Penis size and build signal status in mate choices, study finds
TL;DR
A University of Western Australia study used computer-generated male figures varying in height, body shape and penis size; women tended to rate larger penises and more pronounced physiques as more attractive, while men perceived such traits as more threatening, suggesting penis size acts as a status cue in sexual competition with evolutionary underpinnings, across diverse samples in heterosexual cis contexts.
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