Men with wide faces seen from two sides: aggressive and untrustworthy, but also competent and successful

Think quickly now of the most obnoxious man you know — a car salesman, boss, spouse. Does he have a wide face? A new study shows that men with wider faces are seen from two sides: aggressive and deceitful, but also competent and victorious, Medical Daily reported.

Whereas eugenicists once took head measurements to sort humanity into two groups, pinheads and lunkheads, modern scientists are finding some behavioral differences among men based on facial width-to-height ratio. Researchers at the University of California say new data supports past associations of wider faces with aggression and manipulative behavior, showing that such men are seen as more selfish but also successful as they win larger bonuses in the workplace.

Although more attractive men with narrower, more symmetrical faces were seen as better collaborators in business, selfish traits serve a man best in negotiations from the boardroom to the kitchen table, researcher Michael Haselhuhn reported Friday in the The Leadership Quarterly, an academic business journal.

“We negotiate everyday whether we think about it or not,” he told The Daily Mail in promoting the study. “It’s not just the big things, like a car or a home. It’s what time your kid is going to go to bed or what you or your spouse are going to have for dinner. These studies show that being a man with a wider face can be both a blessing and a curse and awareness of this may be important for future business success.”

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