SalaryShark.com - The 27 Reasons Women Cheat

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Everyone cheats for the same reason: They can. But women seek that opportunity for all sorts of reasons, some major, most minor. There are the obvious candidates - flagging passion, lack of trust, body odor - and the less obvious but common ones - lack of self esteem, boredom, being in the same club as DiCaprio. It’s all enough to unnerve even the best boyfriend.

But being generally agitated isn’t productive (it’s actually super annoying); better to be aware of the issues that might potentially arise so that you can address them and stop coming up with excuses to go through her text messages. You’re better than that.

Without further ado, the 27 reasons women cheat:



You let yourself go. 

• Now that you've got the girl, you no longer feel the need to impress. You gain weight, you give up trying to control your bodily functions, you pee (or worse) with the door open. Think of Val Kilmer in Top Gun vs. Val Kilmer present day. Don’t let that happen.

 

You call your mom more than you call her. 

• Women love a man who's close to his family, but don’t want to get tangled up in your umbilical cord. If you have to call your mother and fill her in on what you ate and your thoughts on the 'Suicide Squad' lineup, don’t do it with your girlfriend in the room. She wants you to be a king, but not Oedipus. 

 

You look at Charlotte Mckinney's Instagram more than you look at her. 

• There are tons of hot babes on Instagram (and pornography on the internet), but you should be paying attention to the woman on your arm rather than typing with one hand. Women want to feel both desired and needed by their man, and if you don't give her the attention she deserves, chances are she will look to other outlets for comfort and appreciation. Maybe she’ll start posting photos to Instagram.

 

You don't look like Ryan Gosling.

• You just don’t. And if Gosling comes calling there’s not much you can do. Still, chances are low that he’s going to leave Eva Mendes to chase your girl. If it happens, it happens. You can’t sweat it.

 

You're always "too tired"  

• Sure, you are actually tired, but you can muster up the energy to get something going. Make an effort. And, no, if it’s under five minutes it doesn’t count.

 

You're lazy. 

• Complacency is the kryptonite of any relationship. Women want their man to be a self-starting go-getter, someone who is driven, motivated and ambitious. If the only reason you get off the couch is to find the remote, she’s gonna go find somebody else.

 

You're boring. 

• Get a hobby, read a book, join a team, watch a movie other than Animal House, and try something new. Do it for yourself and your happiness will trickle down, a phrase we sort of regret using in this context. 

 

You don't listen. 

• It’s not always about you.

 

You're stubborn. 

• Sometimes, you simply have to wave the white flag and hear her out. No one likes a fight, and no one likes being wrong, but realistically, chances are you were wrong anyway, so take a breathe, let it go and be the man she needs you to be. 

 

You don't satisfy her. 

•  What’s good for the goose is sometimes required by the gander.

 

You cheated on her. 

• Jerk. 

You expect her to look like a Victoria’s Secret Angel. 

• If you’re in a committed relationship, love your lady for who she is and what she looks like or she’ll find someone else who does. Here’s a way to put this in perspective: Have sex in front of a mirror and see who looks better. (Hint: Probably not you.) 

 

You're bad in bed.

• If you get the sense that you’re not pleasing your babe in bed, ask her what she likes and how she likes it. Let her guide you and your attentiveness will only turn her on. 

 

You accuse her of infidelity.

• No one wants a jealous boyfriend and no one wants to be accused of a crime they didn’t commit. If you start lobbing accusations, be aware that she may prefer to be guilty than to be hurt.

 

You're addicted to strip clubs. 

• If you come home covered in glitter and smelling of vanilla lotion more than twice a month and don’t live in Miami beach, where that sort of thing is unavoidable, you need to make better decisions.

 

You won't do anything unless your 'bros' are doing it too.

• Be your own dude. Balancing your friends and your SO is difficult work. Do it anyway.

 

You can’t dance. 

• Look, no one expects you to be Magic Mike, but you should be able to get through a bar mitzvah without looking like a putz.

 

You're a flirt. 

• Women love a charismatic man, but not if an incessant need to be charismatic trumps his need to be a man.

 

You expect her to keep house.

• If Destiny’s Child taught our generation anything, it’s that women can be independent. She’s not going to be holding a cocktail and a hamburger when you get home. Get over it. And if she is, show some appreciation. 

 

You're not successful. 

• It’s not about money. It’s about being able to set and achieve goals. She wants a future and she expects that, at minimum, you’ll be able to help her build it.

