Average

Did you know that there really is a gold standard for beauty? Many studies have now confirmed that the way to get a truly, wonderfully beautiful face is to use a computer to average many ordinary faces. It doesn't matter which faces you use, just take a bunch of everyday faces of any race or country and average their features and you end up with a very good-looking face. The face above does not belong to a real person. It is a computer-generated average of about thirty ordinary female faces.

So, why does this work? The answer seems to be that averaging the faces produces symmetry, and symmetric faces are beautiful faces. You need good genes and good nutrition to grow a symmetrical face, and those traits (good genetics, ability to get good food) are desirable in a mate. And that's why we love symmetrical faces. I think you'll agree that the face above is very beautiful. And you didn't need to learn that, you just know it.

So, the next time someone tells you you're "average", you now have a great comeback.

P.S. Symmetry is not the only indicator of beauty. There are many more features that define physical beauty in human females, and these are mostly indicators of youth, such as clear eyes, shiny hair, lack of skin imperfections, and even blonde hair.

No wonder dating is so rough for girls. Guys get off easy, we pretty much just need a job :)