Men With Ugly Scars Attract Women?

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If ugly scars are bothering you, then you need not worry as it only makes you look all the more better. A new study reveals that scar on men increase their appeal and make them appear attractive to women.

The research team from the universities of Liverpool and Stirling has found that though scars may make men look attractive but women would not prefer long-term relationship with them.

During the study, almost 220 people were asked to look at pictures of men and women, some of which had been manipulated to have different scars. It showed that women, who were shown faces of men with and without different scars rated the scarred faces as better looking. But this is not the same case with scars on women.

"This is the first study to demonstrate that under certain circumstances post-traumatic scarring may increase a person's perceived social worth,' the Telegraph quoted researchers as saying. "Our results suggest that under certain circumstances scars may advertise valued information about their bearers, and that the idea that scarring universally devalues social perceptions can no longer be assumed to be true," they added.

Researchers have not figured out the exact reason for such preferences, but believe that scars are associated with post-traumatic experiences and give an impression of a risk-taking personality or above average masculinity. These features make the men eligible for an exciting short-term relationship, as perceived by the women.