If you want to grab a woman's attention, show you're a dominant male.   A recent study discovered women find dominant males HOTTER than nice guys.  

So, how do you show you're a dominant alpha male in your photos?  Simple... by showing "pride."  I'll show you how to show women you're a dominant male in your profile at the bottom of this post.

But first, I'm sure you've been told women find other types of photos as the most attractive.  Let's look at this first.

Your photos are a critical piece of your dating profile.  The type of photos you use can make or break you because you have seconds to grab a woman's attention.  

I always thought smiling was the way to go but the study, Happy Guys Finish Last: The Impact of Emotion Expressions on Sexual Attraction, published by The University of British Columbia found women preferred men who looked proud or powerful over guys who were smiling.

This goes against conventional wisdom, but the study put it to the test and had women rate photos of men.  The end result?  Women think guys smiling in photos are less attractive than guys who display dominant traits.

In a series of studies, more than 1,000 participants rated the sexual attractiveness of hundreds of images of the opposite sex engaged in displays of:

• Happiness (broad smiles) - communicates the friendliness and approachability of someone; happy displays tend to elicit trust.
• Pride (raised heads, puffed-up chests) - signals high status; studies have down that individuals displaying pride are automatically perceived as higher status than individuals showing a range of other emotions (including shame and happiness)
• Shame (lowered heads, averted eyes) - an appeasement display which signals a low status of the individual and his/her awareness that he/she has violated a social norm.
• Neutral (no emotions) - Photos devoid of any emotions.

In each experiment, participants were asked to look at a series of pictures of the opposite sex in various emotional states and give their gut reactions to each photo.  The women were asked "How sexually attractive do you find this person?" using a 9-point scale ranging from 1 (not very) to 9 (extremely).

In the pride pictures the men were displayed smiling, head tilted slightly up, expanded chest, and arms raised above the head with hands in a fist.  The shame photos portrayed men tiling their heads down, directing their eyes down and slightly narrowing chest and posture.  Finally, the happy photos had men smiling broadly with an open mouth and raising their cheeks.

Below are examples of photos that women rated in the study.

The results of the study were women found the men who displayed pride as the most attractive followed by shame.  Smiling was seen to be the least attractive on men.  Previous studies have shown smiling is considered a more feminine expression of emotion, which possibly makes it more attractive to men than women.

The authors of the study suggest that what people find attractive "has been shaped by centuries of evolutionary and cultural forces."  For example, evolutionary theories suggest women are attracted to men displaying pride because it implies status, competence, and an ability to provide for a partner and offspring.

Pride highlights "manly" physical features like upper body size and muscularity.  Women find these physical traits very attractive.  On the other hand, smiling could signal "I'm available" to someone and that you are receptive to dating.

With men, however, smiling could show "too much availability."  Women may be attracted to shameful a looking guy because it shows he can be remorseful and accepting of social norms.

Taking a photo like the one above is easy.  Just cross your arms.  Tilt your head slightly up.  Have a neutral expression.  Done!

You should add a photo of yourself displaying pride to your profile portfolio.  Don't make this your main profile picture.  Just add it to your portfolio.

To show pride all you need to do is expand your chest which highlights your upper body strength.  You could also take a photo outdoors with your arms above your head while doing something adventurous like conquering a mountain on a hike or finishing a race.  Either of these will convey your masculinity to women.

Showing you're a dominant male is a subconscious trigger to women which signals your "competence and ability to provide for a partner and offspring" and just might make a difference if a woman decides to contact you or not.

Please leave your thoughts below.  What are your thoughts on the study?  Do you agree with it?  Do you plan on adding a photo like this to your profile?