8 Science Approved Ways To Make Yourself More Attractive

3. Stereotype Yourself

It's always better to just be yourself, but if you're really set on a bit of scientific sexytime, then the general advice seems to boil down to adherence to gender stereotypes. It would be nice if we could completely overturn society's expectations and find that, actually, evolution programmed the opposite sex to go simply wild for your stained sweatpants and World of Warcraft high score, but it seems that mother nature is just not playing the game.

Studies and meta-analyses tend to indicate that women prefer a low husky voice, physical strength and a strong chiseled jaw on their men as these are all indicators that he's going to be able to fight off a tiger whilst you're in labour.

Studies also show that men prefer a higher voice, youthful features and a low waist-to-hip ratio (i.e. dat bootay) because these are indicators of fertility and the ability to raise and nurture strong little cave babies.

There's a reason these stereotypes exist, it's in your DNA.