 

You never tell her how you feel. 

• Women can tell when you’re upset, when you’re holding something in, when you’re stressed, and when you’re vulnerable. If you never express your feelings, she will never be able to fully trust your relationship. Lack of trust is a killer, probably the shortest distance between your bed and someone else’s hotel room. 

 

You’re insecure. 

• Ask any woman and she will tell you confidence is most sexy on a man. A confident man knows what he wants and takes it. Trust in yourself and take control of the situation at hand if you want to keep your girlfriend both interested and intrigued. Think Austin Powers. That bloke was ugly yet managed to bag Elizabeth Hurley. Either life ain’t fair or he’s doing something right. We tend to think it was a little bit of both.

 

You have poor hygiene. 

• Get a haircut, trim, shower early and often and know that your morning breath is awful.

 

You're not spontaneous. 

• If you haven’t caught on yet, excitement is a key factor to keeping your partner interested. You have to maintain a level of spice and mix it up from time to time to prevent the relationship from going stale. 

 

You don’t love her.

• It might sound odd, but women are often more attuned to your emotions than you are. If you don’t really care about her, she’ll be the first to know. Hopefully, she’ll say something, but actions speak louder than words. 

 

You have no sense of humor. 

• Laughter is universal and key to a relationship’s survival. If your girlfriend finds a man who makes her laugh more than you, she’s going to let her eyes wander south from his smile. Looks fade, but – trite as it sounds – laughter is forever. It’s biology.

 

She wants to. 

• Sometimes, it's just that simple. Consider it her doing you (as well as that other guy) a favor.

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SalaryShark.com - Which Kind of Significant Other is the Best For Your Career?

SalaryShark.com - Certain people just belong together. Sometimes, personalities click or there’s just such intense, primal attraction that it materializes into an unconventional relationship. However, careers also have a role in relationships. Some careers make it tough to have a relationship, while others are more compatible with one career than another. It is for this reason that certain careers just go together and are perfect for creating the famed “power couple.”

Salesman Or Woman – Anyone With A Sufficient, Stable Income: Nowadays, salespeople make most of their pay, if not all of it, on commission–and in this economy, getting a sale is tough #thanksobama. People are sticking with their current suppliers and are whittling down inventories to the bare minimum around the holidays, so I would recommend an accountant, a lawyer, a doctor, a physician’s assistant, or a corporate manager. That way, you two won’t starve during slow months, although it’ll feel shitty to just be the “extra money.” But again, at least you’ll eat.

Bartender – Customer Service Representative: After dealing with dumbass customers all day, a customer service representative will more than appreciate a cocktail or eight when he or she gets home. This is a perfect match. It’s a movement: #SupportProfessionalAlcoholism. Spread the word.

Secretary – General Manager Or Executive: The sec-exec affair is as old as corporate America, but today, the pressure of having a girl on the side can cause a stress meltdown. Might as well lock it down and see where it goes, but secretaries, don’t make the mistake of pursuing the assistant to the regional manager.

Office Clerk – HR Representative: As the ultimate power couple of ridiculous office stories, a double date with these two will provide you with all the dirty details you secretly want to know about other human beings without actually meeting the degenerates. Endless entertainment.

Truck Driver – Warehouse Clerk: Eastbound and down, loadin’ up and truckin’. Kidding. These are two exhausting professions, so the couple has no energy to fight when they get home. That’s pretty ideal if you ask me. Personally, I’ve been bitched out quite a bit in my life, and that’s not my definition of happiness.

Any Kind Of Engineer – College Professor: Nerds of a feather belong together. Just try to share the Xbox, please. The personality types of these two professions love to have intellectual discussions and brag about how much they know. It’s annoying for a double date, but they clearly belong together, because who else would have them?

Entrepreneur – Anyone With A Business (Sales, Accounting, Finance, Etc.): This is a pretty obvious one. If she has access to your bank account, you two might as well be business partners. A good understanding of financial responsibility goes a long way–take it from a one-time broke-ass boyfriend.

Nurses – Doctors: Every medical professional I know knows a nurse who’s trying to get wifed up by a doctor. I say why not? With jobs that stressful and time consuming, you might as well get busy in the on-call room every once in a while. Also, as a heads up, I’ve been bingeing on “Scrubs.”

