Numbers don't lie ...
According to a study presented at the 2005 Human Behavior & Evolution Society conference, subconsciously, women claim that their babies look like Dad in order to reassure the father that the kid really is his. The researchers surveyed 69 families with 83 children and asked the parents to rate how much their kids looked like themselves versus the other parent. 100% of the mothers of newborns said the babies looked more like their partner, but only 83% of fathers agreed. Unrelated judges said the kid looked most like dad a mere 40% of the time. It's easy to see how women might benefit evolutionarily from convincing their partners that they should invest in rearing the child. But must the men continue to trust these deceptive vixens?
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8:19 PM
Wait a sec...those stats don't even come close to proving that women are trying to reassure dad. It could be all sorts of reasons. Maybe it's just that mom is used to looking at dad and is likely to see his traits elsewhere. I'm sure there's plenty more. top
9:53 PM
At last a woman after my own heart!Statistics have proven how 25% of men are raising children that aren't theirs. So your post has some merit.
One episode of Maury will also prove this.A woman will harp about how much the kid looks like the dude only after bickering and the test for Maury to go; "XXXX you are not the father!" and the chic breaks down in tears.... top
9:53 PM
Sorry meant to say a man after my own heart, don't let me emasculate you! top
1:46 PM
Perhaps true, but I also remember vaguely from a bio class that, among primates, newborn offspring are more likely to look like their fathers. This is allegedly an evolutionary adaptation among primates since it helps to prevent infanticide by the father.
...Of course, 100% is hard to refute though! top
4:29 PM
"But must the men continue to trust these deceptive vixens?" HAHAHA nenda zako. I think women are just used to the kid looking like its dad. me, i notice men tell me i look like my mum but women tell me i look like my dad. so i dunno maybe its subconsious. top
7:10 PM
Haha. The next time I see a newborn with its parents, I'll see what my reaction will be. Until then ... sijui! :) top