"This one (0.90), she can't have too many babies, but this one, the curvy one (0.70), can have seven, eight, nine, no problem.".

             So, it appears that waist/hip ratio signals the females ability to bear offspring, so naturally males would prefer women who can successfully bear healthy children. A waist hip ratio of about .70 seems to be the best child bearing stature. .

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             While men look for a woman who can bear children, women look for a man who is strong, fit and can provide for their offspring. This means that what makes a female attractive does not make a male attractive. In a study of 30 female undergraduates (average age of 20.6), the subjects were shown pictures of fifty different men in a frontal view. Each of the men had their waist/chest ratio (WCR), waist/hip ratio (WHR), and their Body Mass Index (BMI weight scaled for height) measured. To be certain of an equal range of differences in BMI, waist/chest ratio, and waist/hip ratio, the researchers first took these measurements from a sample of 214 young males. Fifty pictures were then chosen to represent variations on either side of the mean for the distributions of body mass index, waist/chest ratio, and waist/hip ratio in the sample. The faces of the men were distorted electronically. The pictures were displayed in random order, and the women were shown each picture in order to become familiar with the range before they made their ratings.

             The results showed that each measurement was a contributor to the overall attractiveness. WCR was shown to be the most important factor, followed by BMI and then WHR. These results show that a woman"s view of an attractive man can be explained by simple physical traits, to the largest extent, the WCR. However, unlike female attractiveness, shape is more important than size. The women preferred the men with an inverted "V" shape, which is a broad chest and shoulders offset by a narrow waist.