Be authentic. If she's the one for you, she'll be attracted to who you truly are, says Ginnie Love, PhD, author and intuitive psychotherapist. So be yourself, and if that isn't enough for her, no worries - it will be for the one who finds you.
Think more about who you are than how you look.
A person with positive personality traits is much more attractive to the opposite sex than the same person without those traits, a 2014 study found. So buff your character and boost your brain to win more dates.
Clean yourself up...
In one poll, 85% of single women said they'd prefer a well-dressed man over a rich one. That doesn't mean a suit and tie, says psychotherapist Moushumi Ghose, Jeans are fine - just add a little something to make it nicer than normal, like a cool jacket or a (wrinkle-free) shirt that matches your eye colour...
...but not too much.
Skip the power shave: Evolution & Human Behavior found that women think a light beard or heavy stubble is sexier than a close shave.
Having said that: Ditch the bun and trash the 'stache.
A man bun is kryptonite to 63% of women, and just 2% in a US West Coast survey thought a moustache was sexy. But keep the chest mat - 73% said they dig some body hair.
85% of women think a well-dressed man is sexier than a rich one.
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