Why are raspy voices attractive

Why is this? No one is entirely sure. Researchers in a study published in the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior puzzled over this seeming paradox, after their study found that women went against the high-voice hypothesis and lowered their voices around men they liked.

Is this a new, cultural thing? Or have we always been trying to talk low and seductively? In general, women speak with lower voices today than we did 50 years ago, apparently, which some researchers credit to shifting male-female power dynamics.

Women typically prefer men with more distinctively masculine facial features because they indicate high testosterone levels and physical strength , while men prefer women with exaggerated youthful features , possibly because of the evolutionary advantages a male gets when coupling with a younger mate. Despite all this research into our visual appearances, though, scientists have done relatively little digging into our auditory preferences when it comes to sexual attraction.

Specifically, why do women generally prefer men with deep voices, and men prefer women with higher ones? Researchers from University College London found that, at least among a sample of 32 participants, high-pitched female voices females were found to be attractive because they indicated the speaker had a small body. The group, led by Yi Xu , figured this out by playing recordings of digitally manipulated voices to the participants.

For an example of a sexy male voice, the professor went with a classic — James Earl Jones — as well as Barack Obama. Keep checking back for more expert-based articles and personal stories. News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism.

Special Projects Highline. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy. These women are not only thought of are sounding more attractive but often have faces others consider more attractive as well. Now normally my voice is fairly low. And I get complimented on it. Even though I sound like a teenage boy going through puberty.

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