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Gossiping for Mates | Dr. Tania Reynolds

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The Disadvantages of Being Physically Attractive

Sally Kohn: Women and men benefit greatly from being physically attractive. She says women who are especially beautiful might actually suffer for it because they are more likely to be treated as a hostile competitor by other women. But on balance, she writes, "being better looking is still better in most cases"Kohn: One reason reputational attacks can be so effective among women is there's an aspect of female mate value that is not confirmable.

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