Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Women see paternal clues in men's faces

By DON BABWIN, CHICAGO - Women looking for a long-term relationship like men who like children — and they can tell which guys might be interested in becoming fathers just by looking at their faces.

Those are among the findings of a study of college students published Wednesday in a British scientific journal.

"This study suggests that women are picking up on facial cues that are perhaps related to paternal qualities," said James Roney, a University of California at Santa Barbara psychologist and lead author of the study.

"The more they perceived the men as liking kids, the more likely they could see having a longer-term relationship."

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