Food Service Professional – Janitor Or Maid: One makes a mess, the other cleans it up. Sounds like my last relationship, except with less bodily fluids on the comforter.

Aspiring Politician – Head Of A Nonprofit Organization: Nothing appeals to the uneducated masses like a charitable better half. It makes it look as if they both care about the less fortunate. Suckers.

Physical Therapist – Athlete: Free rehab for injuries–it’s a no-brainer. And there isn’t a more romantic way to meet than by popping someone’s shoulder back into place.

Lawyer – Anything But Another Lawyer: I’ve never known two lawyers to last in a long-term relationship. I mean, if you put two leeches in a box together, they’ll probably suck the life out of each other, right?

IT Professional – Technologically Challenged Business Professional: Sweep her off her feet by jailbreaking her iPhone 4S (PGP) and fixing her computer. Knowing the efficiencies of next-generation business technology is just ridiculously romantic.

Programmer Or Web Designer – A Nurse Or An ER Doctor: Most programmers and coders make their own hours, and therefore, have an erratic sleep schedule. They might as well date or marry someone with an erratic work schedule, too. Then they can sync it up and hopefully avoid horrible puns like that one.

Police Officer – Teacher Or School Administrator: I’m not sure why it’s a fit, but it seems to occur all the time. I’ve always blamed the nuclear family for this one. I guess it’s just one of those inexplicable things that works.

Writer Or Journalist – Editor Or Producer: How the hell else are you supposed to get published these days? Well, besides having a pulse, an email account, and a contact at Rolling Stone, that is.

Comedian – Comedian: Two people who take nothing seriously can stay together forever. They’re kind of like crack addicts. Well, except B.J. Novak and Mindy Kaling. I’m not sure what the hell is going on there.

Unemployed – A Doctor, A Lawyer, An Investment Banker, A Hedge Fund Manager, Or A Billionaire Trust Fund Baby: Shameless gold digging at its best–better get to the gym and do some Selter squats.

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SalaryShark.com - Nothing Lasts Forever: The Science Behind The Honeymoon Phase

SalaryShark - It’s concerning to think that there are people who believe their relationship — particularly if it lasts beyond months and stretches into years — will always have those high-energy, high-octane honeymoon emotions. Those relationships are usually high on expectations and low on reality.

When passionate feelings are running high, many couples think their relationship will last forever. But inevitably the fever pitch cools off, and a seed of doubt is sown. What then? If they can develop a relationship based on lasting qualities and true friendship, they stand a good chance of staying together.

However, it is fairly common that one or both persons will not stick around when passion fades.

There are four primary reasons why most relationships never get beyond the stage of passion or infatuation:

1. Some people are addicted to all the excitement that is present in the early phases of the “passion period.” 

Like an addict constantly in search of the next high, some people simply thrive on supercharged feelings. So they date one person after another, relishing the thrill of soaring emotions—as long as they last.

2. Some people don’t want to move on to the next stage. 

They know that a friendship kind of love may lead to a deeper relationship, perhaps even marriage, and they are frightened of the commitment. For whatever reason, they put the brakes on just when passion is transitioning into something much more meaningful and lasting.

3. Some people don’t know how to move to the next stage. 

They’ve never done it before, and the challenge is beyond them. They’ve got the dating scene down pat—where to go, how to make small talk, when to call for the next date. But they are totally unprepared for the demands of something deeper.

4. Sometimes passionate love fails to develop into a deeper kind of love because one or both people recognize their relationship is just not right. 

It’s not sturdy enough to make it through the inevitable challenges of married life. And when this happens, the dating process has worked. The final verdict is, “Don’t proceed.”

Even though this may bring sadness, think of the alternative. Moving forward would only bring heartache over the long haul. Someone has said that the best divorce is the one that happens before two people get married.

Passion draws two people to each other, but there must be more to hold them together when they get involved in each other’s daily lives. Healthy people should be able to share their values, goals, beliefs, interests, and ambitions. In short, the romantic lovers must also become real friends.

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SalaryShark.com - 13 Power Couples Who Rule The Business World

SalaryShark - It's one thing to have a successful career, but maintaining a successful marriage on top of that can be even harder. Here are 11 power couples where both partners have done extremely well in business, finance, entertainment, media, fashion, and tech.

Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook COO) And Dave Goldberg (SurveyMonkey CEO)

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Sheryl Sandberg and Dave Goldberg.

