It took a bunch of serious researchers from Florida State University

to figure this out, so listen up. When it comes to women's hair, men

like this the best: long, thick, and brown.

Why? It's biological. Men are programmed to find a fertile mate, and

lead researcher Dr. Kelley Kline thinks long, thick hair is a signal

that a woman is strong, young, and healthy. This is the first

research to look solely at hair length--and no other facial features--

to measure female sex appeal.

The study: Fifty men and 76 women whose average age was 27 rated the

attractiveness of women who were depicted in six different

photographs. Three of the photos were of the same young, Caucasian

woman who had the same facial expression, but her hair was altered by

computer to short, medium, and long lengths. Short was really short--

cut close to the head and above the ears. Medium length was just a

bit below the ears. Long was at least eight inches below the

shoulders.

The results: Both men and women found the long hair to

be "overwhelmingly" more attractive than the short or medium-length

hair. When women were asked to rate the length of men's hair, the

vast majority preferred short or very short haircuts. Kline says men

with long hair may be perceived by women as being less virile.

There was one other interesting finding: Men preferred brunettes over

blondes. "At least in our study, gentlemen do not prefer blondes.

They prefer brunettes," Kline told Reuters. "Its kind of an

interesting finding, considering that in our society we concentrate

on the blonde. It's so pervasive."

The study findings were presented at the annual meeting of the

American Psychological Society in Atlanta, Ga.

So its official or wot ?

Junglee Mard