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I was wondering about the influence of glasses on your percieved value and attarctiveness as a male, especially with the stigma of the ugly nerd wearing glasses. Because it seems to be an underexplored part of the blackpill
And so I came accross this article: https://www.realmenrealstyle.com/glasses-perception-intelligence/ which seems to be a somewhat site but whatever
Feel free to scroll down and ignore all the quotes if you just want the quick rundown
Now lets look at the important parts of the article/study:
That aside, there does seem to be plus points to the percieved successfulness, intelligence and trustworthiness of faces with glasses. However I feel like even those benefits are somewhat "back-handed", as I mentioned at the beginning of the post, this may just be due to the stigma of the "ugly nerd" who is smart and gets good grades, but is ultimately unattractive and insufferable. Trustworthy may just mean gullible in this context too.
The article provides this nice table, which for your and my convenience I will copy and paste
To sum things up:
The bad:
-Glasses bring attention to your eye area: This of course is bad if you have prey eyes or anything of the sort
-Glasses make you take a hit to your percieved attractiveness
-I also saw this post when making the thread with an interesting insight:
The good...?:
-They make you appear more trustworthy, intelligent and successful (As I explained earlier though, this comes accross as backhanded)
As for the source, as stated above I came accross this article: https://www.realmenrealstyle.com/glasses-perception-intelligence/ I later checked the original source: It is a peer reviewed scientific journal
Solutions
This knowledge may be used to our advantage:
-If your eye area is very good, but the rest of your face terrible, you may want to consider wearing fake glasses to get that bonus attention to your eye area, that aside if you have a round face, glasses may provide some structure to it
-If you do wear glasses, you may want to consider rimless glasses or optical lenses
And so I came accross this article: https://www.realmenrealstyle.com/glasses-perception-intelligence/ which seems to be a somewhat site but whatever
Feel free to scroll down and ignore all the quotes if you just want the quick rundown
Now lets look at the important parts of the article/study:
As you can see, glasses draw attention to your eye area. For an incel this is very bad, since we tend to have bad eye areas. Prey-eyes, upper eyelid exposure and such things.STUDY 1:
Do different styles of glasses (or no glasses) affect which parts of the face an observer’s eyes are drawn to?
In other words – do glasses draw more attention to the eyes?
To test this, they used eye tracking devices to see where observers’ eyes are drawn.
Pictures of various people wearing full-rimmed, rimless, and no glasses were shown to observers.
RESULTS:
Faces with full-rimmed glasses were rates as more distinctive than rimless or no glasses.
Full-rimmed glasses added more contrast to the eye region of a face, resulting in more attention being drawn to the eyes of the face than with no glasses.
Rimless glasses also resulted in more attention to the eyes.
THE BOTTOM LINE:
Full-framed eyeglasses draw attention to the eyes and make the wearer’s face more distinctive.
Rimless glasses draw some attention to the eyes (but are not as distinctive as full-framed eyeglasses).
Faces without glasses are rated as more attractive and likeable.STUDY 4:
Do glasses affect observers’ evaluations of a person’s personality traits and attractiveness?
Pictures of randomized photos of people with full-rimmed glasses, rimless glasses, or no glasses were shown to participants.
Participants rated the photos on various personality traits.
RESULTS:
Faces with glasses (both full-rimmed and rimless) were perceived as:
- More successful (than no glasses)
- More intelligent (than no glasses)
- More trustworthy (than no glasses)
Faces without glasses were perceived as:
Rimless glasses and no glasses were rated as equally attractive.
- More attractive (than full-rimmed glasses)
All three face types were equally rated on cooperativeness.
- More likeable (than full-rimmed glasses)
That aside, there does seem to be plus points to the percieved successfulness, intelligence and trustworthiness of faces with glasses. However I feel like even those benefits are somewhat "back-handed", as I mentioned at the beginning of the post, this may just be due to the stigma of the "ugly nerd" who is smart and gets good grades, but is ultimately unattractive and insufferable. Trustworthy may just mean gullible in this context too.
The article provides this nice table, which for your and my convenience I will copy and paste
No GlassesRimless Glasses Full-Framed Glasses Attractiveness More More Less Distinctiveness Less Less More Eye Contrast Less Less More Attention to Eyes Less More More Successfulness Less More More Intelligence Less More More Trustworthiness Less More Less Likeability More Less Less
To sum things up:
The bad:
-Glasses bring attention to your eye area: This of course is bad if you have prey eyes or anything of the sort
-Glasses make you take a hit to your percieved attractiveness
-I also saw this post when making the thread with an interesting insight:
-Glasses are stigmatized (not confirmed in the study, just my two cents)Glasses besides being a sign of junk genetics are still a sign of failure
The good...?:
-They make you appear more trustworthy, intelligent and successful (As I explained earlier though, this comes accross as backhanded)
As for the source, as stated above I came accross this article: https://www.realmenrealstyle.com/glasses-perception-intelligence/ I later checked the original source: It is a peer reviewed scientific journal
Solutions
This knowledge may be used to our advantage:
-If your eye area is very good, but the rest of your face terrible, you may want to consider wearing fake glasses to get that bonus attention to your eye area, that aside if you have a round face, glasses may provide some structure to it
-If you do wear glasses, you may want to consider rimless glasses or optical lenses
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