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Day by 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 posh figure and an irresistible smile. “So what?”, they say. “You have your unique type of beauty, yes it is not your face, but your temper, your ability to have affection to others and help them, you talents and inner characteristics”! Of course, you realize that a man is more than a mere appearance, but still, somewhere in our soul you feel miserable and deceived. Why so?

To reveal the answer let us have a closer look at contemporary styles of life and the public opinion formed by the mass media. Every entertainment and show on TV, every puny ad, the majority of articles in various journals and magazines sing the same old song - you should behave this way or another to be zippy, 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 fate! If you are not good looking enough, you life is a mistake! If your muscles are not prominent enough you will doubtlessly end up your empty life in the gutter! If you breasts are not large and shapely enough, you will never get anywhere, so seize trying! If you are over forty you are history - give the way to teens or they will throw 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 proves to decipher why you become so ill at ease when special trainings and psychological counsels start feeding you with inner beauty that is far more important that a mere shell!

There is a stunning gap between what mass culture tells us and what definite specialists state. Of course you cannot find a basis to rest at! Let us try to dissect this problematic issue to get a clear look of what beauty is! It will help you understand whether you wish to remain the slave of your mortal shell or try to understand 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 essential 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 unachievable in reality.

As a matter of fact, the sensation 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 particularly attractive and splendid for humans 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 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 believed to be beautiful at all! Beautiful meant “good in its time”, that is why old men and women and even injured warriors were considered just as beautiful as young and healthy people. Can you fancy anything of the kind in our modern society proclaiming the reign 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 human is born with! No wonder the universal standarts of beauty and attractiveness are the same across various cultures and genders. Number one constituent of beauty is symmetry. The solution is rather simple here - we all enjoy seeing symmetry and proportion because it is the proof of absence of any genetic or acquired defects. No wonder ancient nations really treasured symmetry.

So, the Pythagorean school found special charm in the golden ratio and heralded the beauty of every man and woman and object corresponding definite mathematic rules. Ancient Greeks proved 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 up to now we call definite types of male and female body and face proportion a “classical beauty”.

Discussing outer beauty 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 strength of our intellect disguise themselves as certain habits, tastes, emotions, likes and dislikes. Actually the standards of male and female attractiveness are based on the qualities necessary for reproduction and survival of the human race. Shocked? OK, here are some tips for understanding the nature of beauty of the opposite sex!

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

One more stunning fact for you - average appearance is the most attractive for the bulk of persons. Remember, we have a number of 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 investigation showed that the bulk of people found a computer generated average image more attractive than individual images of real people 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 showing of good health;
- symmetrical faces and bodies being a sign of good inheritance and ability to create healthy offsprings;
- 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 torso hair.

What are the determinants of female outer beauty? 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 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 produce healthy offsprings;
- 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 perky breasts, smooth skin, clear eyes, long and lustrous hair;
- full (not large) breasts as a signal of fertility;
- erect posture and natural body mass index (neither too slim nor too plump);
- long legs as a subconscious indicator 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 personalities. Glamorous movie idols force ordinary young individuals try and fit into extremely narrow standards of TV beauty. Easy excess to dirty 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 daily! 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 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 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 cannot bear queuing up visit any good generic internet drugstore to save you time and money.

If you choose to order the best pills online, you will get 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.