41| Do Looks Really Matter? What the Research Says - Dr. Gordon Patzer
Summary: In this episode Dr. Gordon Patzer gives advice on: <br>- What is the area of research of lookism and physical attractiveness. <br>- The surprisingly young age at which we begin to get judged and affected by our physical appearance (literally at day 1). <br>- The prevalence of judgement on looks stretching across every area of society from politics, law, and careers to dating and relationships. <br>- Personality and confidence count: How they relate to the impression you make with people. <br>- How the lives of men and women are impacted differently by their physical attractiveness. <br>- Growing trend: Women judging men more on physical attractiveness and men working on this part of them increasingly to improve it. <br>- How a woman's monthly fertility cycle changes what type of men she is attracted to and how important 'looks' are in her decision. <br>- Important point: The longer you know someone and the more they know about you, the higher your physical attractiveness will appear to them. <br>- The central importance of facial features to your looks. Breaking it down into lips, nose, dimensions of face, eyes, specific wrinkles, eyes, hair and complexion. <br>- The role of testosterone for men in forming your facial features - and how boosting it can start changing and improving your facial features within days. <br>- Some of the upgrades that improve our physical attractiveness: dentistry, plastic surgery, fitness (and pot bellies) and health. <br>- The impact of age on your attractiveness: Specific areas that change and reduce your attractiveness as you age. <br>- How what women do (cosmetics, dress, plastic surgery) translates into big consequences in terms of how likely men are to choose her as a mate. <br>- Plastic surgery paradox: Artificial modification of your appearance through plastic surgery does enhance your attractiveness - but only if people don't know you've done it. <br>- The growing trend of genital rejuvenation in plastic surgery for women and men - Gordon<br><br>GET MORE: <a href="https://www.datingskillsreview.com/ep-41-do-looks-really-matter-gordon-patzer/">Show Notes & Resources</a>, <a href="https://www.datingskillsreview.com/ep-41-do-looks-really-matter-gordon-patzer/#transcript">Interview Transcript</a> and <a href="https://www.datingskillsreview.com/ep-41-do-looks-really-matter-gordon-patzer/#comments">Comments</a>. <p> HELP ME SPREAD THE WORD! </p><p> Think this episode was Kick-Ass?<br> <a href="http://www.datingskillsreview.com/itunes/">An iTunes review would be SO appreciated!</a> This is what helps me stand out so I can help more men like you.<br> <a href="http://www.datingskillsreview.com/itunes/">Click here to review the show</a>. </p><p> FEEDBACK </p><p> Hit me up with your comments and guest suggestions. I read EVERYTHING. </p><p> • Email: <a href="mailto:angel@datingskillsreview.com">angel@datingskillsreview.com</a><br> • Get my newsletter: <a href="http://datingskillsreview.com/newsletter/">Click here to get my Newsletter</a><br> • Got a question? Drop it in our voicemail to get it answered: 323.747.5006 </p><p> MORE FREE STUFF:<br> • <a href="http://www.datingskillsreview.com/fasttrack/">Get the Fast Track Dating System</a><br> • <a href="http://www.datingskillsreview.com/gettop13/">Get Monster Brain Dump from our Editorial Team on Top Advice of All Time</a><br> </p>
