Here’s what I don’t get though. It has been scientifically deduced that the male human is attracted to high waist/hip ratio, etc. because that signals fertility (propensity to bear healthy children) when in fact that’s not true. I have known very fertile women who don’t fit that mold, as we all have, one is an Aunt who was very short and very slim with narrow pelvis and small breasts but had 8 healthy children.
As for the male gaze, never really gave it a second thought when it used to happen (maybe cause I’ve been married my whole adult life ugh) but now that I’ve passed 40 I’ll admit I notice its absence and it’s a bit sad because it’s like all of a sudden you’re invisible.
Actually, there is much more to it than that. I refer you to “The Naked Ape” by Desmond Morris. Yes, men are hard wired and reproduction is the “primary” reason but not the only reason.
You mean low waist/hip (or high hip/waist), ie waist less than hip.
And yes it is true:
Women with high WHR (0.80 or higher) have significantly lower pregnancy rates than women with lower WHRs (0.70–0.79), independent of their BMIs [48]. Therefore, it appears that the lower pregnancy rate in women with high WHR, compared to women with low WHR, is due to a problem with embryo development and its viability. Currently, there is no information available about the incidence or frequency of spontaneous abortion and WHR.
Yes, exceptions that prove (read: test) the rule such as your aunt.
And sad as it seems, our aging — and I’m in that crowd — provides the physical cues to “not molest” or “not approach” this or that female or male, because the chances of successful mating and procreation are not there.