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It happens so that we hear that outer beauty is nothing but a question of chance. Some men and women were a little luckier at birth than others and got a pretty face, a chic figure and an irresistible smile. “So what?”, they say. “You have your unique type of beauty, yes it is not your face, but your personality, your ability to love 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 disappointed and cheated. Why so?

To check out the answer let us analyze contemporary trends of life and the public opinion mould by the mass media. Every entertainment and show on TV, every single advertisement, the bulk of articles in different journals and magazines sing the same old song - you should behave this way or another to be energetic, young, healthy and beautiful! In fact, money, energy, youth, beauty and sex appeal are the new religion forced on us today. If you cannot give your buddies a ride in a brand new BMW, desolation is your fate! If you are not beautiful enough, you life is over! If your muscles are not big enough you will definitely finish your vain existance 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 history - give the way to teens or they will kick 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 see why you are 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 shocking difference between what mass culture tells us and what certain specialists state. Of course you cannot find a foundation to rest at! Let us try to dissect this problematic term to get a pretty good idea of what beauty is! It will help you understand whether you wish to become the slave of your mortal shell or try to understand what you are like deep inside your soul!

We mention beauty to characterize any human being, animal, place, object, phenomenon or idea that we perceive 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 combination of natural harmony and balance in every detail, it makes a human being, creature, place, object, phenomenon or idea in question exceptionally attractive and splendid for men and women perceiving it. It is an exceptionally subjective experience, maybe that is why they say “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”.

The background of the word “beauty” can explain some aspects 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 humans and even handicapped warriors were considered just as beautiful as young and healthy persons. Can you fancy anything of the kind in our contemporary society proclaiming the epoch of equality and human rights?

You will be stunned to learn that little children very early acquire a preference for beautiful faces; in fact it is a kind of cognitive standard any person is born with! That is why the universal notions of beauty and attractiveness are the same across all cultures and genders. Number one building block of beauty is symmetry. The clue is rather simple here - we all enjoy seeing symmetry and proportion because it is the evidence of absence of any genetic or acquired drawbacks. No wonder ancient people really treasured symmetry.

So, the Pythagorean school found special charm in the golden ratio and heralded the beauty of every personality and object corresponding definite mathematic rules. Ancient Greeks showed their love of symmetry and proportion having erected many of splendid buildings, immaculate statues of men and women etc. Renaissance Europe restored this old 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 naive to forget that we are a part of nature, we are creatures sharing basic instincts with the majority of mammals on the Earth. No doubt that our instincts influenced by the power of our intellect disguise themselves as certain habits, tastes, emotions, likes and dislikes. In fact the ideals of male and female beauty are based on the qualities necessary for reproduction and survival of the human race. Stunned? OK, here are some tips for realizing the nature of beauty of the opposite sex!

You will not deny the fact that humans who are relatively young, with 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 liked your mate for his or her intelligence, grace, politeness, sense of humor, elegance etc. You are absolutely right, but enumerating the features like this, you deny 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 many natural instincts in us? The point 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 desired one. Latest research showed that the main part of individuals found a computer generated average image more attractive than individual images of real men and women having certain specific features!

What are the determinants of male outer beauty? As newest investigation showed, 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 showing of good inheritance and ability to produce healthy kids;
- 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 physical attractiveness? As recent investigation proved, heterosexual men prefer:

- waist-to-hip ratio of approximately 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 sign of good inheritance and ability to create healthy kids;
- 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 slim nor too plump);
- long legs as a subconscious sign of good health (not purely aesthetic feature).

Sorry to say 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 humans. Glamorous movie idols force ordinary young persons try and fit into extremely narrow standards of TV beauty. Easy excess to dirty pictures and videos creates false notions 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 is impossible without perfect health. Have enough sleep, entertainment, physical exercise and recreation. Give up harmful habits - being displeased 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 get sick take the complete course of treatment. If you cannot stand queuing up visit any good best online pharmacy to save you time and money.

If you choose to order reliable meds online, you will receive 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.