"Lean In" author and Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg says that choosing a spouse is the most important decision young professionals will ever make.

She and her husband, entrepreneur and SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg, pride themselves on having a 50/50 split of household duties, Sandberg said at Business Insider's IGNITION conference in 2011.

Both leave work at 5:30 every day to have dinner with their two children, and each spouse serves as a valuable source of business advice for the other, the L.A. Times reports.

Julie Chen (Host Of “The Talk” And “Big Brother) And Les Moonves (CBS CEO)

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Julie Chen and Les Moonves.

CBS CEO Les Moonves is widely credited with helping pull the network out of a ratings slump, and now the station has been America's most-watched network for 11 of the past 12 TV seasons.

In 2004, he married "Big Brother" host and former "CBS Morning News" anchor Julie Chen, who has since also become a host of "The Talk."

At home, Moonves can be something of a pushover, and Chen is the disciplinarian of their five-year-old son, Charlie, the couple tells The Hollywood Reporter.

THR reports that in 2013, Moonves and Chen arrived at CBS offices on Halloween dressed up as Captain Hook and Wendy, while Charlie went as Peter Pan.

MacKenzie (Novelist) And Jeff Bezos (Amazon Founder)

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MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos.

MacKenzie Bezos first fell for her future husband, Jeff Bezos, while the two were working at the New York hedge fund D.E. Shaw in the early 90s, according to a Wired story.

Jeff went on to found Amazon.com two years after the pair were married in 1993.

MacKenzie, who studied writing under Toni Morrison at Princeton, has written two novels. To this day, Jeff brags about how smart his wife is, according to a story on MacKenzie in Vogue, and will sometimes take the afternoon off to read her writing and give her notes.

Disclosure: Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider through his personal investment company Bezos Expeditions.

Marissa Mayer (Yahoo CEO) And Zack Bogue (Data Collective Managing Partner)

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Marissa Mayer and Zack Bogue.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and investor Zack Bogue have been married since 2009, and it sounds like most of that time has been spent on the go.

Together, the couple enjoys running half-marathons, hiking, and skiing, Vogue reports. And when they're not doing those things or taking care of their toddler, Macallister, they're mostly working.

"We continue to do work in the evening. There's never a distinct line between work and home," Bogue tells Vogue in a 2009 story. "Marissa's work is such a natural extension of her. It's not something she needs to shed at the end of the day."

Richard Buckley (Fashion Journalist) And Tom Ford (Fashion Designer)

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Richard Buckley and Tom Ford.

Earlier this year, fashion designer Tom Ford announced that he had married the fashion journalist Richard Buckley after being together for 27 years.

They met when Ford was 25 and Buckley was 38 at the offices of Women's Wear Daily, where Buckley was the fashion editor.

According to a 2011 story in Out Magazine, Ford felt like he knew everything about Buckley the first night they had drinks. Ford stayed by Buckley's side when he later was diagnosed with throat cancer, and today, they have a two-year-old son together.

"Richard and I are bound together, and I think that's what that recognition is when you look someone in the eyes and you feel like you've known them forever," Ford tells Out Magazine. "It is a kind of coming home."

Cheryl (Columbia Business School Professor) And David Einhorn (Greenlight Capital Founder)

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Cheryl and David Einhorn.

David and Cheryl Einhorn married in 1993, according to a Business Insider story on David Einhorn's life. David Einhorn is the founder of the influential hedge found Greenlight Capital, which manages $5 billion worth of assets.

Meanwhile, Cheryl is an important figure in the finance world in her own right. She is an award-winning financial journalist and media consultant who has written for Barron's and The New York Times. Presently, she is an adjunct professor at Columbia's business and journalism schools. She also holds the distinction of being the one to come up with the name for Greenlight Capital, David writes in his book, "Fooling Some of the People All of the Time."

Marie-Josée (Advisor To The New York Federal Reserve) And Henry Kravis (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Cofounder)

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Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis.

Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis are one of finance's most prominent couples, having been married now for 20 years. 

Marie-Josée Kravis is an extremely successful economist and a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's International Advisory Committee, where she works alongside heavyweights like Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein and HSBC chair Stephen Green.

Henry Kravis has a net worth of $5 billion and is the cofounder of the legendary private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

Together, they share a passion for the arts expressed through their philanthropic ventures. Marie-Josée Kravis is currently president of the Museum of Modern Art.

