Beautiful people seem to enjoy many benefits in their lives. They tend to be more successful at work, interact easily with other people, and even earn more money. That said, looking like a walking Calvin Klein or Victoria’s Secret ad has its own dark side. And science suggests that long-term relationships are a weakness in this case.
We now know that a perfect face and a warm body can provide some benefits when finding a partner, but it is not always the key to a long and happy relationship. And we are ready to tell you why.
There Are Too Many Alternatives For Them
This conclusion was found in a Harvard study. And, apparently, it can explain the many separations that happen to seemingly perfect people who have everything under control.
According to the researchers, attractiveness can provide us with an ocean of alternatives in terms of relationships, making it very difficult to protect them from external threats.
More specifically, beautiful people may have more breakups because they are less interested in solving the difficult parts of being in a relationship. They simply do not want to face all the difficulties and problems that being united brings and prefer to run away from their problems.
The Level Of Hotness And Sad Marriage Outcomes Are Linked
The early stages of the study showed a strong link between divorces and a partner’s level of attractiveness. To find out, two women were asked to rate the attractiveness of more than 230 men using photos from their high school yearbooks.
The researchers then checked whether these men were married or divorced for 30 years after the photos were taken. The results showed that men considered more desirable were more likely to divorce.
The researchers conducted the same experiment with top IMDb and Forbes celebrities and reported similar results.
Attractive People Are Interested In Alternatives, Even If They’re In A Relationship
It is believed that most couples tend to lose their “wandering eye”. This mechanism helps us see other people as less attractive and protects our relationships from unexpected surprises in our life together.
But, according to the results of the final experiments, attractive people do not have this protective bias and are generally more interested in alternative options. Also, the probability of this outcome increases if people are dissatisfied with their current relationships.
In the end, it is important to remember that there can always be other reasons to give up on a relationship. Apart from a number of exceptions, this does not mean that if you are a cat, you will never find or maintain a strong relationship.
But if you’ve been unlucky in relationships, you can probably find some comfort in the results of this study. You are too sexy for others.
Do you agree with the results of this study? Did you notice this trend around you?
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