of the word “beauty” can explain some awkward points 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 considered beautiful at all! Beautiful meant “good in its time”, that is why old people and even handicapped warriors were considered just as beautiful as young and healthy persons. Can you find anything of the kind in our modern society proclaiming the reign of equality and human rights?

You will be surprised to learn that little children very early acquire a preference for beautiful faces; in fact it is a type of cognitive standard any human is born with! That is why the universal notions of beauty and attractiveness are similar across different cultures and genders. Number one constituent of beauty is symmetry. The solution is rather simple here - we all prefer 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 charm in the golden ratio and proclaimed the beauty of every person and object corresponding definite mathematic rules. Ancient Greeks showed their love of symmetry and proportion having erected many of marvelous buildings, immaculate 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 appearance it is silly 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 force of our intellect disguise themselves as certain habits, tastes, emotions, likes and dislikes. In fact the standards of male and female beauty are based on the qualities necessary for reproduction and survival of the human race. Surprised? OK, here are some clues for realizing the nature of beauty of the opposite sex!

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

One more amazing fact for you - average appearance is the most attractive for the majority of people. Remember, we have many 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 treasured one. Recent research showed that the bulk of humans 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 recent investigation 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 newest investigation showed, heterosexual men prefer:

- waist-to-hip ratio of about 0.70 because females with hourglass figures are more fertile than other females 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 produce healthy kids;
- large eyes, dilated pupils, small chin and nose, high eyebrows and wide smile;
- women 2.5 - 7 years younger than their mates;
- signs 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 slim nor too fat);
- long legs as a subconscious signal of good health (not merely aesthetic feature).

Unfortunately, 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 these days! For example, anorexic models promote disorders in the heads of many humans. 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 natural body proportions. Do not forget that the teens are the most vulnerable group of human society and they have to face it daily! What can be done in a situation like this? Keep fit and healthy because real beauty can not exist without perfect health. Have enough sleep, entertainment, physical exercise and recreation. Give up harmful habits - being disappointed with your life is one of them, too! Think positive, find time for communication with your friends and reaching your goals. Be very careful about your diet because we are what we eat! Make sure your body gets every important vitamin and mineral. If you get sick take the complete course of treatment. If you cannot bear queuing up visit any good trusted web pharmacy to save you time and money.

If you choose to purchase drugs online, you will receive perfect service and swift 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.