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23rd February 2015, 07:21 AM
Polite, promiscuous... gay? What does your ring finger say about you?
A new study claims men with ring fingers longer than their index are more likely to be polite. Here are six other things scientists have said we can tell from our digits
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Several studies have suggested a link between sexual orientation and digit ratio Photo: Alamy
By Telegraph Men11:50AM GMT 20 Feb 2015 149 Comments
Another week, another study claiming men’s ring fingers hold the key to their personality.
This time, researchers at McGill University in Canada suggest men with ring fingers longer than their index fingers are more likely to be kind and caring than those whose second digit is longer.
A 20-day study of 155 men found that men with comparatively longer ring fingers were more likely to laugh, compromise, compliment others and smile.
The digit ratio - the difference in length between the second and fourth fingers - is an indication of the amount of testosterone the man was exposed to as a fetus within in his mother’s womb, earlier research has shown. A longer ring finger indicates greater exposure to the male hormone.
But what else can we apparently gauge from the length of out digits?
Men with longer ring fingers are more likely to be promiscuous, according to a joint study carried out by the Oxford University Department of Experimental Psychology and Northumbria University and published earlier this month.
The research, entitled “Stay or Stray? Evidence for Alternative Mating Strategy Phenotypes in Both Men and Women”, put forward the idea that humans are divided into two categories, one which prefers short-term flings and the other more interested in long-term commitment.
The likelihood of developing prostate cancer
Men whose index finger is longer than their ring finger are a third less likely to develop prostate cancer over their lifetime than men from whom the reverse is true, according to a 15-year study of some 4,500 men.
Scientists at the University of Warwick and Institute of Cancer Research said the link was so strong that looking at men’s fingers should be part of a basic screening process for the disease.
Attractiveness
A 2011 study measured the digit ratios of 49 men before presenting their pictures in random order to a group of women. Women then rated the faces for short term attractiveness - someone they would choose for a holiday romance - and long term attractiveness, i.e. a potential life partner.
Men with longer ring fingers were much more likely to be deemed attractive both as a casual fling and as a life partner.
Wealth
Academics at Canada’s Concordia University suggested men with longer ring fingers were more likely to take risks and were therefore more likely to amass wealth than others.
Their study of finger lengths and personality differences in 415 men suggested these “alpha males” had “work hard, play hard” attitudes and were less likely to take no for an answer.
Sexuality
Several studies have suggested a link between sexual orientation and digit ratio, with men who have longer index fingers more likely to say they are attracted to other men.
The inverse has been suggested for gay women: while women typically have a ring finger and index finger of the same length, those who identify as lesbians are more likely to have shorter index fingers, which is typical for heterosexual men.
Penis size
A 2011 study, published in the Asian Journal of Andrology, suggested that men with shorter index fingers in relation to their ring fingers were more likely to have a larger penis. The study was carried out on 144 men who underwent urological surgery at Gachon University Hospital in Incheon, South Korea.
To summarise
If your index finger is longer than your ring finger, there is a higher than average chance you will be grumpy, gay, poor and/or ugly, with a short penis. But, on the bright side, you will have a much lower than average chance of developing prostate cancer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11424695/Polite-promiscuous...-gay-What-does-your-ring-finger-say-about-you.html
You're looking at your fingers right now, aren't you...
A new study claims men with ring fingers longer than their index are more likely to be polite. Here are six other things scientists have said we can tell from our digits
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03206/hands-skeleton1_3206376b.jpg
Several studies have suggested a link between sexual orientation and digit ratio Photo: Alamy
By Telegraph Men11:50AM GMT 20 Feb 2015 149 Comments
Another week, another study claiming men’s ring fingers hold the key to their personality.
This time, researchers at McGill University in Canada suggest men with ring fingers longer than their index fingers are more likely to be kind and caring than those whose second digit is longer.
A 20-day study of 155 men found that men with comparatively longer ring fingers were more likely to laugh, compromise, compliment others and smile.
The digit ratio - the difference in length between the second and fourth fingers - is an indication of the amount of testosterone the man was exposed to as a fetus within in his mother’s womb, earlier research has shown. A longer ring finger indicates greater exposure to the male hormone.
But what else can we apparently gauge from the length of out digits?
Men with longer ring fingers are more likely to be promiscuous, according to a joint study carried out by the Oxford University Department of Experimental Psychology and Northumbria University and published earlier this month.
The research, entitled “Stay or Stray? Evidence for Alternative Mating Strategy Phenotypes in Both Men and Women”, put forward the idea that humans are divided into two categories, one which prefers short-term flings and the other more interested in long-term commitment.
The likelihood of developing prostate cancer
Men whose index finger is longer than their ring finger are a third less likely to develop prostate cancer over their lifetime than men from whom the reverse is true, according to a 15-year study of some 4,500 men.
Scientists at the University of Warwick and Institute of Cancer Research said the link was so strong that looking at men’s fingers should be part of a basic screening process for the disease.
Attractiveness
A 2011 study measured the digit ratios of 49 men before presenting their pictures in random order to a group of women. Women then rated the faces for short term attractiveness - someone they would choose for a holiday romance - and long term attractiveness, i.e. a potential life partner.
Men with longer ring fingers were much more likely to be deemed attractive both as a casual fling and as a life partner.
Wealth
Academics at Canada’s Concordia University suggested men with longer ring fingers were more likely to take risks and were therefore more likely to amass wealth than others.
Their study of finger lengths and personality differences in 415 men suggested these “alpha males” had “work hard, play hard” attitudes and were less likely to take no for an answer.
Sexuality
Several studies have suggested a link between sexual orientation and digit ratio, with men who have longer index fingers more likely to say they are attracted to other men.
The inverse has been suggested for gay women: while women typically have a ring finger and index finger of the same length, those who identify as lesbians are more likely to have shorter index fingers, which is typical for heterosexual men.
Penis size
A 2011 study, published in the Asian Journal of Andrology, suggested that men with shorter index fingers in relation to their ring fingers were more likely to have a larger penis. The study was carried out on 144 men who underwent urological surgery at Gachon University Hospital in Incheon, South Korea.
To summarise
If your index finger is longer than your ring finger, there is a higher than average chance you will be grumpy, gay, poor and/or ugly, with a short penis. But, on the bright side, you will have a much lower than average chance of developing prostate cancer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11424695/Polite-promiscuous...-gay-What-does-your-ring-finger-say-about-you.html
You're looking at your fingers right now, aren't you...