Study Finds Scars Make Men Sexier
Posted by: Simcha Whitehill
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9:00AM, Tuesday February 3rd 2009
While my Jewish grandmother could probably give you a bunch of different reasons why I’m still single, researchers from the Universities of Liverpool and Stirling think they’ve solved my problem. Last week, The Frisky’s resident cutie pie, Catherine, asked us to confess what turns us on. Here’s what I admitted:
“I love a man with scars, especially from acne. I can’t explain the attraction. Sometimes I have to ask myself: ‘Am I into this guy or am I just hot for his acne scars?”
It’s true. My friends tease me like I’m some sort of scar-fetishist because I always go for dudes with “damage.” To them I say the old Apple Jack’s slogan, “Hey, we eat what we like!” I like me a face full of scars and apparently I’m not alone….
The U.K. scientists found that most women are more attracted to men who’ve been busted open and stitched back up because it signifies that a man is strong, with good genes, a sturdy constitution, and “above average masculinity.” Ooooh yeah, like Harrison Ford’s chin scar or Joaquin Phoenix’s lip slit! So manly!
But before I go around saying “Boo-ya!” to all my judgmental buddies, the study continues to argue that ladies like those kinds of guys because bad boys are good fling material. We just want to roll in the hay with those kinda cowpokes. Ouch, that one cuts deep—I’m not exactly the long term relationship type. So, does this study mean my love of scars is keeping me single?! Ugh. I’ll just chalk that up on the board of reasons I’m alone, right under my miniature collection. [Telegraph]
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elthrilla
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 10:06 am: [report]
Some scars are definitely sexy, and my friend’s make fun of me for my love of thick dark eyebrows on men. Yes I love eyebrows. And scars. Therefore, the image Joaquin was the perfect choice to put with this piece. mmmmm.
joyy
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 10:17 am: [report]
I like my men on the rugged side, so that would make sense for me. I can’t really think of any noticable scars on my bf though ... either I have more than him or his are just hidden under his grizzly-bear like leg hair
HitOrMissJudy
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 12:04 pm: [report]
I adore acne scars and busted up noses. Very hot.
Lynn
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 12:20 pm: [report]
They had to do a STUDY on this? Ack! But it’s so obvious! I love scars, on anyone. The only kind I don’t like are acne scars because honestly, that is puny. But scars from an accident, scars from a surgery, scars from anything = HOT. I like then on men *and* women. I don’t know, I like the weathered look. I wish I had some interesting ones. All I have are some puny ones from playing when I was a kid, and my biggest one is on my arm, from a fight with my brother. Yawn.
But only for the most part. I went out with a guy who had huge scars all over his chest and back from a ton of surgeries, and it was a bit of overkill.
Arty
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 12:24 pm: [report]
Would Science please explain to me why I like men with blue eyes, sideburns, and fedoras?
Alex V
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 12:39 pm: [report]
@Missinformation: maybe your earliest childhood memory is “The Sting”.
Tamara
wrote on February 4 2009 @ 03:46 pm: [report]
I think scars are sexy, on a man or a woman. It shows they’ve lived and depending on the scar there’s some sort of interesting story to at least one of them. I’m a roadmap of scars, I have one on my forehead from running into a hand grenade and cutting it open on the pin, that was fun to explain to the docs. I have scars on my belly from spilling hot coffee on myself and on the way to the hospital my moms car died and a cop stopped to help. The list goes on, but I feel each makes me unique in some way or another.
@missinformation- I think that’s an attraction to men who resemble Frank Sinatra fetish, or even a jazz musician fetish.
fallenangel915
wrote on February 6 2009 @ 02:45 am: [report]
Scars definitely add character, and like Tamara said, they show that the person who bears those scars has done some living, has experienced some things. I used to hate my c-section scar, until my husband told me he thought it was the most beautiful thing because it showed that I was able to withstand that kind of pain to bring our children into the world. How could you not love that?
lilo
wrote on February 6 2009 @ 08:59 am: [report]
Padma on Top Chef flaunts her scar! And it’s hot.