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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 pretty face, a good figure and an irresistible smile. “So what?”, they say. “You have your own type of beauty, maybe it is not your face, but your character, your ability to have affection to others and care about them, you creativity and inner characteristics”! No doubt, you agree that a man is more than a mere shell, but all the same, deep in our soul you feel miserable and deceived. Why do you feel this way?

To reveal the answer let us analyze upto-date styles of life and the public opinion prompted by the mass media. Every entertainment and show on TV, every puny advertisement, the majority of articles in various journals and magazines give you the same - you should do this and that to be zippy, young, healthy and beautiful! In fact, money, energy, youth, beauty and sex appeal are the tin goods forced on us these days. If you cannot give your friends a lift in a brand new BMW, loneliness is your destiny! If you are not beautiful enough, you life is over! If your muscles are not big enough you will surely finish your miserable life in the gutter! If you boobs are not large and shapely enough, you will never get anywhere, so stop trying! If you are over forty you are too old - give the way to teens or they will kick you out of their way! Judging by our mass culture the whole world goes insane and we are absolutely happy about it… Do you still need more evidences to decipher why you feel so awkward when special trainings and psychological counsels start feeding you with inner beauty that is far more important that a mere mortal body!

There is a shocking gap between what mass culture tells us and what definite specialists tell us. Of course you cannot find a basis to rest at! Let us try to analyze this problematic issue to get a clear look of what beauty is! It will help you realize whether you choose to become the slave of your mortal shell or try to realize what you are like deep inside your soul!

We speak about beauty to characterize any human being, animal, 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 real life.

If fact, the feeling 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 exceptionally attractive and nice for individuals perceiving it. It is an exceptionally subjective experience, maybe that is why it is generally believed that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”.

The spring 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 viewed as beautiful at all! Beautiful meant “good in its time”, that is why old individuals and even handicapped warriors were considered just as beautiful as young and healthy men and women. Can you imagine anything of the kind in our contemporary society proclaiming the reign of equality and humanism?

You will be stunned to learn that babies very early acquire a preference for beautiful faces; in fact it is a sort of cognitive standard any human comes to this world with! That is why the universal standarts of beauty and attractiveness are the same across different cultures and genders. Number one constituent of beauty is symmetry. The explanation is rather simple here - we all enjoy seeing symmetry and proportion because it is the evidence 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 a number 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 foolish to forget that we are a part of nature, we are creatures sharing basic instincts with the majority of mammals on the Earth. Of course that our instincts influenced by the force of our intellect disguise themselves as certain habits, tastes, emotions, likes and dislikes. In fact the ideals of male and female attractiveness are based on the qualities necessary for reproduction and survival of the human race. Refuse do believe? OK, here are some tips for realizing the nature of beauty of the opposite sex!

You will not deny the fact that personalities 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 fell in love with your mate for his or her intelligence, grace, politeness, sense of humor, elegance etc. You are absolutely right, but underlining the qualities 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 surprising fact for you - average appearance is the most attractive for the majority of personalities. Remember, we have certain animal 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 treasured one. Recent research proved that the majority of individuals found a computer generated average image more attractive than individual images of real individuals having certain specific features!

What are the determinants of male physical attractiveness? As latest investigation showed, heterosexual women and homosexual men prefer:

- heavy brows, prominent chins, heavy jaws and broad cheekbones associated with increased testosterone and being a reliable indication of good health;
- symmetrical faces and bodies showing of good inheritance and ability to create 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 outer beauty? As recent research 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 men choosing mates;
- symmetrical face and body showing of good inheritance and ability to produce healthy kids;
- big 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 natural body mass index (neither too thin nor too fat);
- long legs as a subconscious sign of good health (not merely aesthetic feature).

Unfortunately, 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 these days! For instance, ultra-skinny models promote disorders in the heads of many men and women. Glamorous movie idols force ordinary young men and women try and fit into extremely narrow standards of TV beauty. Easy excess to dirty pictures and videos creates false notions of normal body proportions. Do not forget that the teens are the most vulnerable group of human society and they have to face it day by day! 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 depressed with your life is one of them, too! Think positive, find time for hanging out with your friends and pursuing your goals. Be very careful about your diet 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 online pharmacy to save you time and money.

If you choose to get cheap meds online, you will enjoy perfect service and fast delivery saying nothing of unique discounts. And the most vital point to fulfill! Be yourself, because trying to become someone else in equally painful and dangerous.