Annie Lowrey (New York Magazine Reporter) And Ezra Klein (Vox.Com Editor-In-Chief)

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Annie Lowrey and Ezra Klein.

With a combined 756,000 Twitter followers between them, Ezra Klein and Annie Lowrey, both 30 years old, are two of the most successful young people in media.

At the beginning of 2014, Klein left his job running the Washington Post's policy site Wonkblog to become editor-in-chief of Vox.com, an explanatory journalism site under the Vox Media umbrella. In its first year in existence, the site already has more than 10 million monthly visitors, according to The New York Times.

Lowrey is a Harvard graduate and economics reporter who recently moved from The New York Times to New York Magazine. She's also made appearances on shows like PBS NewsHour and The Rachel Maddow Show.

When they got married in 2011, they sent out simultaneous tweets announcing the news, The New York Observer reports.

Jessica Livingston And Paul Graham (Y Combinator Cofounders)

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Jessica Livingston and Paul Graham.

When Paul Graham was starting the influential startup incubator Y Combinator with his Viaweb cofounders Robert Morris and Trevor Blackwell, he turned to his girlfriend at the time, Jessica Livingston, for her experience with investment banking, Graham tells Mixergy in an interview.

Livingston became a cofounder of Y Combinator, and she and Graham were married in 2008.

Graham tells Mixergy the firm never would have gotten off the ground were it not for Livingston's hard work and expertise in securities.

Kim Kardashian (Entertainer) And Kanye West (Entertainer)

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

Because Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are two of the entertainment world's most controversial and popular stars, it's easy to forget their business acumen.

Kardashian is a certifiable fashion mogul, having launched a Sears clothing line, her own perfume, and a jewelry line. Even her mobile game, "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood," brought in more than $40 million in the third quarter of 2014.

West has also designed several fashion lines, and collaborated with Nike on the insanely popular Air Yeezy sneakers (he's now working with Adidas).

Together, they take care of their daughter, North West, whom Kanye calls on the phone every day while he is touring.

Diane Von Furstenberg (Fashion Designer) And Barry Diller (IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman)

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Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller at Studio 54 in 1977.

Internet media mogul Barry Diller and fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg (of DvF fame) first met in the 70s at a party Diller threw for the Hollywood agent Sue Mengers, The New York Daily News reports.

Von Furstenberg describes the initial meeting as inspiring a "very, very, violent passion" in a Harper's Bazaar story, and the pair maintained an on-and-off relationship for several decades before finally marrying in 2001.

When they are not busy with their respective business pursuits, they enjoy hiking, swimming, and spending time on Diller's yacht, which von Furstenberg tells Harper's Bazaar has "become our home."

Jay Z (Roc Nation Founder) And Beyoncé (Entertainer)

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According to Forbes, Jay Z is the world's third wealthiest hip-hop artist, with a net worth of $520 million. He cofounded his own music label, Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995, and later helped launch the lucrative Rocawear clothing line, from which he made $204 million when he sold his stake in the company in 2007. More recently, he created the talent management agency and record label Roc Nation.

Meanwhile, Beyoncé's net worth is estimated by Wealth-X to be around $440 million. The insanely popular singer has lucrative endorsement deals with H&M and Pepsi.

Their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, was born in early 2012.

Bill (Microsoft Cofounder) And Melinda Gates (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Cofounder)

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Bill and Melinda Gates.

Microsoft cofounder and then-CEO Bill Gates first met his future wife, Melinda Gates, four months into her time as an employee at the company, at a trade show in 1987.

The Guardian reports that Bill asked her out after bumping into her in a parking lot months later. Melinda Gates has had a profound influence on the world's richest man ever since, with the pair getting married in 1994.

A Business Insider story from earlier this year credits Melinda with helping Bill mellow out as he has gotten older, and it was Melinda who first pushed him to start doing philanthropy, The Guardian reports.

Today, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has an endowment of $42.3 billion and is one of the world's most important philanthropic organizations.

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SalaryShark - Approachable? Intelligent? How Facial Features Drive Our First Impressions

SalaryShark - Whether it's a curled lip or a keen cheekbone, we all make quick social judgements based on strangers' faces. Now scientists have modelled the specific physical attributes that underpin our first impressions. Small changes in the dimensions of a face can make it appear more trustworthy, dominant or attractive.

The results, published in the journal PNAS, could help film animators or anyone looking to create an instant impression on a social network.

