The Definitive Book of Body Language
- Bums
Men find rounded, peach-shaped buttocks the most attractive.
Female human buttocks differ from other primates in that
other primate females display enlarged, protruding buttocks
only when they are ready for
mating. Human females
display enlarged buttocks
permanently and are almost
always sexually available to
males. This is because one of
the main purposes of
regular human sexual activ-
ity is to encourage long-term
pair-bonding for the success-
ful rearing of children.
Humans are the only pri-
mates that mate face-to-face
— in other primate species,
the males approach females
from the rear and use her
swollen red buttocks as a
signal that she's ready for
mating. And therein lies the
key to men's attraction to
women's bums - they
always give the impression that she's available for him.
Women's buttocks also have two other purposes: they store fat
for breastfeeding and act as an emergency food storage in lean
times, similar to a camel's hump.
Wearing designer jeans has also become popular because they
highlight the buttocks and give them a firm, rounded look. High-
heeled shoes make the wearer arch her back, push out her
buttocks, and make her wiggle when she walks, which invariably
draws male attention. Marilyn Monroe reputedly chopped three-
quarters of an inch (2cm) off the heel of her left shoe to emphasise
her wiggle. The females of several species of beetle also wiggle
their rears in front of potential mates to attract attention.
Female humans are the only
primates with permanently
enlarged buttocks
