Love & Sex

Can you recognize unfaithful people by their appearance?

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Can you read someone's infidelity from their appearance? As in: you can just tell that someone was a rogue last weekend.

You can see from their behavior, laughter, and speech that something more is going on. Secretly. You see someone acting mysteriously. Can you recognize unfaithful people by their appearance? Experts say yes. You might be able to see from certain physical traits whether someone produces a lot of testosterone, the male hormone. That would influence how often or how quickly someone wants to cheat.

Research by psychologist Lorne Campbell shows, for example, that women with relatively wider jaws and thick eyebrows are more open about sex and are more likely to look outside their relationship. Another physical trait, but one that doesn't stand out as much: an index finger that is shorter than the ring finger. If you have this as a woman, you might be quicker to take that crooked path.

And the same applies to men who cheat. These men have wide jaws, thick eyebrows, are vain, shop a lot, and spend a lot of time in front of the mirror. They are focused on themselves, and you can tell. They want to be seen and loved. Of course, not every man who has these traits actually cheats, but it certainly says something. So you know what to look out for at home. As soon as he or she starts growing those eyebrows...

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