Dr. Tom Hartley, a neuroscientist at the University of York and the study's senior author, said the work added mathematical detail to a well-known phenomenon. "If people are forming these first impressions, just based on looking at somebody's face, what is it about the image of the face that's giving that impression - can we measure it exactly?"

Three key dimensions of a first impression

• Approachability: how likely is this person to help (or hinder) me?
• Dominance: how capable is this person of carrying out those intentions?
• Attractiveness: is this person young and good looking - a potential romantic partner?

Positive first impressions are especially important in a world dominated by social media, from LinkedIn to Tinder.

Dr. Hartley sees the commercial potential in applying his numerical model to the photos people use to present themselves online. "It's obviously potentially very useful," he told the BBC.

To make the calculations, each of 1,000 face photos from the internet was shown to at least six different people, who gave it a score for 16 different social traits, like trustworthiness or intelligence. Overall, these scores boil down to three main characteristics: whether a face is (a) approachable, (b) dominant, and (c) attractive.

Cartoon faces based on the new mathematical model, sliding along 3 scales: approachability, dominance and attractiveness

“[Being] approachable is tied to smiling expressions and unapproachable to frowning or angry expressions, while dominance is tied to masculine features” -Dr. Anthony Little, University of Stirling

By measuring the physical attributes of all 1,000 faces and putting them together with those scores, Dr Hartley and his team built a mathematical model of how the dimensions of a face produce those three impressions. The next step was to get the computer to extrapolate. Using their new model, the team produced cartoon versions of the most (and least) approachable, dominant and attractive faces - as well as all the possibilities in between.

Six faces and their computerised approximations, including study author Dr Tom Hartley (second from left)

The same treatment given to the Today programme's John Humphrys

Finally, and most importantly, these cartoon results could be tested. When the researchers quizzed more participants about their impressions of the artificial, cartoon faces, the ratings matched. People said that the computer's cartoon prediction of an approachable face was, indeed, approachable - and so on.

“You could use these kind of numbers to decide when is a good time to take a photograph, or to choose the photograph that's really optimal in putting forward the best possible impression” -Dr. Tom Hartley,University of York

So has all this work revealed humanity's ultimate trustworthy jawline, or the most assertive shape for eyebrows? Dr. Hartley is cautious. "Lots of the features of the face tend to vary together," he explained. "So it's very difficult for us to pin down with certainty that a given feature of the face is contributing to a certain social impression."

There are some obvious trends however - including the tendency for masculine faces to be perceived as dominant, or for a broadly smiling face to seem more approachable and trustworthy. This points to a potentially worrying implication: brief facial expressions can make a big difference to how we are received by strangers.

"It might be problematic if we're forming these kind of judgements based on these rather fleeting impressions," Dr. Hartley said, "particularly in today's world where we only might see one picture of a face, on social media, and have to form our impression based on that." On the other hand, the findings could help people put their best face forward. "It might be very useful for organisations who are interested in people's faces," said Dr. Hartley. That might include interests as diverse as photographers, Facebook and Pixar.

"You would be able to use these kind of numbers to decide when is a good time to take a photograph, or maybe to choose the photograph that's really optimal in putting forward the best possible impression - and you might want to put forward different kinds of social impressions in different situations." -Dr. Tom Hartley, University of New York

Animators, on the other hand, "have to give life, and give some social meaning, to the faces of their characters just by changing small things," Dr. Hartley said. "What we're doing is trying to put that on a scientific footing. It's been fascinating to find out more about it."

Dr. Anthony Little, a reader in psychology at the University of Stirling, said the findings point to something "simple and important" about the way physical attributes guide our social responses. Impressions included attractiveness and trustworthiness - potential mate or used car salesman? "The results highlight that the way we see other people may be in relatively simple terms, as approachable/unapproachable and dominant/submissive," said Dr. Little, whose own research on faces and psychology includes using a website to crowd-source ratings.

"Each of these two factors looks to be tied to specific face features. So, approachable is tied to smiling expressions and unapproachable to frowning or angry expressions, while dominance is tied to masculine features." -Dr. Anthony Little, University of Stirling

"The third factor, youthful-attractiveness, appears less distinct. This is because of interplay between attractiveness and the other two factors," Dr. Little explained. Evolutionary changes may have given humans the ability to make instant judgments so they could identify potential allies and enemies, not to mention mates.

In other words, you may want to read up on the study before you go posting your next profile photo.

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